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Emperor Diocletian ’ s fourthcentury Split palace |
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Join caa on an incredible tour to croatia and its mountainous neighbour slovenia
Dubrovnik : tour ancient city walls and retrace history in the city known as the “ pearl of the adriatic ”
Plitvice lakes national Park : Marvel at 16 cascading lakes that create a series of picturesque waterfalls
lake bleD : travel across the lake aboard a historic pletna boat ; go ashore to see the 17th-century island church of st . Mary ’ s
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city of the Dalmatian Coast . It claims a lengthy lineage of its own , trailing back to the time of the Greeks , who established the colony of Aspalathos in the sixth century BC . The Romans created the Province of Dalmatia , and Emperor Diocletian , who ruled the empire from AD 284 to 305 , chose to retire here .
Diocletian built his palace on the waterfront at the beginning of the fourth century . Today , his home in Old Town Split is one of the best-preserved Roman structures , a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the heart of the Riva
Fruit trees lining the Neretva River Valley
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The sphinx-guarded Cathedral of Saint Dominus
area of the old city . The palace ’ s underground complex is a series of rooms that once stored food and wine , but we see that some parts have been made into homes . Our guide tells us that , in later centuries , it became inhabited by locals and was used as water storage for Old Town Split . It ’ s also become one of the places that attracts fans of TV ’ s Game of Thrones , parts of which are shot here .
Our group meets up in the palace ’ s court . We gaze at the soaring bell tower and snap photos of one of Diocletian ’ s favourite sculptures : a metre-high Egyptian sphinx . Now known as the Cathedral of Saint Dominus , the former mausoleum of Diocletian was consecrated in the seventh century , and is considered to be the oldest Catholic cathedral in the world mostly retaining its original structure without any major renovations to date .
Time has transformed the Old Town , as locals moved and started businesses within the palace walls . Cobblestone
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palace : denis peros ; sphinx : YKd / istocK ; valleY : MarinMtK / istocK |