Split is more and more popular tourist destination in last few years. Most of the tourists come from Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, Checz Republic, Austria, Australia and USA.
Split offers many different types of accommodation. You can stay in luxurious hotels in town center or in private hotels. There are many private owners renting their apartments, rooms, villas and houses. There are also hostels, motels and camps near Split.
Day of town Split is celebrated on St. Dujam, on 7th of May. St. Dujam was bishop of Solin and martyr from 3rd century. On that day procession is kept from Cathedral to Riva. Day of St. Dujam is very important Split's tradition. It is believed that St. Dujam was follower of St. Peter who send him and other followers to differents areas to to preach about Christianity. He died in violent death, his was beheaded. His body was burried in Solin. Today his remains are kept in Cathedral in Split.
There are few panoramic views on town Split. You can visit Klis fort with great view on entire Split and nearby islands. Also excellent view is from hill Marjan. You can get here with rent a car in Split.
Famous ULTRA Festival is kept in Split in July since 2013. on stadium Poljud.
Split has many night and disco clubs where you can spend your evenings and nights in music and famous Dalmatian wines. Some of the night clubs in Split: Pino, Club House Bounty, Hemingway bar, Jungla, Inbox bar, O'Hara Music Club, Plava Kava, Luxor, Ghetto Club, Bacvice and many other.
Split's gastronomy is very rich. There are many places where you can try Dalmatian meals and wines. You can visit restaurants, taverns, cheese and wine bars, pizzerias, fast foods. Most Dalmatian meals are based on olive oil. You can try lamb, smoked ham, cheese, anchovies, figs, beef stew with gnocchi, flan. Most famous wines are Postup, Dingac, Babic, Faros, Posip, Grk, Marastina, Bogdanusa…
Beaches in Split:
- Bacvice, shallow sand beach opened in 1919., ideal for game picigin...
- Znjan, pebble beach with popular promenade, ideal for children...
- Firule, collection of bays with pebble and sand beaches – Bacvice, Ovcice, Trstenik, Duilovo...
- Kasjuni, pebble beach located in a bay in the bottom of hill Marjan, lots of contents for children...
- Bene, partly sand beach located on north side of hill Marjan, ideal for children, cafe, tennis terrains, showers, changing cabins, restaurant, pine woods...
- Jezinac and Kastelet, pebble beaches one next to other, on south side of hill Marjan...
- Trstenik, pebble beach on east side of town Split, suitable for families with children...
Beach Bacvice is most popular beach in Split. It is located in 600 m long bay with sand and concrete parts and shallow sea. Game picigin is very popular on this beach and played for over 90 years. It is often played in cold months too. International championship in picigin has been kept each year since 2005. There is no winner in picigin. Main goal is to bounce the ball with palm with most attractive jumps. On beach Bacvice are night clubs, restaurants, cafe, deck chairs, showers, massages, volleyball, trampoline, water slides...
Hill Marjan is ideal for many sports activities which are offered in town Split. On Marjan hill you can go swimming, biking, jogging, walking, free climbing... On shallow sand beaches you can play picigin and volleyball. You can try bowling, cage ball and football in Split. Tennis and badminton can be played on beaches Bene and Firule.
City Split is excellent connected with many famous tourist destinations in Croatia. So there are group or private car excursions from Split to National parks Krka or Plitvice lakes, to towns Sibenik, Imotski, Mostar (BiH), Makarska, Trogir or Sinj. From Split you can come to nearby Ancient Salona, fort Klis and Kastela with private car transfers.
Near Split are islands Hvar, Brac, Solta, Ciovo, Vis, Drvenik Veli, Drvenik Mali, Korcula. You can visit all these islands with group or private boat excursions from Split. Near island Hvar are famous Pakleni islands which are collection of several small islands with gorgeous nature, clean sea, beautiful beaches, few restaurants and ACI Marina where you can come if you rent a boat in town Hvar or Split. Around 2 h boat ride from Split is island Vis. You can use private boat transfers in Split to visit Vis and most famous of its attractions, Blue cave on island Bisevo and Green cave on island Ravnik.