Sunday lunch the sun is shining and the Adriatic sea is behind us. We are in a cafe in Trogir half an hour drive from Split. We had booked a Blue Cave boat tour but the “monsoon” from yesterday and a similar, erroneous, forecast for today led to the cancellation of the tour.
We awoke to bright sunshine and drove into the Diocletian Palace in Split to get some sunshine pictures as opposed to yesterday. Diocletian was born in Salona 5 kms away from present day Split. A fearsome warrior, he rose in the ranks of the Roman army and eventually became Emperor of the Dalmatian section of the Roman empire. As emperor he moved to Split and built a massive palace complex the foundations of which are still on display today. Over the centuries people moved in and especially when Venice ruled here multiple levels were added on. The result is a beautiful amalgam of historical structures and a tourist wonderland.
When our cruise was cancelled I had to do some quick research for alternative destinations to fill our day. I stumbled on the town of Trogir a 30 minute drive away. The pictures and blogs showed another medieval town with a thriving old city, cathedral and even a castle and it did not disappoint.
We finished the day with a side trip to Salona where Diocletian grew up and the remains of a 300 AD Roman city housing 60,000 residents is on display.
Our day concludes with a 7 course degustation dinner at a Michelin nominated restaurant. It’s a tough life but someone has to do it.
Morning and evening pictures from our beachside accommodation.