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Croatia: Split

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A sailboat docked in the water in Split, Croatia.
The seaside city of Split holds many wonders, both modern and ancient.
A woman walks along the busy port of Split in Croatia.
It has an active port. From there you can take ferries to many islands as well as Dubrovnik.
People walk by the shops and restaurants near the harbor in Split Croatia.
A courtyard in Diocletian's Palace, a massive, 4th-century Roman retirement fortress in Split, Croatia.
Diocletian’s Palace was built at the end of the third century AD by the Roman Emperor Diocletian as his retirement residence.
Tourists mingle in a courtyard framed by tall columns.
The 7.4 acre palace takes up about half of the old city. It is so large that it doesn’t feel like you’re inside a palace, but merely walking in an ancient walled city.
The tower of Diocletian's Palace, a massive, 4th-century Roman retirement fortress in Split, Croatia.
The tower of Diocletian’s Palace.
Two men dressed like Romans have some fun with a tourist in Diocletian's Palace, a massive, 4th-century Roman retirement fortress in Split, Croatia.
Two men dressed like Romans have some fun with a tourist at Diocletian’s Palace.
A stairway leads under Diocletian's Palace, a massive, 4th-century Roman retirement fortress in Split, Croatia.
A stairway leads under Diocletian’s Palace, a massive complex of underground vaulted halls and tunnels.
An archway beneath Diocletian's Palace, a massive, 4th-century Roman retirement fortress in Split, Croatia.
Stonework beneath Diocletian's Palace, a massive, 4th-century Roman retirement fortress in Split, Croatia.
Tourists explore beneath Diocletian's Palace, a massive, 4th-century Roman retirement fortress in Split, Croatia.
A woman poses beneath Diocletian's Palace, a massive, 4th-century Roman retirement fortress in Split, Croatia.
A black cat walks beneath Diocletian's Palace, a massive, 4th-century Roman retirement fortress in Split, Croatia.
An ornate doorway beneath Diocletian's Palace, a massive, 4th-century Roman retirement fortress in Split, Croatia.
The sphinx at Diocletian's Palace, a massive, 4th-century Roman retirement fortress in Split, Croatia.
A 3,500-year-old Egyptian sphinx brought by Emperor Diocletian is the oldest object in the city.
A woman poses at Diocletian's Palace, a massive, 4th-century Roman retirement fortress in Split, Croatia.
A woman eats risotto in Split Croatia.
Trish enjoys a plate of risotto.
A couple pose for the camera in the old city of Split.
Baton twirlers lift their legs in synch during a parade at Diocletian's Palace, a massive, 4th-century Roman retirement fortress in Split, Croatia.
A parade, featuring baton twirlers, broke out at Diocletian’s Palace to celebrate Statehood Day.
A baton twirler leads a parade at Diocletian's Palace, a massive, 4th-century Roman retirement fortress in Split, Croatia.
On Statehood Day, Croatians celebrate the constitution of the first democratically elected, multi-party parliament on May 30, 1990.
A parade at Diocletian's Palace, a massive, 4th-century Roman retirement fortress in Split, Croatia.
A nighttime musical event outside The Croatian National Theatre in Split.
A concert and ceremony was held outside the Croatian National Theatre in Split, followed by fireworks, on Statehood Day.
The blue sky can be seen as a circle in a hole in the roof at Diocletian's Palace, a massive, 4th-century Roman retirement fortress in Split, Croatia.
An opening in the roof at Diocletian’s Palace.
A waiter works behind a barred window in Split Croatia.
A waiter works behind a barred window in Split Croatia.
Colorful lights flash inside a nightclub in Split Croatia.
Colorful lights flash inside a nightclub in Split, Croatia.