Travel Guide

From peka under the bell to black risotto, pašticada and fritule — a local’s bucket list of the Dalmatian dishes (and wines) you should actually eat around Split.

Split’s evenings aren’t about clubbing — they’re a slow ritual of sunset drinks, the Riva passeggiata, wine in stone lanes and late dinners. A local’s guide to the city after dark.

Plitvice is Croatia’s most famous national park — but it’s nearly three hours from Split. Here’s the honest local guide to doing the lakes as a day trip, and when to choose Krka instead.

July and August in Split mean low-30s heat and sun-baked stone. Locals don’t fight it — they work around it. Here’s how to enjoy Split in the heat: when to swim, when to hide, and when the city wakes up.

Hvar is the island every visitor names — but how do you do it in a day from Split? A local’s guide to the catamaran, Hvar Town, a Pakleni swim, lavender and the last boat home.

Just west of Diocletian’s Palace lies Veli Varoš — Split’s old stone fishermen’s quarter of steep lanes, tiny konobas and the stairway up Marjan. A local’s guide.

Only one day in Split? Here’s how a local would spend it, hour by hour — palace at dawn, a konoba lunch, a swim, and sunset on Marjan.

Skip the supermarket — Split shops at the Pazar green market and the Peškarija fish market every morning. A local’s guide to what to buy, when to go, and how.

Trogir does not need a full day. A local 4-hour route from Split — bus 37, the cathedral bell tower at 15:00, golden hour on the riva, dinner back home.

After 22:00 the Palace empties and the limestone becomes architectural again. A local’s quiet route through Diocletian’s Palace after dark — what’s open, what to see, why night beats noon.