Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
• Start in front of the palace, at the east end of the Riva. To get a sense of the original palace,
check out the big illustration posted across from the palace entry. Across the street at the
end of the Riva, notice the big car-size model of today's Old Town, which is helpful for ori-
entation. (Both the sign and the model are usually crowded with tour groups.) Now study
the...
Palace Facade
The “front” of today's Split—facing the harbor—was actually the back door of Diocletian's
Palace. There was no embankment in front of the palace back then, so the water came right
up to this door—sort of an emergency exit by boat. Looking out to the water, appreciate
the palace'sstrategic location: It'seasy tofortify,andtospotenemies approaching either by
land or by sea.
