Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian sight
County of Split-Dalmatia, Croatia(hrvatska)
The ruins of Diocletian's Palace, built between the late 3rd and the early 4th centuries A.D., can be found throughout the city. The cathedral was built in the Middle Ages, reusing materials from the ancient mausoleum. Twelfth- and 13th-century Romanesque churches, medieval fortifications, 15th-ce...
Old City of Dubrovnik sight
County of Dubrovnik-Neretva, Adriatic Coast, Croatia(hrvatska)
The 'Pearl of the Adriatic', situated on the Dalmatian coast, became an important Mediterranean sea power from the 13th century onwards. Although severely damaged by an earthquake in 1667, Dubrovnik managed to preserve its beautiful Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque churches, monasteries, palaces a...
Plitvice Lakes National Park sight
County of Lika-Senj, 10km east of Bihac, Croatia(hrvatska)
The waters flowing over the limestone and chalk have, over thousands of years, deposited travertine barriers, creating natural dams which in turn have created a series of beautiful lakes, caves and waterfalls. These geological processes continue today. The forests in the park are home to bears, wol...
Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Pore? sight
County of Istria, Croatia(hrvatska)
The group of religious monuments in Porec, where Christianity was established as early as the 4th century, constitutes the most complete surviving complex of its type. The basilica, atrium, baptistery and episcopal palace are outstanding examples of religious architecture, while the basilica itself...
Historic City of Trogir sight
County of Split-Dalmatia, Croatia(hrvatska)
Trogir is a remarkable example of urban continuity. The orthogonal street plan of this island settlement dates back to the Hellenistic period and it was embellished by successive rulers with many fine public and domestic buildings and fortifications. Its beautiful Romanesque churches are complement...
The Cathedral of St James in ibenik sight
County of ibenik-Knin, Croatia(hrvatska)
The Cathedral of St James in ibenik (1431-1535), on the Dalmatian coast, bears witness to the considerable exchanges in the field of monumental arts between Northern Italy, Dalmatia and Tuscany in the 15th and 16th centuries. The three architects who succeeded one another in the construction of t...
Stari Grad Plain sight
Split and Dalmatia Counties, Croatia(hrvatska)
Stari Grad Plain on the Adriatic island of Hvar is a cultural landscape that has remained practically intact since it was first colonized by Ionian Greeks from Paros in the 4th century BC. The original agricultural activity of this fertile plain, mainly centring on grapes and olives, has been maint...
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