The Palace Hvar

... 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, ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... ; 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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, ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... (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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...