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All places →Marjan viewpointWorth a stopViewpointsWorth the climb for this. The whole of Split is laid out below you - the old town under its terracotta roofs, the Riva curving round to the harbour, and the islands sitting out across the water. There was a cruise ship in when I was up there, which gives you the scale of the place better than anything else does.
I went up twice, once in the evening and once in the middle of the day, and it was worth both. Pines and cypresses frame the view so you get a slightly different picture depending on where along the path you stop.
It is a proper set of steps up rather than a stroll, so take water in summer. Would go back!SplitWorth a stopTownsSplit is the one that surprised me most. The old town isn't near a Roman palace, it IS one - Diocletian built it to retire into and people simply never left, so there are flats and bars and washing lines built into fourth-century walls. Go and stand under the vestibule and look straight up: an open circle in the brick dome with the sky through it, and usually someone singing klapa underneath because the acoustics are ridiculous. Get lost in the lanes, come out on the Riva for a coffee and watch the ferries. Wonderful place.