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Day 12 of 20 · Split · The Grand Adriatic & Alpine Classic

Day 12 — Emperor's Palace of Split

TRANSFERTRANSFERroman ruins walk

A travel day to your new base in Split, with 2 h 54 of travel by road and boat.

Emperor's Palace of Split
Illustration depicting the Palace of the Roman Emperor Diocletian in its original appearance. © photographed in 1912 by Ernest Hébrard (recoloured by DIREKTOR) — Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 8 · Split · Croatia

We sleep in Split, 300 m from the place visited

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day 12 1 night 2 h 54 by road and boat144 kmclimate to watch

Interest of the place — culture 15. Based on: remarkable site in a built site setting.

programme
2 h 30
road and boat
2 h 54
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5 h
  • Walking tour of Diocletian's Palace★★★★☆ · known in 50 languages — article “Diocletian's Palace”“Diocletian's Palace is an ancient Roman palace and fortress complex in Split, Croatia. It was built at the end of the third century AD by the Roman Emperor Diocletian as his retirement residence.” — after Wikipedia

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    2 h 30(instead of 3 h — not enough time that day (travel + walking))

“Walking tour of Diocletian's Palace”: shortened version, 2 h 30 instead of 3 h — not enough time that day (travel + walking). The activity as described is only partly done.

Bad-weather option — something else that day — Day trip to Trogir medieval town

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On the way

Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.

  • Salona

    Salona

    Walk through the extensive ruins of the ancient capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia.

    120 min there · detour +6 km · View on Google Maps

    © photographed on 28 April 2019 by Bernard Gagnon — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons