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    • Exploring in #Awe
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      Day 7

      Krka National Park. Lets swim

      September 25, 2023 in Croatia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

      Our days are fun and full and I’m so happy at how beauty is everywhere! Today we traveled by car to another National Park and before we took the boat to the waterfalls we walked through another Old town with winding streets. Sobes are the lodging option that is offered by locals in their homes and there were many since this town supports the park. We watched a preschool and I had a marvelous latte ( more on coffee here later). We saw the waterfalls with many other visitors ( not my fav thing but I’m glad that people are getting outside) and we swam in kirka river that tasted like salt. It was refreshing and the sun hot!!!! Dave bought a big container of fresh figs and we ate trailside a picnic of cheese, crackers, oranges and apple strudel. We have decided that anytime we see Apple strudel we just buy it.Read more

    • TravelerUK / Europe
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      Day 36

      To Split

      October 8 in Croatia ⋅ 🌬 23 °C

      Well, cruising in to Split, seeing the size, the high-rise buildings etc, we just looked at each other and said ‘I want to go back to Hvar - it’s only 1 hr away!’
      Nevertheless, we spent that afternoon mooching and shopping about the place and found the ruins of the Diocletian's Palace quite intriguing.
      The palace was a Roman fortress and palace which Emperor Diocletian built late 3rd century as a place to retire. The only Emperor to ever ‘retire’ by the sounds. It's the only living monument in the world, with people still living inside - 3000 of them still.
      It seems the medieval buildings around here are more prone to sideways movement and bulging. Some are braced up. Movement in buildings or ground?
      We have another ‘special’ accommodation. I’ll post videos at the end I think as Nicki has dutifully filmed most I’m pretty sure. This one is across from a music school so we have almost a symphony orchestra playing to us from early-ish till in to the evening.
      We were feeling over sharing city spaces with fellow tourists so made a plan to ‘get outa town’ the next day.
      Sadly I’ve not got photos of the waterfront of Split or the Port - we were just in a despondent mood and overlooked it simply because we loved Hvar so much.      Read more

    • TravelerEuro 24
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      1211
      Day 62

      IN Split 🇭🇷

      July 3 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

      Spontaneous trip to split! We spent 1 full day back in London and then decided to go a quick little relaxing trip to split to soak up some more sun before we come home!! + a new country to explore which I ended up loving - something about beach city's, I am OBSESSED & could spend the rest of my days there

      the sun - the atmosphere - the city - i absolutely loved it      Read more

    • TravelerCroatia
      Day 30

      Split

      October 4 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      Split. Home of the Diocletian palace. Guess where we stayed? The Palace was a maze of old buildings, stairs ( always stairs) alleys and architecture of Roman times long gone. We stopped here for just one night. It was a great opportunity to say final farewells as Angie departs for home the next day. We enjoyed a very informative walking tour of the Diocletian Palace , the Cathedral, the only surviving sphinx and a fascinating history of Romans, Venetians and Christians. We enjoyed a walk on the beautiful Split Riva in the evening, watching the mix of tourists young and older, and admiring the fashionably dressed locals. From Split we hired a car the next day and drove to Zagreb , our final destination before flying home. In Zagreb we caught up with Kostana and her sister in law at a very authentic Croatian restaurant. The meal was truly magnificent and followed by a night tour of Zagreb. It was a great way to finish an amazing trip of this tiny but exceptionally gorgeous country. We saw some fabulous sites, stayed in amazing places, met gorgeous people, ate delicious foods , journeyed the footsteps of our parents , walked 100’s of kilometres and loved it. What a trip.Read more

    • TravelerBerlin Croatie
      Day 7

      Sur la route de Split

      July 16 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C

      Après avoir récupéré la voiture de location, direction Split. Sur la route nous visitons le parc naturel du Krka. Superbe ! On avait prévu plein de stop mais cela nous a pris beaucoup plus de temps que prévu et notre balade nocturne en Kayak à Split.Read more

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    • D&G's 2023 Adventure
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      Day 148

      Split (Sail Day 5)

      August 12, 2023 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      Although we did not sail today, this was officially the last day of the tour.

      We dropped our bags at our airbnb in Split for that night before having a quick breakfast and then making our way to the meeting point for our day trip to Krka National Park which we had booked for our last full day with Nicky and Alex!

      We met our tour guide, Mario, who provided us with some fun facts on the way to the national park which took about an hour's drive. The facts included that:
      -Croatia gets its name from a 7th century family who discovered the region and the youngest child was called Croate so that’s how Croatia got its name.
      - Split comes from a Greek word which describes a yellow flower that blooms in the Split area.
      - On the Croatian flag, the red and white squares are the walls defending Europe and the crown with three lions is the coat of arms of Dalmatia (the region in Croatia which includes the coastal towns).

      We arrived in the National park and Mario took us on a short tour showing us displays about the watermills, the hydroelectric plant (the second oldest in the world after Niagara Falls- by two days), the old blacksmith shops and tools and the traditional methods of clothes making.

