Mediterrana

Split

SPLIT is the urban, cultural and traffic centre of Dalmatia with road and sea connections to Dalmatia's numerous summer resorts. It is a city with a 1700-year old tradition, a variety of archaeological, historical and cultural monuments. The most prominent is the well-known Palace of Diocletian, inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The first detailed tourist guide through the town and its surroundings, published in 1894, bears witness to the long tourist tradition in Split. To be able to grasp the historical significance of the city, one should first visit the numerous museums of Split: Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments, Archaeological Museum from 1820, Treasury of the Split Cathedral, Ethnographic Museum, the Museum of Marine History, and Museum of Natural Science. The Art Gallery, Collection of the Franciscan Monastery in Poljud, the Mestrovic Gallery, and other are also worth visiting.

Split is also a major sports centre (the 1979 Mediterranean Games) with many famous and popular sports clubs and competitors. The most famous resident of Split is definitely Goran Ivanisevic, the winner of Wimbeldon in 2001. There are also many sports facilities for recreational purposes. The sports offer includes almost all types of water and other sports, from football, basketball and tennis to mountain climbing and rifle-shooting, water skiing and rowing. 

Split has four marinas: Split ACI Marina in the north-western part of the City Port; the sports boats pier Spinut on the northern coast of Marjan; the sports boats marina Poljud in the Poljud Port; the sports boat pier Zenta on the eastern coast of Split.

The City Port of Split in the centre of the city is used only for passenger and ferry traffic. Ferries operate regularly between Split and the central Dalmatian islands, as well as to Ancona in Italy. Ship connections are established with Pula, Venice, Dubrovnik and Greece. The international airport of Split is situated in Resnik (Kastela) 25 km from Split city centre.

The average temperature in January is 7°C and 25°C in July.
 
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