Friends or tourists I meet in Split often ask me a simple question, what is the best part to visit Split? I must say sorry to all those with school-age kids or have to rush to their classes at schools and universities, or have any other similar "flaw", but answer are September. It's really simple to explain. Weather allows you to walk around without being soaking sweat. Sea water is still warm enough to swim, no more overcrowded streets, and yet season air lines are still on. We are ... More

I know, in these boiling hot days idea of riding a bicycle can look almost suicidal to anyone who is not really a pedalling fanatic. Still, biking became increasingly popular in Split, both by locals and our visitors. To be honest, popularity of bicycling in Split has not yet been completely followed by the infrastructure, and riding on traffic-packed city streets without bicycle tracks can be even more adventurous than a mountain biking. Once you get used to that, and survive it, you will ... More

OK, we all know that Game of Thrones brought some extra attention to Split, just like to other filming locations in Croatia and elsewhere. However, in the early September 2014 one really particular spot in Split became suddenly a talk-about place on social networks. It didn't require a lot of work to achieve that. It was enough that actress Nathalie Emmanuel, Missandei in the Game of Thrones, post on Instagram a photo of herself sitting on a stairs at one of the most picturesque spots in ... More

While I was touring Split with an American family the other day, we were usual picture for everyone who was watching. My guests were holding just bought bottles with water, while I was doing what anyone in Split is always doing - seeking for refreshment on some of the many public fountains scattered around this city. Really, why would anyone reasonable buy bottled water in a city which gets its drinking water from a source which is so reliable that ancient Romans used it? My apologies to all ... More

As modest as they are, Splićani (we already learn, but here it is again: people living in or originating from Split) truly believe that this city is the centre of the world. How about going a one step forward, and determine where the centre of Split is? In terms of every day's life, there is the Diocletian's Palace as the urban core of Split, there is Pjaca (Narodni trg) as the centuries-old centre of all social life, and there is Riva as a sort of the city's living room. Choosing one of them ... More

It just can't be a coincidence. First, the other day I met a young family from India. Father of the family told me something that is hard to expect from someone who is coming from a country which looks like a nightmare for any driver who was not born there with a car wheel in his hands. "How do you park here in Split? All this looks like a complete chaos to me." Only two days after that, I ran onto an article by some American blogger. Its writer doesn't seem to have a clear picture of ... More

I have a friend, Italian living in Split who passionately loves picigin. There are many things he did in his life which can make him a genuine Splićanin (locally for a person who lives or originates in Split), but very few of those things can measure with a fact that he has his own picigin ball. You should know what picigin if arriving to Split is, it's probably the only beach fun protected by law as a part of cultural heritage. Some are annoyed for such attention, some will hate that cameras ... More

No matter how good I know my hometown Split, there are always details that still wait to be discovered. That's why one of my favourite hobbies is just to browse and look around, whenever I can. Sometimes, results are just beautiful, as expected in a city with so many historical layers as Split has. Among such discoveries, a special place is reserved for old inscriptions on buildings and walls. On several spots around the Diocletian's Palace carved signatures or signs can be found, some kind of ... More

Coffee drinking in Split is so much more than just a consuming hot beverage. It has nothing to do with western-type grabbing one of those big mugs with coffee-to-go on the way to a meeting, work or wherever you can go in a rush. Surprisingly, in spite of centuries of close contacts, it also has a little to do with Italian-style espresso shots. Here, on eastern Adriatic shores it's a way to drink rakija, not coffee. Here, this custom is much closer to its variations in the eastern Mediterranean. ... More

History of Split is marked by Diocletian and his Palace, but centuries brought so much more. After all, history of some place is not only a tale about big events, or architectural endeavours, but maybe even more about its daily life. For example, one of my favourite stories from the Split past is the one about Vid Morpurgo and his bookstore, still standing at central square, Narodni trg or simply Pjaca (Piazza). Number inscribed on top of green wooden door says it all. This bookstore was ... More