Split
[Snapshot lead for Split is brief. The city's defining salience (Diocletian's Palace UNESCO ensemble — inhabited 4th-century Roman palace, the second-largest city in Croatia, Dalmatia's main ferry hub) is carried in the wikivoyage and Culture sections.]
Typical weather
1981–presentCity Rhythm
measuredOpening hours, by kind of place
median across mapped venuesVital absurdities
measured · the Anti-AwardsSame time system
by rhythmWhat to do each season
2winter
mild, occasionally stormy (Bora wind from the Dinaric Alps); mean 7.0-17.3 °C across the range; November wettest at 4.1 mm/day; frost rare on the coast
- indoor cultural season: the Mestrovic Gallery, the Archaeological Museum, the Split City Museum within Diocletian's Palace
- the Diocletian's Palace UNESCO ensemble continues year-round (it's an inhabited palace) but visitor density thins
- the Dalmatian coast ferry service to the islands (Hvar, Brač, Vis) at winter reduced schedule
- the Advent in Split festival (December) carries winter civic life
summer
warm, mostly dry; mean 20.6-24.9 °C, July mean max 28.3 °C, August 28.5 °C; Jul precip 0.8 mm/day; sea reaches 24-25 °C
- the Riva waterfront (the harbour promenade) at full strength — the city's defining summer-evening civic space
- the majority of chartered sailing cruises in Croatia start from Split (ACI marina, Zenta, Spinut, Kaštela)
- the islands (Hvar, Brač, Vis, Šolta) at peak visitor flow; ferry-and-catamaran traffic saturates
- the Split Summer Festival (July-August) — open-air theatre and music on the Peristyle of Diocletian's Palace
What it is known for
Important moments in a year
Split Summer Festival
- Split Summer Festival — open-air opera, drama, music on the Peristyle of Diocletian's Palace and other historic venues
Advent in Split
- Advent festival on the Riva waterfront — Christmas market, light installations
Split Carnival
- the Split Carnival parade on the Riva
On the record
source-trackedThe historic centre of Split is built around the remains of this Roman palace. Most probably this one of a kind Imperial Palace was built from 298-305 AD and is one of the most significant original structures of the period mostly because so much of it has been preserved.
It is probably the best preserved Roman palace in the world.
Later this Palace contributed to the broadening of the town because as the city evolved beyond its walls.
Italian influences dominate Croatia's coast: a sample of the best of their legacy is risotto with tender white scampi or black calamari, a dish beloved by all Croatians.
Dalmatinski pršut ("Dalmatian ham", comparable to Parma or speck) and cheese from the island of Pag are well worth trying.
In winter you can try Soparnik, a traditional and usually vegan Dalmatian dish, made with chard, onions and parsley between two layers of dough.
Central Split is quite compact and most sights can be easily seen and best experienced on foot.
The majority of chartered sailing cruises in Croatia start from Split. There are many charter agencies where you can charter a sailing or motor yacht. Most of them operate from ACI marina Split, marina Zenta or marina Spinut.
Most flights [to Split Airport] are budget and charter airlines bringing in holiday-makers, highly seasonal.
The method behind this atlas — 196 pp. Not published yet.