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it is no secret that croatia is one of
our favorite countries to travel in
europe and split is a destination that
can't be missed
set in and around the walls of an
ancient roman palace looking out to the
adriatic sea
split is what travel dreams are made of
sunny scenic and filled with plenty of
historic sights and culinary delights to
keep you busy
the streets are a marble maze where
pieces of history lay hidden around
every corner
the harbour is lined with cafes and palm
trees drawing out locals and visitors to
promenade in the sunshine
and let's not forget about the abundance
of restaurants serving up fresh seafood
and croatian dishes with a contemporary
twist
so join us in this travel guide as we
take you on a tour of the city and show
you 15 things to do
and split croatia okay so we are going
to kick off our tour of
split but first we need to show you how
close we are
to the diocletian palace it's ridiculous
we're on our street right now if we just
keep
rambling for a little bit walking down
our street keep rambling a bit
we're going to turn turn to the left to
the left turn to the left
a few more foot steps and wait for it
so we're going to turn wait for it turn
hold on it's right there like
could not be any more central
diocletian was a roman emperor who ruled
from the years 284 to 305.
he was born in dalmatia and when it came
time to build his retirement residence
he chose this very spot which today
forms the old town of split
it only made sense to start a tour of
split here first the bell tower for a
quick look at the city from above
so first up we are going to visit the
bell tower
that was 20 kuna we also paid an extra
25 kuna for another ticket that's going
to give us access to
the mausoleum the crypt temple of
jupiter
i think that's it but man these are some
big steps here in the bell tower
okay we've reached a platform
we don't get much of a lookout yet here
we are
i made it to the first platform and then
when i saw that it was rickety metal
steps the rest of the way up
my hands got all clammy and my feet
wouldn't budge so the views that you're
seeing are all thanks to sam
right next to the bell tower you have
the mausoleum of diocletian
emperor diocletian was a persecutor of
christians and ironically his mausoleum
is now a cathedral named after saint
dominus who was martyred by diocletian
consecrated at the turn of the 7th
century a.d
this is regarded as the oldest catholic
cathedral in the world
keep in mind that because this is an
active place of worship there are
certain times of day when it's closed to
visitors
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from there we walked over to the temple
of jupiter interesting
fact the sphinx you see at the entrance
is one of the 12 sphinxes brought from
egypt by emperor diocletian
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okay so right now we are in the temple
of jupiter dedicated to the ancient
roman god
of sky thunder king
of all the gods this would go on to
become
the baptistery of saint john which is
why we've got this
baptismal font kind of shaped like a
cross
we also have a relatively modern
sculpture
of saint john the baptist this one was
done by a croatian sculptor
and yeah this is a pretty cool building
i would say my favorite part would be
the ceiling you can see some faces and
flowers and it's just really well
preserved it's kind of fascinating
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next stop is the crypt we are now
underground check it out we have a domed
ceiling lots of arches
all around and check this out
there's a well it looks like people have
been throwing money in there
the sits directly underneath the
cathedral and it's dedicated to saint
lucy
another victim of the religious
persecutions under the rule of
diocletian
guys next attraction we are now visiting
the basement
of diocletian's palace and they are huge
for starters they actually give you a
map at the beginning so you can find
your way around
and we paid 42 kuna per person also it's
kind of like
wet and damp here there's water dripping
from the ceiling
so you kind of have to be a little bit
aware but yeah
so far it's really impressive sam's
having a ball
filming it all how are you liking it
loving it so far
it's so much bigger than i anticipated
and i think we're going to be here for a
while i was thinking this might just be
a quick attraction but definitely not
i'll be here for a while
after visiting the palace basements we
walked through the underground market
which is open to the public free of
charge
this market is also located at basement
level and it is filled with vendors
selling all types of artwork and
souvenirs
and you guys know the drill it is now
time to take a quick pause from all the
sightseeing to enjoy a food break
this looks amazing they have just
brought out
all the food look at that this is our
appetizer we got the fried shrimp and i
love how they serve it this is a tile
this is like a tile off a roof
wow so yeah just some brown paper and
then our shrimp
we doused it in uh in lemon juice too
i'm eating the whole thing like skin and
everything oh yeah you're supposed to is
it good
oh yeah with fried oh yeah is it good
it's wonderful am i supposed to eat the
head as well
yeah if it's been fried you just
it's nice and crispy perfect with lemon
a little bit of coarse sea salt on top
oh yeah that's the best so simple
ingredients that i just cooked well
fried well
loving this it's so exciting it's been a
long time since we've had seafood like
months
i think it was the last time we were in
croatia we were both we're both talking
about that
yeah oh wow head and everything is
eating the whole thing oh my gosh these
are cooked so well
yeah and we still have
the risotto to look forward it's so
salty too
that out amazing story bam amazing start
we are going to move on to the risotto
even though we have lots of shrimp to
work with
because we don't want this to get cold
yeah so a little bit of
both a little less of the black because
i ordered the white and i'm planning to
eat most of it
fyi well we'll see about that okay so
yeah i've also got dessert on my mind
already guys
instead of being a little greedy so far
so there we go if you want to have a
good look at that we've got some
little shrimp black pepper
looks creamy
you can taste a little bit of a white
wine
moving on to the black one yeah with
cuttlefish we ate this a lot in
zadar yeah we remember we kept going
