Split probably grew on me the most of the cities I’ve visited so far. My first impression, that Split is a summer resort town overrun with tourists, isn’t unjustified. But a lot of the people strutting their stuff on the Riva and drinking in the many outdoor restaurants are locals. And partially this impression is
I worry that my previous post about Split made it look a bit too ancient Roman. It’s not, really. It’s very much a medieval town that just happened to sprout from a Roman palace. There are some very narrow medieval streets that have sprouted in there, which make for fun exploring, again provided you’re not
Split vital statistics: Population (2011): 167,121 (city proper); 346,314 (metro) Latitude & longitude: 43˚ 30′ 36″ N, 16˚ 27′ 00″ E January average temperature: High 10.4˚C (50.7˚F), low 5.6˚C (42.1˚F) July average temperature: High 30˚C (86˚F), low 21.7˚C (71.1˚F) Time zone: GMT+2 (6 hours ahead of U.S. EDT) Language: Croatian (a.k.a. Serbo-Croatian) Currency: Croatian kuna