Sika Apartments

Three days in Split with kids — old town, Diocletian’s Palace, sandy Bačvice beach, Marjan park, Salona ruins. A relaxed family itinerary written by locals.

Skip the postcard images. Here are six beaches in and around Split that locals actually use — including one walking distance from our old-town apartments.

Skip July and August. Split in shoulder season — May, September, October — has warm sea, fewer crowds, lower prices, and the city back in local hands.

Skip the Riva tourist traps. Seven konobas in Split where locals actually eat — for grilled fish, pašticada, and unhurried dinners with house wine.

Most tourists in Split miss Salona — the ancient Roman capital where Diocletian was born, fifteen minutes inland. A free, almost-empty 30-hectare ruin worth half a day.

From a one-hour ferry to Hvar to a 2.5-hour drive to Mostar — the seven Split day trips our guests come back raving about, ranked by ease.

A 1,700-year-old Roman palace that became a living town. Where to enter, what most visitors miss, and when to go to dodge cruise crowds — by your hosts at Sika Apartments.

Taxi, shuttle, public bus or rental car — the practical guide to getting from SPU to Sika Apartments in Split or Solin without the usual airport-arrival headaches.