This ever young city with about 200 000 residents who give it its warm Mediterranean temper, has lived its urban rhythm for 1700 years, with its heart in the Diocletian's Palace and a soul that welcomes with open arms. Since then the life of the city under UNESCO protection and entered in the register of World Cultural Heritage has been writing the history of this unique metropolis of Croatian south.
In the port of Lora on the north side of the peninsula is the seat of the Croatian Navy. The city center is of ancient palace of Diocletian in the 4th century (under UNESCO protection since 1979. year), which is a unique example in the world.
The town at the foot of Marjan Hill reaches a highway from Zagreb, by 3.5 - 4 hours or coastal road from Rijeka to approximately 5 hours. In Split you can and fast coastal ferry from Rijeka or Dubrovnik, from all the islands, but also from neighboring Italy, whose excellent fast and regular ferry connections with Split. Airport Split flights connect the city with Zagreb several times a day, but as with European capitals. From Split to the north of the country and further on to Europe may be in the rail, which can transport your car.
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Split is located in the warmest area of the northern Mediterranean coast, in the middle of Adriatic coast and near rivers and Jadro Žrnovnica that it has 1700 years watering. Its mild climate with 2700 hours of sunshine a year, makes it an oasis in the middle of winter where the wind, one can enjoy the sun. Industrial, academic and economic center of the region its "green soul" on the hill Marjan situated in the western part of the peninsula, where a forest park near the city offers pleasant walks away from the city noise under the pines by the sea
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The first inhabitant of Split was the Emperor Diocletian, who in this friendly bay around 293 AD AD built a lavish imperial villa of about 30 thousand square meters, which withdrew after the departure from the throne of the Roman emperor. Following turbulent centuries of the villas have made a city in which they first entered the inhabitants of nearby Salona, fleeing before Avars and Slavs. Were then replaced in the town that grew outside the walls of the palace and its authorities from Croatian kings in 10th century AD, Hungarian and Venetian administration, to French rulers and Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Such past left its traces combined in the everyday life of a city that has always gone before - on remaining the center of this region to this day. It was in this mixture of historic layers brought some clumsiness and excessive speed, but it is now part of its originality. The big city today, the silent beats of history, lively spirit of youth and its particular Mediterranean charm, yet with all Croatian heat.
In medieval Latin documents and a large number of documents the city is called Spalato, and the Italian name is derived Spalato. Croatian city name was Split, and the 19th Spljet century, to pomtom was again changed to the current name of the city.
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Just as the history of the game meant the beginning of a new settlement and life of Diocletian's Palace and its well-preserved ruins today form the core of the city center for all major events and everyday life of its inhabitants.
Split proud of their town will usually say "the most beautiful in the world and beyond", in accordance with one of the sunniest cities in Europe with an unforgettable series of images, while the remains of an ancient palace harmoniously blend with buildings from later periods, the Mediterranean and sub-tropical vegetation of palm trees and agaves .
Eternally young Split, a city of the living Mediterranean temper, has lived burnije summer, in a mixture of peoples and languages of many travelers who pass or are retained in this largest airport and seaport of eastern Adriatic coast. Those who stop Split will offer its long promenade along the sea, which begins in the west, the park-forest Marjan, continues through wooded peninsula Sustipan, passing along the waterfront surrounded by ancient walls of the palace and a number of cafes, until Bačvica - natural sand beach in the heart city. During the day it is a favorite playground for picigin, Croatian national sport, a favorite gathering night.
For those looking for culture, surely one of the places within the palace - the remains of its walls and gates, bell tower of St. Duje, Peristyle or museum hidden in the basements. Apart from the palace, the cathedral, Split streets and squares, museums and galleries not far from Split worth visiting the remains of the ancient city of Salona, Klis medieval fortress that protected the city against invaders from the north, or sit on the ferry that will take you to some of the Dalmatian islands.
Patron saint of Split is Dujam (Sveti Duje), Bishop of Salona, the martyr of the 304th , and Co-Patroness of the St. Anastasia (Staš) and blissful Rajnerije (hinge). As the principal patron, and especially to worship Our Lady of Pojišana.
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The central part of the city of Split is a whirl of narrow stone streets, ancient monuments and medieval buildings. Remains are ancient palace, the core upon which the city grew. Well preserved to this day, remains of ancient buildings, along with late medieval extensions are valuable archaeological and historical-artistic complex which makes the 1979th was included on UNESCO's World Heritage list.
Diocletian's palace is named after its creator, the Roman Emperor Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletian. It was created as a result of the imperial ambitions that, in his hometown on the Adriatic coast, in the province of Dalmatia, built himself a mansion in which they will spend old age. Another reason probably is either an abundance of high quality building stone, mild climate and sources of thermal waters are rich in sulfur, and that the emperor should facilitate nursing problems.
It is assumed that the works on construction of the palace began to 295th years after Diocletian reformed the management of Empire uvevši tetrarch. Car pulled up to the palace after his abdication, 305 year, but the construction has lasted for a year or longer.