      Mario explained a few things about the area, including that:
      - The waterfalls have been under protection since 1985.
      - The total national park is 109km2 (though we would just be visiting the most touristy part).
      - There are lots of fish (mostly a type of trout fish) because it is forbidden to fish in the park.
      - The famous Zinfandel grape actually comes from Croatia! Wine is a big part of Croatian culture. The Zinfandel grape is produced in California, however after 12 years of heritage research it was found that the grape did in fact originally come from the Split region and it is now UNESCO protected. Because of this, the government funds vineyards to increase the number of plantations to produce the wine (many of which we saw on the side of the roads to and from the park.
      - When Mario spoke about the importance of blacksmiths in Croatia, he explained that kovac (which means blacksmith) is the most common Croatian name because that was a common job in the early communities and families were often named by their professions.

      We then explored the park by ourselves for about an hour and a half, admiring the beautiful nature and waterfalls as we made a loop back to the bus. For the last couple of years, it has been prohibited to swim in the Falls due to the increase in tourism and damage it was causing to the mossy areas.

      We then drove to the town of Primošten, a small beachside town for a late lunch. We had some yummy meat/fig pasta and octopus salad before chilling out on the beach for an hour. The water was very refreshing and we enjoyed chatting in the water and lying on the pebble beach.

      We caught the bus back to Split to end our day trip and made our way back to the Airbnb to freshen up before heading out for our last dinner with Nicky and Alex :( We loved the place from yesterday so much that we decided to go back there! Nicky ordered the same dish whilst the three of us tried some different things. Gab loved her pumpkin ravioli and Daniel had a great prosciutto pizza.

      After our delicious dinner and a few beers and aperol spritzes at dinner, we then made our way back to the Airbnb for a night of drinks and cards into the early hours of the morning, trying to pretend that our time with our friends would never end!      Read more

    • TravelerLes Balkans 2023
      Day 24

      A la redécouverte de Split 😉

      October 30, 2023 in Croatia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

      Notre dernière visite date de l'été 2020. Une visite à Split c'est traverser les différents moments historiques vécus par la ville : à travers l’architecture antique, médiévale romane et gothique, Renaissance, Baroque et moderne. La richesse du patrimoine de Split est exceptionnelle et peut en dérouter certains d'un point de vue architectural (romane, vénitienne, austro-hongoise, française.. communiste )!

      Notre taxi nous dépose tout près du marché aux fruits et légumes, il a lieu tous les jours, ces petites grand-mères qui viennent vendre leurs quelques légumes du jardin est un spectacle a lui seul. Je repars avec mon petit panier, mes noix fraîches et mon miel croate 😋.

      Puis nous rentrons dans la vieille ville par la porte d'argent, classée au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO, où les touristes sont toujours aussi présents même à cette saison.

      Au coeur de la ville se cache le palais de l’empereur romain Dioclétien, passage obligatoire lors d'un séjour en Dalmatie.
      La cathédrale St Dujam, le temple de jupiter, les souterrains, le péristyle, la place du peuple.... se rappellent à moi 🤩.

      Et voilà l'heure d'assouvir les estomacs des enfants 🤣. Mon chéri m'avait promis "la fritule dalmate", nous ferons un détour au marché au poisson et nous la dégusterons sur la riva. 😋

      Une fois rassasiée, la petite famille part à l'ascension de la colline Marjan pour profiter d'une vue imprenable sur la ville, la mer et les iles.
      Mais elle se mérite, nous y accéderons par les escaliersqui partent de la vieille ville et mènent à la terrasse du café Vidilica.
      La colline Marjan est pratiquement entourée par la mer, en faire le tour représente 10 km💪mais le spectacle est juste 🤩. Notre déjeuner est digéré, je vous assure.

      Le redescendons tranquillement, rencontrons les chats du quartier....

      Nous sortirons de la vieille ville par une autre porte pour saluer Gregoire de Nin, un évêque qui au 10e s. lutta pour imposer le vieux croate comme langue liturgique. Cette statue fut créée par Ivan Meštrović (ivane mechtrovitch), le plus célèbre sculpteur croate du 20e s.
      Toucher le gros orteil de Grégoire de Nin porte chance, alors les enfants ont fait un voeu avant de rentrer de cette belle journée bien occupée et riche.🙂      Read more

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    • TravelerEurope 2023
      Day 44

      Split, Croatia

      September 18, 2023 in Croatia ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F

      What we did:
      - Morning workouts to sweat out the boat beers and then caught 10-11am ferry into Split.
      - Walked through town to check into our hotel in the heart of a college campus, navigating through pods of 20yr old girls gunning cigarettes. It ended up being such a nice boutique hotel! We contemplated just spending the day in it
      - We did venture out and grab some fresh salads for lunch and then walked for two - three hours around the harbor, oceanside parks and beaches. Steph relived memories of her and the Buda crew roadtripping over here junior year and cliff jumping into the ocean. This time around we read books on an ocean front bench for an hour… we’re still hip and fun we promise!
      - Grabbed some big Croatian beers and Aperol Spritz’s (see we’re still hip and fun) at a harbour front cafe for a while and watched P Diddy’s massive yacht pull in (you can lease it from him for $400k a week). Good to finally see where all our summer paychecks spent on Ciroc ended up
      - Jenna and Joe landed around 5 from their bus-train-plane trek from Lake Como so we showered and met them on their apartment rooftop for pre-dinner wine. Still can’t believe we happened to be in Split on the same day!
      - Had an awesome time at dinner catching up on our four days apart and reliving the good times in Nice!
      - The group debated calling it early given activities the next day, but psh life’s short and when are we going to be in Croatia together again. To another bar we went until midnight-ish for more big Croatian beers and you guessed it - Euchre. Steph and Trent finally got a win! Such a great itinerary surprise to see them again!

