Friday, May 2, 2025 (continued)
The walking tour of Split, Croatia continues.
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| Game of Thrones Museum (2019) |
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| People's Square with Old Town Hall (15C) on the left |
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| Nakić House (1902, by Špiro Nakić in Art Nouveau style) |
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Morpurgo Bookstore (est 1860 at this location)
is one of the oldest bookstores in the world |
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Gradska Kavana Central/City Café Central (1898) is one
of the oldest and most popular coffee houses in Split |
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| Milesi Palace (18C) |
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| Fruit Square with the Venetian Citadel (1441) |
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Statue (1925 by Ivan Meštrović) of
Marko Marulić, a poet who is considered
the Father of Croatian Literature |
On our own:
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Sigmund Freud Plaque indicating that
the psychoanalyst stayed in this house
in September 1898 |
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| Riva, the promenade along the water's edge |
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| Matejuska Fishermen's Port |
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| Fishermen's Port get-together at the lockers |
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| Fishermen's lockers |
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| Whoa, a lot more lockers |
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Republic Square (center 1859, west side 1860s,
and east side 1911-1928) |
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| Republic Square was built during the Napoleon era |
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Former Spa (1903, by Kamilo Tončić in Croatian
Art Nouveau) was built over a sulfur spring;
we did not smell any sulfur |
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Because flies do not like the smell of sulfur, the
Fish Market (1890) was built next to the spring |
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| A peek inside the Fish Market |
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The Teacup is a whimsical fountain (1998, by
Kažimir Hraste); the hand position with thumb between
the index and middle fingers, known as the "figa" sign,
represents stubbornness and resilience |
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Judith - The Siege of Bethulia (2024,
by Luka Duplančić and Ivan Svaguša) is
based on an etching by Matko Trebotić
inspired by a Marko Marulić poem (1501) |
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Croatian National Theater (1893, by Emilio Vecchietti and
Ante Bezić in Renaissance style) |
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Sculpture of Gajo Filomen Bulat who was
mayor of Split when the theater was built |
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Back in People's Square, a statue of
St Anthony the Hermit with a tiny man to
his left representing the donor, Ciprianis |
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Above St Anthony is a relief of the
Ciprianis coat-of-arms and Adam & Eve
aka the "arguing couple" |
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| Peristyle/central courtyard of Diocletian's Palace |
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| Luxury Island Cruise Ships include bicycles |
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| You can recharge your mobile phone on this bench |
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