HR · Split-Dalmatia County · 43.51°N 16.44°E

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Everyday streets inside a Roman palace, a busy seafront and ferries to Dalmatian islands.

Best time
May–June and September–October are warm, good for the town and island trips. July–August is hot, with crowded ferries; winter is quieter, with fewer island connections.
How long
2–3 days
Getting there
Fly to Split with one stop, usually via Istanbul, or change in Zagreb for a short domestic flight; allow about 17–20 hours all in. Airport buses reach the bus station beside the ferry port in about 30–45 minutes. Croatia is 6 hours behind KL in summer and 7 in winter.
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Dear group chat,Everyday streets inside a Roman palace, a busy seafront and ferries to Dalmatian islands.— gowherelahTo: whoever’s drivingSplitHR, Split-Dalmatia County
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≈ 9,384 km from KL, as the crow flies
View from the hill Marjan

Photo: Tatyana Peshkova · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each.

Split's old town grew up inside the walls of a Roman emperor's palace, so people still live, shop and drink coffee among 1,700-year-old columns. Add the seafront, nearby beaches and ferries to the islands, and it's an easy base for the Dalmatian coast.

Makan

  1. SoparnikA thin pie of chard, onion and parsley, baked under embers in the villages of nearby Poljica.Map ↗
  2. PašticadaSplit's beef braised for hours in wine and prunes; the meat is traditionally larded with bacon.Map ↗
  3. Grilled fish with blitvaFresh fish with chard and potatoes in olive oil.Map ↗

Things to do

  1. Diocletian's PalaceNot a ruin but a neighbourhood: homes, shops and cafés fill the Roman walls and gates.Map ↗
  2. The Peristyle and cathedralThe palace's columned courtyard, beside the emperor's mausoleum, now the cathedral, with a bell tower to climb.Map ↗
  3. MarjanA wooded hill on the peninsula west of town, with steps up to viewpoints and small swimming coves below.Map ↗
  4. The RivaThe palm-lined seafront promenade, for coffee and watching the ferries come and go.Map ↗
  5. BačviceThe sandy town beach, where locals play picigin, a splashy game of keeping a small ball in the air.Map ↗

Good to know

  • The palace lanes are free to wander; the cellars, cathedral and bell tower have their own tickets.
  • In summer, book island catamarans ahead, as queues at the harbour are long.
  • Halal food is scarce in town, though a few hotels in the Split area are halal-certified; grilled fish is the easy option.

Last checked October 2026. Things change, so check opening times, fees and transport before you go.