Central Dalmatia

Central Dalmatia is tourist region on Croatian Adriatic seashore located between Trogir at the north and Neum at the south. The main city in the region is Split, which is a political, cultural and economic center of Dalmatia. Split is the main port which connects all central Dalmatian islands with the mainland through numerous ferry lines.
The most important tourist destinations in the region are Trogir, Kaštela, Split, Omiš, Makarska and of course the Central Dalmatian islands - Čiovo, Šolta, Brač, Hvar, and Vis.
Central Dalmatia has very good traffic connection to the mainland of Croatia and the rest of Europe throgh the A1/E65 highway also known as the Dalmatina highway.
There are many cultural-historic attractions in the region, especially ones on the UNESCO world heritage list:
- Historic City of Trogir, which is a remarkable example of urban continuity, with the orthogonal street plan which dates back to the Hellenistic period and which was embellished by successive rulers with many fine public and domestic buildings and fortifications. Its beautiful Romanesque churches are complemented by the outstanding Renaissance and Baroque buildings from the Venetian period.
- Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian; the ruins of Diocletian's Palace, built between the late 3rd and the early 4th centuries A.D., can be found throughout the city. The cathedral was built in the Middle Ages, reusing materials from the ancient mausoleum. 12th and 13th-century Romanesque churches, medieval fortifications, 15th-century Gothic palaces and other palaces in Renaissance and Baroque style make up the rest of the protected area.
- Stari Grad Plain; located on the Adriatic island of Hvar is a cultural landscape that has remained practically intact since it was first colonized by Ionian Greeks from Pharos in the 4th century BC. The original agricultural activity of this fertile plain, mainly centering on grapes and olives, has been maintained since Greek times to the present. The site is also a natural reserve. The landscape features ancient stone walls and trims, or small stone shelters, and bears testimony to the ancient geometrical system of land division used by the ancient Greeks, the chora which has remained virtually intact over 24 centuries.