Sights in Split - Croatia and Slovenia - page 355

longer trip). The other, slower option is local bus #37; because this bus makes several stops
along the way, it can take longer (3/hour Mon-Fri, 2/hour Sat-Sun; 45-60 minutes, depend-
ing on traffic; departs from Split's suburban bus station—Prigradski Autobusni Kolodvor, a
10-minute walk north of Old Town on Domovinskog rata; buy 20-kn ticket for zone IV at
ticket window or on bus). Note that bus #37 also stops at the airport on its way between
SplitandTrogir;ifyou'resleepinginTrogirbeforecatchingaflight,thisbusishandy(about
10 minutes from Trogir; taxis from Trogir to the airport are exorbitantly priced).
Drivers will find a handy parking lot on the left just before Trogir (10 kn/hour); you can
walk into town in five minutes (pass the bus station and cross the bridge).
Orientation to Trogir
Trogir is a small island wedged between the mainland and the much bigger Č iovo Island.
Busybridgesconnectittotherestoftheworldatitseastend,andabigsoccerfieldsqueezed
betweenimposingwatchtowersanchorsthewestend.Inthemiddleisatightmedievalmaze
of twisty marble-stone lanes.
Tourist Information: Atthemainsquare,namedforPopeJohnPaulII(TrgIvanaPavla
II), you'll find the TI (mid-June-Aug daily 8:00-20:00, Easter-mid-June and Sept daily
8:00-19:00, progressively shorter hours and closed Sun off-season, tel. [phone]).
Arrival in Trogir: Busesdropyouoffatthemainlandmarket,justacrossthecanalfrom
the island. Cross the bridge into town and wander straight ahead for two blocks (bearing
left); you'll run into the main square.
Sights in Trogir
On the main square is the town's centerpiece, the Cathedral of St. Lawrence (Katedrala
Sv. Lovre). Built from the 13th through the 17th century, the cathedral drips with history.
The bell tower alone took 200 years to build, leaving it a textbook lesson in Dalmatian ar-
chitectural styles: straightforward Gothic at the bottom, Venetian Gothic in the middle, and
Renaissance at the top. The cathedral's front entryway—the ornately decorated, recently re-
stored Radovan's Portal—is worth a gander. Inside, it's dark, very old-feeling, and packed
with altars. The treasury features some beautiful 15th-century carved-wood cabinets filled
with ecclesiastical art and gear.
The town's other sights are the Town Museum (Muzej Grada), a few blocks north (to-
ward the mainland) from the main square; and the Monastery of St. Nikola (Samostan Sv.
Nikole), a few blocks south (toward Č iovo Island).
But Trogir isn't for museum-going; it's for aimless strolling. And the best place for that
is along the wide, beautifully manicured harborfront promenade along the southern edge