Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Split, Croatia

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 6 km
Ascend 212 m
Descend 316 m

Explore Split in Croatia with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in SplitIndividual Sights in Split

Sight 1: Gospe Od Betlema

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The church of Our Lady of Bethlehem is located in Split, on the southern slopes of Marjan. In the church, midnight mass is traditionally celebrated on Christmas Eve.

Wikipedia: Crkva Betlehem na Marjanu (HR)

622 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Crkva Gospe od Sedam žalosti

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Church of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows, church in Split, Meštrović promenade 126. It is a protected cultural property.

Wikipedia: Crkva Gospe od sedam žalosti u Splitu (HR)

211 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Bambina glavica

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Bambina glavica is a locality and elevation (glavica) in the southern part of the Marjan peninsula, in front of the southern slopes of Marjan, and east of kašjuni bay. The highest peak is 59 meters high. It was named after the split family Tomić - Bamba.

Wikipedia: Bambina glavica (HR)

1403 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 4: Galerija Meštrović

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Ivan Meštrović Gallery, is an art museum in Split, Croatia dedicated to the work of the 20th-century sculptor, Ivan Meštrović. The gallery preserves and presents to the public the most significant works of Meštrović, and is in itself an art monument. The permanent collection includes works of sculpture, drawings, design, furniture and architecture. Holdings include original plaster models by the artist, as well as finished works in bronze, marble and wood. The gallery building and grounds were based on original plans by Meštrović himself, and included living and working areas, as well as exhibition spaces.

Wikipedia: Ivan Meštrović Gallery (EN)

1378 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 5: Crkva Sv. Nikole Putnika

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Church of st. St. Nicholas on The Mountain, a Roman Catholic sacral building in Split, located on the southern slopes of Marjan, above the First Belt.

Wikipedia: Crkva sv. Nikole na Marjanu (HR)

798 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 6: Sv. Mikule

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Church of st. Nikola (Mikule) on Stagnja is a Roman Catholic sacral building in Split's Veli Varoš.

Wikipedia: Crkva sv. Nikole u Splitu (HR)

426 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Hrvatsko narodno kazalište u Splitu

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The Croatian National Theatre split operates in a building erected on May 6, 1893 on Gaje Bulat Square in Split. The Split CNT is the central theatre in Split and the most important theatre institution in Dalmatia. The theatre building is a protected cultural property.

Wikipedia: Hrvatsko narodno kazalište u Splitu (HR), Website

65 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: church of Our Lady of Good Health

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Church and monastery of Our Lady of Health, a famous Marian shrine in Split. Today's church was built in recent times and consecrated in 1937, and is located on the site of an older church from the 18th century. It is located on the north side of Gaja Bulat Square, east of the CNT building in Split.

Wikipedia: Franjevačka crkva i samostan Gospe od Zdravlja u Splitu (HR)

127 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Museum of Illusions

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The Museum of Illusions is a museum in Split, Croatia. It will be inaugurated in 2020 and is located just west of Strossmayer Park and north of the historic center of Split and the former Roman Diocletian's Palace. The Museum of Illusions is a sister museum to the Museum of Illusions in Zagreb.

Wikipedia: Illusionsmuseet, Split (SV), Website, Facebook

370 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Bedem Cornaro

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Rampart Cornaro is a fortification facility in Split, Croatia. It is located near Strossmayer Park, Zagrebačka, Sinjska and Nodilova streets.

Wikipedia: Bedem Cornaro u Splitu (HR)

516 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 11: Ad basilicas pictas

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The archaeological site Ad basilicas pictas in Split is a protected cultural heritage.

Wikipedia: Arheološko nalazište Ad basilicas pictas (HR)

101 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Muzej vode u Splitu

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The building of the old water supply system in Split, Croatia, at the Homeland War 9.

Wikipedia: Zgrada starog vodovoda u Splitu (HR)

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