Old Town Split

Split was originally founded by the Greeks, but they were chased out by the Romans who built an aqueduct to bring mountain water to this seaside town. These same aqueducts are being used to this day to bring water to this modern city!
The Empire Diocletian retired to Split and built a palace here. While much of his buildings were destroyed by the barbarians a few centuries later, we visited the basement of his palace and his Mausoleum, which the Christian Barbarians turned into a Cathedral. It's the oldest standing Cathedral in the world.
A black granite Sphinx guards outside this building which is ringed with Egyptian columns.
Near the Cathedral, we were serenaded by 4 Croatian men, in traditional costume, singing acapella under a circular domed stone roof. Their voices were beautiful as the music echoed around us.Read more