Visiting Split & Trogir

Visiting Dalmatia and not be left in awe is something that never happens, no matter how many times I vacation in or simply drive through. This time, I was no ordinary tourist, but a teacher on a four day long school trip with the 8th graders. Thankfully, when traveling with good kids, you are left with that little bit of freedom to take a few moments for yourself. These photos are those moments.

We spent most of our afternoon and evenings at the resort, where students played games and hung out. Mornings, however, were reserved for exploring local historic towns. The first one we visited was Split, Croatia’s second largest city. I’ve visited this millennia old town many times, but, like most things in Dalmatia, never ceases to amaze me. We had an hour long tour with the local guide, showing us the Roman Empire and Medieval era Split, including famous Dioclecian’s palace. As you can tell, my representation of Split is all about palm trees and Roman buildings. **Fun historic fact:** St. Dominus Cathedral is one of the oldest catholic churches in the world, used to be Dioclecian’s mausoleum (octagon looking building next to the tower).

On our way home, we took a boat ride to Trogir, medieval town on an island which is, in my humble opinion, one of the prettiest towns I’ve ever been to. In the last photo, you can see the tower of St. Lawrence cathedral that was being build for centuries; each floor is different style—from early Romanesque period to Renaissance. One of my favourite perks of living in Croatia, for someone who loves and lives history, is that you don’t have to travel far to experience old civilizations—they are right there, on your doorstep. It’s something I’m reminded of every time I travel around my country. Dalmatia, I’ll be back. God bless.