Fun things to do in Dalmatia - Split Region

Car parking, park on the main land and pay a much reduced fee compared to the street parking in the old town which is likely to be full anyway. The bus station is next to these car parks, both less than 10 minutes walk into the heart of Trogir.

Tucepi is one of the resorts south of Makarska on the Riviera. We found this to be a pleasant place, not overly crowded like others such as Brela. Tucepi has a small marina area and promenades either side with the beach as you see here. The restaurants were all on the sea front with a selection similar to other seaside resorts.

Trogir is only a small island and is connected by road bridge to Ciovo island. In search of a beach we drove to Okrug Gornji only to find it packed with no parking spot. We returned to this small man made beach closer to Trogir where we had some relaxation and a swim. There was a small cafe where you could but drinks and snacks as well. Car parking was limited here so we really grabbed a spot whenever we could.

There are lots of things written about Trogir and I found this a pleasant old town. There are a few things to see but the most popular and i feel important is the cathedral. There is an entrance fee (8kuna i think) that includes the a trip to the top of the bell tower if you so desire. The cathedral is only small and the whole visit including the bell tower, and recovery, will take about 1hr. The most spectacular part of the cathedral is this front door facade. BeeTed commented. "the different representations of both biblical figures and Christian merchants is intricate and dramatic.

It must be the most talked about beach in Croatia. We arrived at about 3pm on a day at the height of the summer season. It will not get much busier than this. There was still adequate car parking, albeit a 10 minute walk away down through the pine groves. There were a few stalls selling drinks and snacks on the beach as well as changing rooms and showers. The beach itself is of the Dalmatian shingle that is not so bad on the feet.

Shade can be sought in the pine groves and many people set there towels down here.

I really liked this beach, in fact I'd say it was definitely the best we experienced in the region. It was busy but there was much more space than on other beaches so it was not over crowded like in many of the other resorts.

We dedicated one day to Brac island and took the car ferry from Split to Supetar. We toured by car to see the harbour town of Milna and a couple of other places before heading for the prize of Zlatni Rat at Bol. I knew that I had to make the pilgrimage to this beach. I'm not sure we got the most out of this day. The beach was great fun, busy as expected but not too full, there was still plenty of space for everyone. In the end the stress involved of crossing the island back to the ferry for a reasonable time was a little too much and the things we saw at anywhere other than Bol were not particularly worthwhile. A better bet for us would have been to take one of the local tour operators day trips to Bol where we could have spent a more relaxing time without the car. However, the Zlatni Rat beach became much less busy from around 4pm onwards as the day trippers beagn to leave the beach. I expect by 7 or 8 o'clock this would have a really different feel about it.

Skradin is a small town and the gateway to the Krka National Park. We parked here before setting off by boat to the park. On the way back we decided to take spend the evening here. It is a leisurely place, much more relaxed than the resorts on the coast that we had experienced. There are a few restaurants and we had a great dinner on the quayside with some excellent fresh water fish on sale. I would not have come across this town if it were not for the national park and we spent a pleasant evening here. The marina had some fancy boats in to come and see me which you can see in the background.

It was a two hour drive from where we stayed but this was worth it. We drove to Skradin, parked up and made our way to the boat. We were worried about not having a ticket at this stage but do not worry, the boat ride is free. The same cannot be said of the Park itself. The cost was 90 Kuna per adult, appox €14 or £12 and 70 Kuna for children. For this you can walk around the park wherever you want and swim in the lake at the bottom of this large waterfall. See my warnings about proces though.