• Directions:
• A simple 5 minute walk through the old center. Directions from port, train and bus stations; go towards the palace curving to the Left and continue along the Riva, the seashore walk lined with cafes under large white umbrellas. Towards the end, turn Right up a main street called Marmontova Ulica, with the sea behind you. Approximately 100 meters, the street leads to the open piazza directly at the front of the Croatian National Theatre. Coming along the left side of the theatre building to the back, you will see a wall painting of Diocletian. Facing the mural, the hostel is on your left in the corner of the L-shape building.
• Location:
• Split is the economic and administrative center of Middle Dalmatia, with about 200,000 inhabitants.
• It is also the jumping-off point for exploration of the coast and islands of the beautiful Croatian Adriatic. The site was first settled when, at the end of the third century AD, the Roman Emperor Diocletian built his palace here.
• The importance of Diocletian's Palace far transcends local significance because of its level of preservation and the buildings of succeeding historical periods built within its walls, which today form the very heart of old Split.
• Split's growth became particularly rapid in the 7th century, when the inhabitants of the destroyed Greek and Roman metropolis Salonae (present-day Solin) took refuge within its walls. The lovely ruins of Solin outside the city can still be explored today. In the Middle Ages, Split was an autonomous commune.
• Many of Split's historical and cultural buildings can be found within the walls of Diocletian's Palace. In addition, numerous museums, the National Theatre, and old churches and other archeological sites in the Split region make it an important cultural attraction.
• Split is a busy port, with an international airport and regular ferry services with the nearby islands, the north and south Adriatic, Italy and Greece. The merchant and passenger ships of the Split shipyards may be encountered in almost all the seas of the world. In addition, the city has large chemical works, metallurgy plants, and workshops for the production of solar cells. The fertile fields around Split represent a good base for agriculture, while cultural monuments, superb landscapes and unparalleled seascapes make it a tourist's wonderland. Split is also a university seat and host to numerous scientific institutions.
• Croatia's best party beaches
• Bacvice Beach
• Split is the largest city of Dalmatia and second largest in Croatia. It is a major transit point to Dalmatian islands and other places on the coast. Very beautiful, but somehow hectic city full with travallers on the move.
• Split's main beach is Bacvice, mostly sandy beach famous of "Picigin" game, a game played with a small ball in shallow water. It is urban, central city beach, situated few minutes' walk south past the railway station. The beach has lifeguards, life-saving equipment, first-aid, facilities for disabled, renting facilities, catering facilities, showers, lockers, recycable waste facilities, parking lot.
• Bacvice is backed by a number of restaurants, café bars and nightclubs all lined up and easy to walk to. Club Shakespeare (no it isn't a theatre) is a famous hangout with dancing untill dawn.
• The beach has been awarded with the Blue Flag.
• Bene Beach is on the northeast side of woodsy Marjan Hill. Bordered by pines, the 'beach' is constructed from stone but the water is clear and there's a cafe-restaurant plus a small playground. Access is by bus, foot or bike.Bene Beach is on the northeast side of woodsy Marjan Hill. Bordered by pines, the 'beach' is constructed from stone but the water is clear and there's a cafe-restaurant plus a small playground. Access is by bus, foot or bike.
• Kašjuni Beach It's a bit of a walk from the town centre as it's at the foot of Marjan hill, past the Mestrovic gallery. (You can also take a bus) Narrow and rocky, this strip of coast is bordered by a pine forest and the waters are as cool and blue as you'll ever see.