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A Travel Blog by stevelegassick
... excellent trip in the south part of Croatia at the perfect time of year, from ancient Zadar to a Roman emperor's retirement palace that became Split, then by ferry to stunning party island Hvar, unique little Korcula and finally to spectacular Dubrovnik, ...
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Arrived in Hvar
A Travel Blog entry by wojtas-kolinski from Hvar, Hvar Island, Croatia
... lunch and figure out the next leg. Seeing we had a couple of hours to kill we took a little time to explore Diocletian's Palace which was a retirement home for the Emperor Diocletian built in around the year 600. The palace later grew into the city of ...
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"Hey Lady, do you need a room?"
A Travel Blog entry by sands from Rijeka, Zadar, Plitvicka Lakes, Split, Hvar, Dubrovnik, Croatia
... up with was fine and in the old town area overlooking the esplanade. The town on Split was a mish-mash of Roman palace and buildings that the locals have built within the palace....some very obscure architecture, but very charming. In Split we were ...
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Dalmatian coast, Croatia
A Travel Blog entry by aussierach from Split, Hvar island, Korcula island, Croatia
... to Split in Croatia. Izm staying in a private room, just off the central square of Split town, and next to the Dioclesian palace (dating from the 3rd century AD), which is really beautiful. The weather is warm, and the people very friendly. Tomorrow I ...
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Oh yeah I forgot I had a Travelpod!
A Travel Blog entry by reece.carter from Hvar, Croatia
... in Split, I almost cried with excitement - it was all so beautiful! Sunny, green, sparkling blue water, and an ancient palace which had, over time, turned into a the crumbling streets of Split, complete with markets, cafes, and fornetti (the bite sized ...
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Let's Split to Diocletian's Palace
A Travel Blog entry by josh.lambden from Split, Croatia
... ; She then pointed out several of the different architectural styles that exist in the square to the West of the palace (romanesque, baroque, gothic, renaissance), which I find very interesting, but always forget which one is which even moments after ...
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Dubrovnik to Trogir Croatia and Hvar Island
A Travel Blog entry by boothy58 from Trogir, Croatia
... to talk to the grandchildren and some of the family. Had some time to spare before the ferry left so went through the Diocletian's Palace,which faces the harbour. It is a most imposing Roman ruin. It is not a palace that is a museum, it ...
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Split, Brac, and Hvar
A Travel Blog entry by tcorrea from Split, Croatia
... of watching of World Cup matches, drinking horrible strong local liqueurs and delicious local beers with randoms, getting lost around Diocletian's palace (he was a Roman emperor who set up a summer palace for himself here), and chilling on local beaches, ...
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Split/ Hvar
A Travel Blog entry by mjprince9 from Split, Croatia
... town called, Split. We have our own apartment with a small kitchen and we are walking distance to Diocletian's Palace. We took a ferry the next day to Hvar, an island about 2 hours away and spent the day on the rocky coast in the clearest blue water ...
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A city inside a palace - Split
A Travel Blog entry by tonkinz from Split, Croatia
... English. We wanted to stay in the hotel room !!! We went and looked around the old town which is the city inside the palace. It wa sliek a maze, we played a game where we each got a turn deciding with passage to go down until we got ...
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Diocletian’s Palace in 40 Minutes
A Travel Blog entry by will.traveller from Split, Croatia
... (at 5:00) so we snag a ticket. The ferry is right at the entrance to the one place I wanted to visit in Split, Diocletian's Palace from 300 AD. With only 40 minutes, we do the speed tour. It has a very impressive entry as well as the Temple of Jupiter ...
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Hvar to Split
A Travel Blog entry by guykb from Split, Croatia
... stumbling across the tourist information, and generally enjoying the amazing alleyways that characterise this area. We found the Diocletian Palace, which is a remarkably well preserved Roman artefact. What is most amazing about it is the way that the ...
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Diocletian's Palace
A Travel Blog entry by paul_and_mandy from Split, Croatia
... the history is what we wanted in Dubrovnik. The outside has the new shops the inside is more cosy and pleasant. What Diocletian's Palace must have been like in the past just boggles and amazes. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split Pizza in the ...
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Wow!
A Travel Blog entry by shiiuga from Split, Croatia
... in every corner they can. From what I can tell there were even people living in the walls of the palace building. Tomorrow I am getting a train to Zadar, which is supposedly just as beautiful as Split, and apparently recently doubled for Venice in ...
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World Heritage City of Split
A Travel Blog entry by elaqid from Split, Croatia
... many old towns I have visited on this trip, the streets are very narrow, winding in and out. I love this, every house, palace has a charm uniquely its own. Although my fear of heights is still there, I could not resist climbing the Bell Tower for ...
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Croatia
A Travel Blog entry by wuddleywez from Split, Croatia
... the palace itself. After the Roman Emperor moved out (collapse of the Roman Empire) the Medieval folk built their houses within the palace walls. It really works though, it has the narrow medieval streets and houses, built against the old roman walls. We ...
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CROATIA
A Travel Blog entry by vinkor from Rijeka, Croatia
... 30 km further south you arrive at SPALATO-SPLIT the queen of central Dalmatia, the great croatian port but especially famous for its Diocletian Palace, the roman emperor who was born in this region not far from Salona, the old roman colony of whom you can ...
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"Dubrovnik: The cat's meow, the city of King"
A Travel Blog entry by andymo99 from Dubrovnik, Croatia
... used subtitles in English for those portions. After the movie was over, we headed to dinner at a restaurant within the palace walls called Tifani. The atmosphere was fantastic, and the bathrooms were of high-end American restaurant caliber. The food ...
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Day 74 - 92, 20 August - 9 September, Croatia
A Travel Blog entry by andrewmarnie from Adriatic Coast, Croatia
... with some pizza down by the bay, we spent a good few hours checking out the sites, including the Temple of Jupiter, the palace and the various old gates. The most impressive part of the town was the area known as the peristyle, a beautiful small square ...
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Goodbye Croatia
A Travel Blog entry by mpanzer from Split, Croatia
... our student discount cards. Sorry, Michelle, looks like you missed another one ;-). We also got a chance to check out Diocletian's palace, a beautiful Roman ruin, and Jody got to see me slip into depression as Andy Roddick blew the Wimbledon final and ...
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