Viator ran a sale on Hop on, Hop off Busses out of Split for all three lines (Red, Blue and Green) for one low price. Ever a bargain shopper, once I compared the local bus schedule against the stops on the Blue Line, it made sense to sign up.
Turns out Croatia, a predominantly Christian nation, celebrates Easter as a four day holiday. Our tour guide explained we would get an extra 45 minutes in Trogir since one of our stops was closed.
As we turned the corner, we went through one of my narrow passageways to the original village square
At the end of the square is the main cathedral
Trogir is 500 years older than Split. This medieval arch surrounding the main entry into the cathedral includes a nod to Adam and Eve and part of the pictorial display of the model. It being a more modest area, the figure modestly covers himself.
As it was still very much Easter, we had another giant hand-painted easter egg to enjoy.
People in Trogir are very frugal, and if it’s not broken, they don’t fix it. An example of this is the main governmental building in the town square, which has housed the mayor’s office for the last 500 years.
A short walk away from the square revealed a labyrinth of enclosed courtyards peppered by sweet and coffee shops (of course) as well as small hotels with rooms to rent.
A typical sweet is the Rafoli, which is a shortbread crust half-moon with minced nut and or nut and chocolate fillings.
If you make a wrong turn, there are many gateways back into the middle
Trogir specializes in all types of seafood, including some fish I’ve never seen before
If you get tired of wandering the narrow, smooth sandstone streets, you can pop back out to the arena and adminre the boats.
As with other cities in this part of Croatia, a fortress at the edge of the bay was used in Game of Thrones
We quickly boarded the bus and were whisked away to the next stop.
Stunning/ 500 years wow