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An island of white stone villages, with Zlatni Rat's pebble spit that shifts with the wind.
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Gregory of Nin
Meštrović's giant bronze bishop by the Golden Gate, whose toe you rub for luck.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 15 minutes
- Address
- Golden Gate, SplitDirections
- Getting There
- Just outside the palace's northern gate.
Why Go
The statue honors a 10th-century bishop who fought for the use of the Croatian language in church services. Rubbing his big toe, now polished gold, is said to bring luck and a return to Split.
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