SPLIT - Croatia and Slovenia - page 287

Split's domino-shaped Old Town is made up of two square sections. The east half was
once Diocletian's Palace, and the west half is the medieval town that sprang up next door.
The shell of Diocletian's ruined palace provides a checkerboard street plan, with a gate
at each end. But the streets built since are anything but straight, making the Old Town a
delightfully convoluted maze (double-decker in some places). At the center of the former
palace is a square called the Peristyle (Peristil), where you'll find the TI, cathedral, and
highest concentration of Roman ruins.
Tourist Information
SplithastwoTIlocations:OneisinthelittlechapelonthesquarecalledthePeristyle,inthe
verycenterofDiocletian'sPalace,andtheotherisontheRivaat#9,facingtheharbor(same
hours for both: May-Sept Mon-Sat 8:00-21:00, Sun 8:00-13:00—longer if there's a cruise
ship in town; April and Oct Mon-Sat 8:00-20:00, Sun 8:00-13:00; Nov-March Mon-Fri
9:00-16:00, Sat 9:00-13:00, closed Sun; Peristyle tel. [phone], Riva tel. [phone],
www.visitsplit.com ). The TIs hand out a stack of free info: a good town map, the Discover