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About 21 miles away
An island of white stone villages, with Zlatni Rat's pebble spit that shifts with the wind.
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Salona
The ruins of the Roman capital of Dalmatia, with an amphitheater and early Christian basilicas.
- Open
- Most days
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- Salona archaeological park, SolinDirections
- Getting There
- About 15 minutes by car or local bus northeast of the center.
Why Go
Salona was a great city of some 60,000 people when Diocletian was born near it. It was sacked in the 7th century, and its people fled into his palace, founding Split. Walls, baths, the amphitheater and the graves of early martyrs lie scattered among the fields.
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Waterfalls and travertine pools on the Krka River, near Šibenik.
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