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portico which was later enclosed P Iron Gate VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
for living quarters. The vast cellars Željezna vrata
have been excavated to reveal The church of Our Lady of the Practical Information
impressive arched vaults and Belfry (Gospa od Zvonika) has Map D5. * 175,000. n Peristil
skilful masonry. Shops occupy the city’s oldest early Roman­ bb, (021) 345 606. _ St Domnius
some of these while others house esque bell tower (1081) and was Feast (7 May); Split Summer
an exhibition about the palace constructed in the outer passage­ (mid­Jul–mid­Aug).
and temporary local displays. way above this Palace entrance. ∑ visitsplit.com
Close to the Brass Gate, on Transport
Severova, is the Ethnographic P People’s Square k Split Airport: Kaštel Štafilić,
Museum (Etnografski muzej), Narodni trg (Pjaca) (021) 203 506. £ Obala kneza
displaying an array of skilled This was the centre of business Domagoja, (060) 333 444.
Dalmatian folk crafts. and administration from the @ Obala kneza Domagoja,
(060) 327 777. 4 Jadrolinija,
(021) 338 333.

15th century and so the
nobility erected prestigious
buildings here. Examples are
the Venetian­Gothic Cambi
Palace and the Renaissance
Town Hall (Vijećnica), built in
the first half of the 15th century,
with a loggia with three
arches on the ground floor
and a Gothic window on the
Renaissance Town Hall on People’s Square in the centre of Split upper floor.

Split Town Centre
1 Golden Gate 8 Iron Gate
2 Split City Museum 9 People’s Square
3 Peristyle 0 Braće Radić Square
4 Baptistry of St John q Church of St Francis
5 Cathedral of St Domnius Airport
6 Silver Gate and Archaeological Museum 20 km (12 miles)
POLJUD
Church of St Dominic KAŠTELA
7 Brass Gate S I N J S K A
NODILOVA Z A G R E B A Č K A

Strossmayerov
NIGEROVA
KRUŽIĆEVA
B A N A J E L A Č I Ć A
BOSANŠKA
BAN MLADENOVA REPUBLIKE M A R M O N T O V A KRAJ SV. MARIJE DOMALDOVA Town Hall K R A L J A T O M I S L A V A CARRARINA Park
Golden
Gate
DIOKLECIJANOVA
TRG
Fish
OBROV
Market
PEOPLE’S
POLJANA
SQUARE Iron Gate
H R V O J E V A
DOMINISOVA
Museum
Church of ZADARSKA ŠUBIĆEVA MARULIĆEVA KREŠIMIROVA PAPALIĆEVA Split City
DOBRIĆ
St Francis POLJANA
Baptistry
BRAĆE RADIĆA of St John PERISTYLE KRALJICE Silver Gate
JELENE
SQUARE
Museum of Croatian Cupola and Church
Archaeological Monuments, Cathedral of of St Dominic
Meštrović Gallery St Domnius
Main Hall
Diocletian’s
R I V A
Palace Food
Market
Brass
Gate
Harbour
Train station
200 m (220 yards)
Ferry port
0 metres 100 Key 400 m (440 yards)
0 yards 100 Area of illustration, p122
For keys to symbols see back flap
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