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Split (Croatia, Central Dalmatia) is not only an urban, cultural and traffic centre of Dalmatia with road and sea connections to many summer resorts in Croatia, but it is often a tourist and excursionists destination. It is a city with a 1700-year old tradition, a many archaeological, historical and cultural monuments, among which the well-known Palace of Diocletian. It is under protection of UNESCO World Heritage List, and it certainly takes a special position, and the warmth of a modern Mediterranean city. Split has the long tourist tradition.

When visiting Split tourists should first visit the museums:

The Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments - a capital Croatian cultural project, established in 1893 in Knin The Archaeological Museum from 1820, one of the oldest in Croatia The Treasury of the Split Cathedral, including a valuable collection of religious art The Ethnographic Museum, founded in 1910; The Museum of Marine History The Museum of Natural Science The Art Gallery, established in 1931 The Collection of the Franciscan Monastery in Poljud The Mestrovic Gallery

Split is a major sports centre (the 1979 Mediterranean Games) because it has famous and popular sports clubs and competitors. There is also variety of sports facilities for recreational purposes, from football, basketball and tennis to mountain climbing and rifle-shooting, water skiing and rowing.

Marjan Forest Park is the green oasis the citizens of Split have been proud of for generations, that is carefully maintained and cherished. The park has promenades, vista points, solariums, nature paths, playgrounds and the Split zoo. A beautiful view is offered from the top of Marjan on the old and new parts of Split. It takes only 15 minutes of normal walk to reach Marjan from the historical core of Split through the old part of town Varos. The Marjan stairway, lead to another, higher top of Marjan, with a place offering a view on the Split peninsula, Kozjak, Mosor, the Kastela Gulf, Salona and Klis, Trogir and Ciovo, and the islands of Solta, Brac, Hvar and Vis. The southern cliffs of Marjan is a very good training ground for mountaineers and free climbers, who gather here every April for the traditional Marjan Cup.

Split has a variety of restaurants and wine cellars, offering traditional Dalmatian specialties. There are many beaches and public beaches in the city and its environment, the most popular is Bacvice beach, and it is a sand beach almost in the very center of the town.

The cultural offer of Split is extremely rich, especially in the summer. The Split Summer, a traditional festival in the middle of the summer season that includes dramas, operas and concerts (from mid-July to mid-August) under the organization of Croatian National Theatre. Split has several theatres, the Croatian National Theatre, established in 1893, the Youth Theatre, and the Split Puppet Theatre. Split has many cultural and educational institutions and schools: the University of Split (established in 1974), the theatre, museums, galleries, institutes, and recently a specialized UN institution for protection of environment in the Mediterranean (Regional Activity Centre for the Priority Actions Programme).Split also has music performances (Melodies of the Croatian Adriatic, Split Festival of Pop Music) which take place every year.

Split is largest city and largest port in Dalmatia, standing on a peninsula between the eastern part of the Gulf of Kastela and the Split Channel. Split has four marinas: Split ACI Marina in the north-western part of the City Port; the sports boats pier Spinut on the northern coast of Marjan; the sports boats marina Poljud in the Poljud Port; the sports boat pier Zenta on the eastern coast of Split. The City Port of Split in the centre of the city is used only for passenger and ferry traffic. Split ACI Marina has 500 places in the sea and accommodates 100 vessels on the land and it is opened throughout the year.

The airport of Split is situated in Resnik (Kastela).

Split has the Mediterranean climate: hot dry summers (average air temperature in July reaches 26 °C) and mild winters (average annual rainfall is 900 mm). Split is one of the sunniest places in Europe: the average day during the year lasts about 7 hours (in July about 12 hours). Vegetation is of the evergreen Mediterranean type, and subtropical flora (palm-trees, agaves, cacti) grows in the city and its surroundings.

Development of steam-shipping, construction of railroad connections with the hinterland before and between the World Wars, and particularly industrialization underlie the economic development and rise of the population in Split. Split is a business, administrative and cultural centre of Dalmatia. Apart from shipbuilding industry, other manufacturers are processing of plastic masses, cement industry, food and other products. Split is a very important Croatian port in for of passenger and goods traffic. It is the centre of the maritime connections with the ports on the coast and the islands and terminal railway station of the rail connections with the hinterland. Ferries go regularly between Split and the central Dalmatian islands, as well as to Ancona in Italy. Ship connections are very good, except with Pula, Venice, Dubrovnik and Greece.

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