      What we ate:
      - Coffee and chocolate croissants on the ferry
      - Salads at Restaurant “Feel Green Healthy Food” - could not be a more literal interpretation of the consumption our bodies needed at this point. Thank you Croatian-english
      - Bokeria Kitchen and Wine for dinner. Couple bottles of wine, Bombolini and Burrata apps with melt off the bone lamb skewers and risotto dinner.

      Fun facts:
      - We saw many bars across Croatia with “fun” included in them as a very literal translation to nab tourists. Names such as “Charlies - Fun and BBQ pub”gave us a chuckle every time
      - Our first lodging mix-up…we knew it would happen at some point during our 3 month trip (fingers crossed it’s the first and last time)! Had it booked for the wrong week, but luckily we were only staying one night and Trent was able to find a much better hotel for a cheaper price! Yay for same-day booking!
      - This marks the end of our month on the Mediterranean and Adriatic coasts. Goodbye ocean, sun, Aperol spritz, and warm weather! Hello autumn, sweaters, red wine, and BIG beers!      Read more

    • TravelerKroatien
      Day 7

      Split

      September 27, 2019 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

      Mit dem Bus 26 vom Campingplatz in die Stadt. Ausstieg direkt am Platz des Diokletian, einem riesigen Gemäuer (180 x 125 m) mit vielen kleinen Läden, einem Museum, einer Kirche etc.
      Spaziergang durch die engen Gassen mit vielen Cafés und noch mehr Geldautomaten!Read more

    • The Balkans⛰️☀️
      Day 6

      Day6 🇭🇷 “Croatia - Split”

      August 1 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

      Today we woke up in Ig, Slovenia at around 7:30. We had our breakfast, put everything in the car and headed for our long journey back to Croatia - this time though on the coastal side of the country. Our destination was Split, the second largest city of Croatia after the capital Zagreb, and the largest city of the Croatian coast. The journey was long, specifically 460 kilometres and about 4.50h of driving. I started the drive but Lampros had to do the last 2.30h cause I got super tired. We both fell asleep when the other person was driving so it was only fair we “split” the passenger seat (see what I did there??!). The journey was rather tiring. I forgot to mention that we crossed the borders without even stopping. This is EU for you! We got to Split after all that driving and tried to find somewhere to park so we could go and eat. We found a parking that charged 1.50€ per hour, one of the cheapest around this area and headed off to a small hidden pizza place I found after I woke up. The pizza was delicious and they were super fast getting them ready. Once we had eaten we felt a lot better and thought we would walk around Split for a bit and see the attractions. Google says that more than 900,000 tourists visit Split every year. Which was true. It was super crowded, a lot of tourist not paying attention where they’re walking, taking photos of everything, I won’t say anymore cause then you’ll accuse me of being antisocial😜. But yes, both Lampros and I can say that this type of vacation is not our cup of tea. Nevertheless, we did see Diocletian’s palace and the small alleyways around the old town which are beautiful. Diocletian is best known as the Roman emperor who established the “tetrarchy” rule of four - which meant that four other junior co-emperors (including himself for some time) were ruling the empire, two in the East and two in the west. Each co-emperor would rule a quarter of the empire. In the east ruled Likinios and Galerios and in the west Maxentios and Constantine (the one that was born in Nis of Serbia and established the διάταγμα της Ανεξιθρησκίας). Of course you can imagine that the co-ruling would not go well, and in the end, after a few battles, Constantine became the one ruling emperor of the empire. No wonder he was named Constantine the Great and also a saint for the Orthodox Church! (For those wondering, Constantine and Eleni have their Namedays together in Greek Orthodox Church, Constantine is after this emperor and Eleni was his mum - she was one of the first people who was baptised orthodox and legend says that she discovered the Holly Cross).
      We didn’t stay in Split for long, we decided we would wake up early in the morning so we can (hopefully) enjoy the city when it’s more empty. We decided we would visit a shopping mall (again!) and buy our snacks from the super market that was there. After our walk around the mall, we came to our accommodation - which is a students campus! From what we’ve gathered, Split rents out the student accommodations to tourist during the summer season and lets students live here in the winter. We’re not entirely sure who gets the money from the bookings - is it the university? The city? Not sure. But still, it’s a very pleasant place to stay, has free parking and is a fun building!
      We’ve had our showers, we’ve eaten our snacks and we’ll be getting some rest. Tomorrow we will hopefully have a swim too!      Read more

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