Day Trip: Trogir

One of the most charming towns on the Dalmatian coast, Trogir makes a great stop near Split. Toto Bergamo Rossi of Venetian Heritage explains: “Trogir, a powerful city in the Middle Ages with both Greek and Roman origins, is nicknamed the Adriatic’s Venice (while it has no waterways, it is connected to the coast by a bridge). Buildings and streets are made with a local white stone and there’s the amazing Cathedral of St. Lawrence (Trg Ivana Pavla II; 385-21-881-426) as well as a beautiful square. Seemingly every street is teeming with architectural treasures like Gothic houses, courtyards with stone stairs and charming palazzi. Other than the cathedral, visitors should also seek out: Cipiko Palace, the former home of a prominent local family (Trg Ivana Pavla II); Church of St. Nicholas, a Benedictine convent with a museum (Church of St. Dominic, Obala Bana Berislavica); the cathedral’s art gallery and its Chapel of St. John, which boasts a collection of Renaissance sculptures including Niccolò di Giovanni Fiorentino’s Lamentation.”