With some nice weather on Friday, I was able to start my day with a jog along the waterfront, being reminded that the Dalmation coast is one of the most popular areas for sailing in the world.
The jog took me up a hill to an overlook.
We had only one more day to use our Split pass, so went out to find two of the museums with the 50% discount. One note: before walking over a mile to reach a museum, double check to make sure it’s open. The Archeological Museum would be closed until Oct. 12. On the plus side, we saw several parks and parts of town with more reasonable restaurants as we walked from one outer museum to the other – the Maritime Museum, on the other side of old town.
We found it with the assistance of one local and one other tourist. The Maritime Museum is housed in the Gripe Fortress, a relative newcomer to the Dalmatian Coast, built in the 17th century by the Venetians to defend against the Ottomans. It highlights the history of Croatia as a seafaring nation.
The rest of the day was spent relaxing, cooking, and catching a sunset on the waterfront.
Saturday’s weather prediction was “mostly sunny”, and with a choice of ferries to neighboring islands, we decided to explore beyond Split itself. You can reach Hvar by a 1-hour ferry from Split for $36 round trip. The rocky and pebbly shores of Hvar are dotted with swimming piers, though be careful of your choice of swimwear:
According to Google, this started in 2017 after the locals became tired of underdressed individuals getting drunk in public and giving the town a reputation for being a party place, instead of its desired identity to be a high-end resort town.
Though the main attraction for me was the Fort (and you know how much I love forts).
Hvar has been protected by its fort since the 13th century, and after climbing about 15 flights of steps followed by a gravel paved path with switchbacks, we made it to The Town Fortress of Hvar. Entry is 50 kuna/pp (so about $16 for 2), and if you don’t want to hike, you can reach the entrance by taxi, but there are still a lot of steps inside the fort to get great views of the city of Hvar.
Once we returned to Split, John had not had enough hiking and steps for the day, so we climbed the hill of the Marjan – the big hill (not the little hill I went up on my jog) on the western side of Split – that offers amazing views of the town and sunset in reward for your efforts.
We had a lazy, rainy Sunday. On Monday, we will take a short trip to Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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