SPLIT - Croatia and Slovenia - page 288

Split newspaper (with an even more detailed map), Split in Your Pocket mini-guidebooks
and maps, and piles of brochures.

Split Essentials

English Croatian Pronounced

Old Town Stari Grad STAH-ree grahd

City Harbor Gradska Luka GRAHD-skah LOO-kah

Harborfront promenade Riva REE-vah

Peristyle (old Roman square) Peristil PEH-ree-steel

Soccer team Hajduk HIGH-dook

Local sculptor Ivan Meštrovi ć EE-vahn MESH-troh-veech

Adriatic Sea Jadran YAH-drahn

Sightseeing Pass: If you're staying in town at least three nights, bring your hotel reser-
vation to the TI to claim your Splitcard, which covers free admission to several sights (in-
cludingtheCityMuseum,EthnographicMuseum,andcathedral)andoffersa50percentdis-
countatothersights(includingtheMeštrovi ć Gallery,ArchaeologicalMuseum,andGallery
of Fine Arts), plus minor discounts at other attractions, shops, and restaurants around town.
Busy sightseers staying less than three nights may find the card worth paying for; you can
buy one a few doors down from the Riva TI at Turisti č ki Biro, at #12 on the Riva (35 kn/72
hours).

Arrival in Split
By Boat, Bus, or Train: Split'sferryterminal(TrajektniTerminal),mainbusstation(Auto-
busni Kolodvor), and train station (Željezni č ka Stanica) all share a busy and practical strip
of land called Obala Kneza Domagoja, on the east side of the City Harbor. From any of
them, you can see the Old Town and Riva; just walk around the harbor toward the big bell
tower (about a 10-minute walk). Along the way, you'll pass travel agencies, baggage-stor-
ageoffices,peopletryingtorentrooms,apostoffice,Internetcafés,shops,andcafés.Arriv-
ing or leaving from this central location, you never need to deal with the concrete, exhaust-
stained sprawl of outer Split.