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The Split Airport in Kaštela, located about 20 km outside of Split, is the second largest in Croatia in terms of passenger numbers (3.62 million in 2024). [82] It has services to national and some European destinations year-round and sees lots of additional seasonal connections in the summer.
Tourism in Croatia (Croatian: turizam u Hrvatskoj) is a major industry of country's economy, accounting for almost 20% of Croatia's gross domestic product (GDP) as of 2021. [ 1 ] The history of tourism in Croatia dates back to its time as part of Austria-Hungary when wealthy aristocrats would converge to the sea, [ 2 ] but had expanded greatly ...
Diocletian's Palace (Croatian: Dioklecijanova palača) is a building in the centre of Split, built for the Emperor Diocletian (a native of Dalmatia) at the turn of the 4th century. On the intersection of two main roads, cardo and decumanus , there is a monumental court Peristyle , from which the only access to Cathedral of St. Domnius is to the ...
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One aspect that unites all the Kaštela’s, is a common promenade, where one can visit 6 other Kaštela’s, or go West, and take a leisurely stroll until they finally get to Trogir. In Kaštel Štafilić is located the Split Airport which is second busiest in Croatia. [3] Castle Rotondo. Castle Rotondo is a 508 year old castle, situated by a ...
Split became a Byzantine city, to later gradually drift into the sphere of the Republic of Venice and the Kingdom of Croatia, with the Byzantines retaining nominal suzerainty. For much of the High and Late Middle Ages , Split enjoyed autonomy as a free city, caught in the middle of a struggle between Venice and the King of Hungary for control ...
There is also a small rustic early 13th century AD church situated on Marjan Hill. [4] The church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas (Sv. Nikole) a favourite saint of fishermen, of which there are many in Split. Two and a half kilometres further along the path that runs along the south rim of Marjan is the fifteenth century church of St. Jerome (Sv ...
St. Martin's Church (Croatian: Crkva sv. Martina) is a Roman Catholic church in Split, Croatia.Built into a small space (an early guardhouse) within the ancient Golden Gate of Diocletian's northern wall, [2] [3] it is one of the oldest churches in the city. St. Martin's Church is one of Split's tourist attractions and is known for its fine 11th century chancel screen.