Split Landmarks
Thanks to over 1700 years of history, the city of Split is filled with many amazing landmarks and attractions. Here we have compiled a list of the top landmarks in Split, with descriptions and photos, as well as the locations of each. Our interactive map also has all of them listed, so finding them will be a breeze.
Prepare for an amazing adventure among the most interesting heritage sites and other attractions Split has to offer without getting lost on your way there.
The Bell Tower of St. Arnir (Croatian: Zvonik sv. Arnira) is all that remains of a Benedictine monastery built in 1069. It was later dedicated to St. Arnir, who was an archbishop of Split.
The mosaics in Diocletian's Palace date back to the late 4th and early 5th centuries A.D. One part and a replica can be found near the Vestibule and in the Ethnographic Museum. The other is behind the cathedral.
The Aqueduct of Diocletian (Croatian: Dioklecijanov akvadukt) is an aqueduct built to supply water to Diocletian’s Palace. It was built around the same time as the palace itself (at the end of the 3rd century AD).
Gripe fortress (Croatian: Tvrđava Gripe) is a baroque fortress built to serve as a defense point against the Ottomans, and remained a military operations base all the way to the 20th century.
An octagonal tower that remains from a Venetian fortress built in the 15th century, located in the Fruit Square in Split.
Let me pass street (Croatian: Ulica pusti me proć) is a very narrow street that’s just over a meter wide and a couple of meters long. It stretches between the Temple of Jupiter and a restaurant right next to it.
St. Jerome’s Church (Croatian: Crkva sv. Jere) is a church built in 1480 near a cliff in Marjan Park. It is made of stone with a Gothic-style belfry and Renaissance-style ornaments.
The Church of St. Nicholas the Traveler (Croatian: Crkva sv. Nikole putnika) is a church built in 1219 by a man named Rako and his wife Elisabeth, who then donated it to the abbey of St. Stephen. It was rebuilt in 1990.