Split

Our last city in Croatia was Split. Neither of us enjoyed Split very much so I questioned whether to do a post on it or not. But there are a few sights in Split that were really great, even though I wasn't crazy about the city as a whole. 

Split is most known for the ruins of Diocletian's Palace. It was built by the Roman Emperor Diocletian in the fourth century AD as a retirement palace.The palace was massive and today over 3,000 people live on the original territory. Only the foundation and lower floors of the royal apartments have survived and Diocletian's mausoleum was turned into a Christian church (pictured in the background of the photo below). 

The Cathedral of Saint Domnius is the church built in Diocletian's mausoleum. It is one of the oldest Catholic cathedrals in the world that is still used used for its original purpose, consecrated in the 7th century. 

Gregory of Nin was a medieval bishop who introduced the national Croatian language in religious services, rather than Latin. Rubbing the toe of the statue is said to bring good luck. The story goes that a woman dropped a bottle of milk and it didn't break when it fell on the toe of the statue. I figured I wouldn't turn down an opportunity for good luck. 

These are the highlights of our time in Split (notice there were no food photos, because nothing we tasted was worth mentioning). This final photo is of a quote from a sidewalk in Split which translates to "everything changes, nothing perishes" by the Roman poet Ovid.