According to the palace of stone and carved the names Zotikos Filotas and many Greek letters, it is certain that the car hired craftsmen to build the East. Building materials transported from the quarries on the island and near Seget Trogir, a palace is decorated with a variety of import detail: granite columns and sphinx of Egypt, marble from Italy and carved decorations with Prokoneza island in the Sea of Marmara. Although she was primarily residential use, the palace was very similar to the castrum - a Roman military camp. The reason is its location in a remote area, 6 miles from Salona, the capital of the province, but, probably, and Diocletian's military mentality. Was surrounded by walls of dimensions 175-181 x 216 meters, which are the corners of a rectangular fortified bastions. Any land gate of the palace were further secured by two octagonal towers. Furthermore, the two main streets in the palace: cardo and decumanus match two main streets of every Roman military camps and private praetoria via principalis.
The palace was built with four entrances, three on the mainland and one from the sea. The eastern and western entrance to the palace are called ports argentea (silver door) and the Porta Ferrea (Iron Gate). The entrance from the sea called Port aenea (brass doors), while the main, north, entrance to the palace, called Porta Aurea or the Golden Gate. Decumanus Street, which connects the eastern and western entrance to the palace, it is functionally divided into two parts: the northern and buildings for servants and army warehouses, etc., and the south which was intended for the imperial family. Cardo Street began at the golden gate and led to the peristyle, surrounded by arcades of open space in front of the emperor's apartment. On the left side of the peristyle was built monumental octagonal mausoleum of the emperor, and the right side of Jupiter, Kibelin and the Temple of Venus. The emperor's apartment is entered through the peristyle of the vestibule.
The entire palace complex as a whole has a role model in the antique building, which was the result of a specific function and position adjustment. An outstanding example is the late Roman architecture, when the desire for exuberance and picturesque forms prevailed over the classical odmjerenošću and clarity of previous periods.
Death of the Emperor Diocletian 316th The life in the palace since it continues to provide refuge for exiled members of the imperial family. A key event was the fall of Salona in the hands of the Slavic tribe when he expelled the population found refuge within the walls of the palace. Start this new urban life and the emergence of the new town of Split. In the medieval period between the XII. and XIV. century comes to a new dimension of development, when the remains of Roman buildings and most of the free space of streets and porches replaced the medieval stone houses. Emperor's mausoleum was turned into a Christian cathedral, and began construction of the Romanesque bell tower of St. Duje. Romanesque art is represented in the works of Andrew Buvine and George Dalmatian who built the cathedral, bell tower and luxurious aristocratic palaces.
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Split like to say their city is "the most sporting city in the world."
In Split, they held numerous international sporting events, such as MIS 1979th, Pep 1981st and track EP 1990th year.
Split has a number of sports associations, and many of them are winners of the continental titles. Among others, NK Hajduk Split has (according to many, a symbol of Split), KK Split, VK POŠK, RK Zagreb, Split, etc. gave some of the best Croatian and world of successful athletes like tennis player Goran Ivanisevic and Mario Ancic, athlete Blanka Vlasic , paddlers Skelin brothers, alpinist Stipe Bozic, the world's best handball player Ivano Balic ... all those around the world to promote the name of Croatian and Split.
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Split summer arts festival that its national and international reputation of the city since the mid-20th century. With the Dubrovnik Summer Festival, this festival is the longest and most brilliant tradition of classical spectrum of performing arts (opera, drama, ballet, concert ...), which eventually expanding array of events: from jazz concerts and flmskih shows, exhibitions, performances and street Theatre.
The most persistent and strongest organizational carrier of the HNK Split Festival, National Theatre, which is inevitable and crucial place in the cultural life of Split, and one of the most vital points in the theatrical life of the entire Croatian. Squares: the largest Prokurative, Piazza, Square Marulić, to Carrara Square or little market Varos, venues are not only dramatic and popular apparition but also varied and spontaneous gatherings of performerskih to those with the atmosphere of harmony.
Marulićevi days, cultural events dedicated to the Croatian international character of dramatic words and works of poet himself. Established 1991st, an event held in April, around the 22nd April, to commemorate the date when the Marulić 1,501th he finished writing Judith. The event is make Festival of Croatian drama and theater of copyright, as well as scientific, literary and publishing program. The organizer of the Festival Theatre Split. Festival is a competitive festival of staged Croatian plays performed by the theater from the Croatian and the world. Basic mainstay of the festival is to promote contemporary drama of words.
In Split, since 1996. held the International Festival of New Film. The festival is open to all new, creative, personal, experimentally, radical, subversive works (film, video and new media) of all lengths and genres. Attention is given to works created in the deviation from the ruling canons of film and video productions, whether on traditional film technique, or the latest technology of electronic images. The festival takes place projections of selected works, presenting Internet projects, interactive installations, performances, special programs and retrospectives of national and foreign authors, and there are special programs that include lectures, workshops and occasional conversations.
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