Split
Split is the largest and most important city in Dalmatia, the administrative center of Croatia's
Split-Dalmatia County and is the second largest city in Croatia. It is situated on a small peninsula on
the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea.It is also the jumping-off point for exploration of the coast and
islands of the beautiful Croatian Adriatic. The site was first settled when, at the end of the third century
AD, the Roman Emperor Diocletian built his palace here.
The importance of Diocletian's Palace fartranscends local significance because of its level of
preservation and the buildings of succeeding historical periods built within its walls, which today form
the very heart of old Split. Split is a busy port, with an international airport and regular ferry services
with the nearby islands, the north and south Adriatic, Italy and Greece.
The merchant and passenger ships of the Split shipyards may be encountered in almost all the seas of
the world. In addition, the city has large chemical works, metallurgy plants, and workshops for the
production of solar cells. The fertile fields around Split represent a good base for agriculture, while
cultural monuments, superb landscapes and unparalleled seascapes make it a tourist's wonderland
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