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Diocletian's Palace
A 4th-century Roman palace at the heart of Split.
Photo: Ernest Hébrard (recoloured by DIREKTOR) / Public domain
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Diocletian's Aqueduct
The Roman aqueduct that carried spring water from the Jadro to the palace: its arches still stand over the road.
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Photo: Draceane / CC BY-SA 4.0
Why it is worth your time
To give Diocletian's Palace its own water supply, the Romans built an aqueduct from the spring of the Jadro river down to the sea. The finest surviving run of arches rises at the edge of town towards Solin, tall enough for traffic to pass beneath. The structure is around 1,700 years old, and parts of the route served the city again in modern times.
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Late afternoon light hits the arches head-on: the best hour for a photo.
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Photo: Berthold Werner / CC BY-SA 4.0
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Klis Fortress
A mountain stronghold guarding the road to Split.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA
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