Split Experience

Better than the Canaries

Advantages: Lovely place...can go visit the islands easily from here, cheap
Disadvantages: There is a limit to how much you can do in Split itself

...If you're going to Croatia, Split is a must. It is on the coast of the Adriatic Sea and wonderfully situated so that you can very easily hop on a ferry and head to an island nearby. When we went to Split, we stayed a short bus ride away in an area called Omis. Here there are many campsites, which when we arrived were absolutely packed with people of all ages, so you may want to book in advance. We did manage to squeeze into one though luckily. Omis ...
...you to do. Split is a reasonably large town (for Croatia anyways), and here it is that you will find the markets and better nightlife. I would seriously recommend that you go to the Diocesian Palace, and walk through the tunnel which is filled with stalls selling jewellery and other bric-a-brac and cool stuff. By the harbour there are many nice cafes, bars and ice cream parlours where you can sit and admire the view of the very calm and clear waters ...

Lowey 04.09.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Split (Croatia)

An Adriatic Adventure

Advantages: Reasonably priced, realatively quiet still, beautiful scenery
Disadvantages: Food not as good as I expected (see below)

We arrived in Split after an overnight train journey from the Croatian capital, Zagreb. I'll never forget my first view of the Adriatic. I woke up to find sunlight starting to come throught the chink in the curtains in the compartment and pulled them back to see the white crags for which the Dalmatian coast is noted. At this early hour, old ladies, dressed from head to toe in black, were herding goats or carrying water. They didn't even seem to notice ...
...the white stone houses of Split with their terracotta rooves. When we got off the train, we were immediately approached by locals with rooms to rent. Some even had big folders showing photographs of the property and leaflets about local attractions close to the rooms. One guy told us he had rooms 5 minutes from the beach so we went with him to see the house. It was close to the station and very near the market and old town. The room was on the first ...

fizzytom 08.12.2003 · Read full review
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Review of Split (Croatia)

Forgotten Paradise

Advantages: Cheep and Hot
Disadvantages: Comeing Home

If you venture to Split on the Croatian coast you could well be in for a big surprise, Split is a forgotten paradise, a once popular holiday resort. Before the early eighties and all of the troubles in Yugoslavia (Croatia is a former republic of Yugoslavia) Croatia’s coastline was a top holiday destination. Croatia reopened to tourism around 3 years ago, it never really closed but it was unadvisable to visit before this. It is however not visited ...
...adds to the beauty of Split as it is not so populated by tourists and is managing to retain it’s own culture. I went to Troger, which is right on the beach. There is a very fine Edwardian style hotel here, but as it is in close proximately to the airport it is rather expensive by Croatian standards, around 70 Deutch Marks a night for two. If you venture down the road along the beach, there are many private homes facing the beach, the majority ...

Cpl_British_Army 06.04.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Split (Croatia)