What have the Romans done for Sibenik?

Not a lot, in that it's one of the few cities on the Dalmatian coast that was founded after the Romans. Like the rest of this coast, Croatia was part of Yugoslavia and as one looks at its strange shape like the open jaws of a lizard, itself it is like two countries with the part including Zagreb looking Austrian and this region very Italianate. And as we were told sternly by the taxi driver on our first arrival, the language is not Serbo-Croat but Croatian!

For the first time, we are welcomed into our Sibenik apartment by the host, Martin, who is helpful and informative. Numerous posts on the notice board attest to this. Sibenik is more of an up-and-down place than the other cities we have visited, and some fine perspectives of the Cathedral. Mind you, some of the visitors seem less enthusiastic than the lions; would you Adam and Eve it! The narrow alleyways and steps lead tortuously up to a lovely medieval garden. After this the only honourable thing is to enjoy an ice cream, and a view across to one of the many islands which separate mainland Croatia from the open Adriatic.

Our final port of call is just off the peninsula forming the historic centre of Trogir, near Split and conveniently close to the airport. Not however before a comedy of errors in having bookmarked the wrong apartment on Google maps and trudging off in the wrong direction. Would we come again to Croatia? Oh yes, but preferably off season, with less heat and smaller crowds. Down the Adriatic lies Montenegro with the Gulf of Kotor......Baca lagi