back to this one restaurant and just
getting black because out of
blackberries
to black risotto
good that's really good as well all
right
finish that meal yeah so time to assess
the damage that was 343 kuna
or 46 euros not the cheapest meal but my
gosh that was delicious so that included
the two risottos
that included the shrimp appetizer that
included the wine your soft drink
the dessert drink and the dessert of
course so yeah that was overall a
fantastic meal
we absolutely loved that place it was
just so good
while we we're in the neighborhood we
also walk up the marion steps for scenic
views of split
marion hill is 178 meters high and it
takes 314 steps to reach the highest
point
it's a very pleasant walk with lots of
greenery and along the way we even came
across an old stone church
well well what do you think of this
little hike so far
it's been so much better than i
anticipated like i thought the
path would be shorter i also thought
that there wouldn't be as many good
lookout points there's been like some
amazing ones yeah
actually see you can see the old town
but you can also look out to like
to the ferry point and also there's been
some interesting like look at this
look at this old church over here that
was unexpected
yeah so it's just been a really cool way
for us to start this morning
then on the way back down the hill we
went for a walk through vados
so another really cool area to visit
here and split
is the neighborhood of varus this is one
of the oldest part of the city and it's
where
a lot of the fishermen used to live so
you get all of these cute little stone
houses with colorful shutters colorful
doors
and it's super peaceful in this area
super quiet and you have lots of little
lanes where you can wander
so yeah i would highly recommend this
little neighborhood
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well hello how are you enjoying this
neighborhood loving it
it's quiet it's interesting there's lots
of little side streets you can explore
you just need to see how locals are
living people having putting up their
laundry and just wandering around
bouncing soccer balls so it's very
residential it's very neat it's kind of
nice to be away from the touristy center
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and while we were in split we also made
time to visit a statue with a rather
famous toe
this is grigrinsky he was a medieval
croatian bishop who introduced the
national language and the religious
services
at a time when services were only held
in latin and could not be understood by
most of the population
so we are now visiting the famous statue
of grigorninsky
gregory of nin and apparently if you rub
the big toe
you're gonna get good luck and hopefully
i can remove some of this uh
this nail polish
that's a nice big toe why would anyone
paint his toe i i rubbed it a lot so i'm
hoping for a lot
for lots of good luck maybe i'll maybe
i'll buy some lottery tickets and get
lucky
there he is gregory
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all right sam blinded by the sunshine
where are you now you know what i'm
gonna put on my shades here these cool
shades they're not very cool they're not
like oh shades oh my gosh
shades those shades anyways we're by
riva promenade
yeah and this place is pretty cool it's
so chill
it's just a great place to go for a walk
you've got palm trees
you've got cafes and restaurants if
you've got people out enjoying the sun
you've got kids playing it's just it's
just a very very cool
chill place to be yeah and it's a
pedestrian zone only so no vehicles
you can just so next your hearts can
yeah and like after having done
like three really major and touristy
places in italy yeah this is just what i
need like
for my own sanity relaxing and creating
yes it's just such a chill coastal vibe
here and i'm loving being back in
croatia
and now for a travel tip while you're
out strolling down the riva promenade
you can also access matayushka port
which is a harbor for small boats used
mainly by the local fishermen
this particular spot offers some really
nice views looking back on split
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not too far from here you also have the
green market which is a great little
spot to do a bit of grocery shopping
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all right all right we are currently at
our outdoor supermarket
our outdoor supermarket this is the
green market we're visiting on a sunday
and
it is quiet yesterday on a saturday it
was just a bustling hive of activity
yeah it was so fun to go shopping here
we did all of our produce we picked up
all of our fruits and vegetables
we even grabbed things like cranberries
and nuts we had like the best salad at
home yesterday
avocado it was so good there's such nice
selection the prices are reasonable
and everything is just so fresh here
last but not least we have to share one
more restaurant
so good we had to come back bokeria
kitchen and wine bar
they have an outstanding menu but we
still cannot stop raving about their
gourmet burger with black truffle mayo
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so we need to start with sam's burger
because my oh my
this is a thing of beauty let's just
zoom in on that okay so this comes with
as we mentioned before truffle mail yes
it comes with prosciutto here
smoked cheese yeah and it looks like a
bit of
some paladin in there maybe a pickle and
salad in there too
oh my gosh this is so juicy i can't wait
to try it
i can't wait to try that as well we're
going to be cutting that in half
fyi husband
oh my gosh that truffle mail i haven't
had truffles in a few months now
yeah this is their last trip to korea a
few months ago
the prosciutto the smoked cheese that is
just
one outstanding gourmet burger yeah
and the fries i've been snacking on your
fries i know the fries are worth coming
for alone
they're so good i'm gonna try something
i like that they have a bit of skin on
them
cooked to perfection crispy on the
outside super mushy in the middle
oh yeah and that's a wrap for our travel
guide to split
we hope you guys enjoyed tagging along
and exploring this historic coastal city
with us
as always if you have any other ideas of
things to do in split that you'd like to
share with travelers
feel free to share those in the comments
below in the meantime wishing you happy
travels and we'll see you in the next
video where we continue our travels in
croatia
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