Michael-D
Sustainable architecture part II (Split)
If you ever get the chance to visit Croatia and think that all you need to see is Dubrovnik, allow me to offer a little advice...
If you can, take a ferry ride down the Dalmatian coast to Split... the journey is stunningly beautiful, and Split is a wonderful town. Here you see the remains of a Roman Palace incorporated into more recent (comparatively) urban fabric - the whole urban centre is full of wonderful surprises such as this. It is still an active town (unlike Dubrovnik) with a life outside of the demands of the tourist industry (complete with a smelly fish market). If you only get to visit one place in Croatia, skip the Disneyfied Dubrovnik, or the capital Zagreb, and head to Split...
Sustainable architecture part II (Split)
If you ever get the chance to visit Croatia and think that all you need to see is Dubrovnik, allow me to offer a little advice...
If you can, take a ferry ride down the Dalmatian coast to Split... the journey is stunningly beautiful, and Split is a wonderful town. Here you see the remains of a Roman Palace incorporated into more recent (comparatively) urban fabric - the whole urban centre is full of wonderful surprises such as this. It is still an active town (unlike Dubrovnik) with a life outside of the demands of the tourist industry (complete with a smelly fish market). If you only get to visit one place in Croatia, skip the Disneyfied Dubrovnik, or the capital Zagreb, and head to Split...