Two nights instead of four would have been enough though. The best holidays I've ever had have been to countries where I can either practise the language, or the culture or architecture is very different to my own.
For me, it was a bit too crowded and touristy, at least during the day. Unsurprisingly perhaps, because I and thousands of other people had taken advantage of the very cheap flights to Split with budget airlines like Wizzair and Easyjet. I did have a relaxing time though and I took an incredible number of pictures (believe it or not, they've been radically culled!).
Split felt extremely safe, even early in the morning and late at night. The weather was beautiful and sunny (about 35C), I went for some lovely long walks, and took a few local buses to different places. I had some delicious meals, and the coffee was exceptional - seriously good espresso! Cafe culture is very strong in Split. The most interesting place for me, outside of Split, was an excavated Roman settlement, Salona, about 40 minutes by bus.
Traveling around Split. There is a bus to Split run in conjunction with Croatia Airlines that seems to meet all flights, not just those operated by Croatia Airlines (currently 30kuna one way) It stops in the bus park just to the right of the airport and the bus driver makes sure you get on the right one. Alternatively, the number 37 bus runs from the bus stop on the main road every 20 minutes (17kuna). It may be more useful to use this going back to the airport. It runs from the bus station at the intersection of Domovinskog Rata and Sukoisanska about 15 minutes walk north of Split Old Town. It takes about 45 minutes to the airport and about an hour if you stay on the bus to Trogir.
To get to Salona, you need to take the number 1 bus from the right hand side of Domovinskog Rata as you head away from the Old Town (journey time about 40 minutes, it's worth asking someone on the bus to tell you when to get off). Bus number 60 takes you to Omis (pronounced Ohmish). This goes from the left hand side of Domovinskog Rata as you head away from the Old Town (journey time about an hour and 15 minutes). All these journey times were in the busiest season in August on a weekday.
Photos at the link to the right.
先週は４泊でクロアチアのスプリットに行った。最初の日からスプリットがすごくきれいと思った。旧市街は約1700年前に建てられた。それはほんとにリラックスできる場所が多い人すぎた。まじそれは渋谷の交差点のようだった！でも午前６時で良い写真を撮ることをできた。美しい場所けど４日で面白ことが少ない。楽しかったが、多分、2泊は十分だっただろう。
右のリンクで写真がある。
