Croatia
Things to do in Split
36 places22 stories3 routes
Sightlore has 36 places to explore in Split, and 22 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Split's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Klis Fortress
The Klis Fortress is a medieval fortress situated above the village of Klis, near Split, Croatia.
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Sustipan
Sustipan (lit. Saint Stephen) is a small peninsula located in the southwestern part of Split. In Middle Ages there was a Benedictine monastery and a church.
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Salona
Salona was an ancient city and the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia near Split, in Croatia. It was one of the largest cities of the late Roman Empire with approximately 60,000 inhabitants.
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Bronze Gate
The Bronze Gate, or "the Southern Gate", is the smaller of the four principal Roman gates into the stari grad (old town) of Split.
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Golden Gate
The Golden Gate, or "the Northern Gate", is one of the four principal Roman gates into the stari grad (old town) of Split. Built as the main gate of Diocletian's Palace, it was elaborately decorated to mark its status.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Split
The Museum of Fine Arts, is an art museum in Split, Croatia containing works from the 14th century up to the present day providing an overview of the artistic developments in the local art scene.
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Temple of Jupiter, Split
The Temple of Jupiter is a temple in Split, Croatia dedicated to the Ancient Roman god Jupiter. It is located in the western part of Diocletian's Palace near the Peristyle, the central square of the imperial complex.
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Church and Friary of St Francis, Split
Franciscan church and friary at the west end of the waterfront, on the site of the early Christian church of St Felix.
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Split Science museum
Split Science Museum is a museum located on mount Marjan hill, in Split, Croatia. The Science museum is an old house. The museum present few collections as mineralogy and geology collections and more
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Split City Museum
Museum in the Gothic-Renaissance Papalić palace telling Split's cultural history from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
Discovery routes in Split
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Split: Diocletian's Palace
A city living inside a Roman emperor's retirement palace: the Golden Gate, St Martin's, the Peristyle, the Cathedral of St Domnius, the Temple of Jupiter and the Bronze Gate.
Split: Varoš and Marjan Hill
From St Frane on the waterfront to the theatre, from the Jewish cemetery into Marjan's pine forest, to the Meštrović Gallery and the Sustipan headland.
Split: Salona and Klis Fortress
The Archaeological Museum, the Poljud monastery, the ruins of Salona, capital of Roman Dalmatia, and Klis Fortress looking down on Split.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Diocletian's Palace
Diocletian's Palace is an ancient Roman palace and fortress complex in Split, Croatia. It was built at the end of the third century AD by the Roman Emperor Diocletian as his retirement residence.
Peristil
The colonnaded central court of Diocletian's Palace, one of the oldest surviving squares in Europe.
Temple of Jupiter, Split
The Temple of Jupiter is a temple in Split, Croatia dedicated to the Ancient Roman god Jupiter. It is located in the western part of Diocletian's Palace near the Peristyle, the central square of the imperial complex.
Bronze Gate
The Bronze Gate, or "the Southern Gate", is the smaller of the four principal Roman gates into the stari grad (old town) of Split.
Croatian National Theatre in Split
The Croatian National Theatre in Split is a theatre located in Split, Croatia. Originally opened in 1893, the theatre is owned and operated by the City of Split and is one of the oldest surviving theatres in Dalmatia.
Old Jewish Cemetery, Split
The oldest Jewish cemetery in Croatia, on the slope of Marjan.
Salona
Salona was an ancient city and the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia near Split, in Croatia. It was one of the largest cities of the late Roman Empire with approximately 60,000 inhabitants.
Klis Fortress
The Klis Fortress is a medieval fortress situated above the village of Klis, near Split, Croatia.
Fortress Gripe
Seventeenth-century fortress built to defend Split against the Ottomans, now home to the Maritime Museum and state archive.
Lovrinac Cemetery
Split's city cemetery, made up of several sections.
Pomorac Memorial Lighthouse, Split
Lighthouse on Katalinić hill forming a memorial with the Monument to the Unknown Sailor.
Split breakwater lighthouse
Lighthouse at the tip of the breakwater at the entrance to Split harbour.
Museums
Museum of Fine Arts, Split
The Museum of Fine Arts, is an art museum in Split, Croatia containing works from the 14th century up to the present day providing an overview of the artistic developments in the local art scene.
Split City Museum
Museum in the Gothic-Renaissance Papalić palace telling Split's cultural history from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
Ethnographic museum Split
Ethnographic museum right beside the Peristyle, the central square of Diocletian's Palace.
Split Science museum
Split Science Museum is a museum located on mount Marjan hill, in Split, Croatia. The Science museum is an old house. The museum present few collections as mineralogy and geology collections and more
Ivan Meštrović Gallery
Ivan Meštrović Gallery, is an art museum in Split, Croatia dedicated to the work of the 20th-century sculptor, Ivan Meštrović.
Archaeological Museum Split
The Split Archaeological Museum is the oldest museum in Croatia, established in 1820 by a decree of the Dalmatian government in Zadar.
Croatian Maritime Museum
The Croatian Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Split, Croatia. The museum is located in a 19th-century building, itself built within the 17th-century Gripe Fortress.
Places of worship
St Martin's Church
St. Martin's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Split, Croatia.
Cathedral of Saint Domnius
The Cathedral of Saint Domnius, known locally as the Sveti Dujam or colloquially Sveti Duje, is the Catholic cathedral in Split, Croatia.
Church and Friary of St Francis, Split
Franciscan church and friary at the west end of the waterfront, on the site of the early Christian church of St Felix.
Church of Our Lady of Health
Franciscan church and friary consecrated in 1937, a well-known Marian shrine in Split.
Saint Francis Monastery and Church, Poljud
Franciscan church and friary in a cove on the north side of the Split peninsula, facing Kaštela bay.
Benedictine Convent of St Arnir, Split
Former Benedictine convent in Split, founded in 1069.
Church of St Nicholas, Veli Varoš
Small church of St Nicholas (Mikula) at Stagnja in Split's Veli Varoš quarter.
Co-Cathedral of St. Peter, Split
The Co-Cathedral of St. Peter is a Catholic church located in Split, in the southern part of Croatia, which serves as the co-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Split-Makarska. The construction of the Co-Cathedral of St.
Church and Friary of St Catherine (St Dominic), Split
Dominican church and friary on the edge of Split's city market.
Chapel of Our Lady of the Belfry
The Belltower of the Church of Our Lady of the Belfry is a disused Roman Catholic church in Split, Croatia. Built into a small space (an early guardhouse) within the ancient Iron Gate of Diocletian's western wall.
Church of the Holy Cross
Catholic church in Split, built and extended from the 17th century onwards.
Church of the Holy Spirit
Medieval church in the northwest of the historic centre, once part of a larger complex.
Church of Holy Trinity
Church of Holy Trinity is a Pre-Romanesque style Roman Catholic church located in Split, Croatia.
Church of Our Lady of Pojišan
Marian votive church on the hill above Bačvice bay, first mentioned in a 10th-century inscription.
Monuments
Golden Gate
The Golden Gate, or "the Northern Gate", is one of the four principal Roman gates into the stari grad (old town) of Split. Built as the main gate of Diocletian's Palace, it was elaborately decorated to mark its status.
Nature
Marjan
Marjan is a hill on the peninsula of the city of Split, the second largest city of Croatia. It is covered in a dense Mediterranean pine forest and completely surrounded by the city and the sea, making it a unique sight.
Sustipan
Sustipan (lit. Saint Stephen) is a small peninsula located in the southwestern part of Split. In Middle Ages there was a Benedictine monastery and a church.
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