After spending our last night on charter yacht "Atreides" in Kastel Gomilica Marina (Near Split), we said our goodbyes to "Atreides" and thanked her for a wonderful week. The Sail Croatia staff (Stanko Prancic) thanked us for looking after the boat so well. We were a bit sad that our wonderful cruising adventure had come to an end, but decided that we would definitely be doing it again ("Atreides" was actually available for the next week!).
We picked up all our luggage and made our way back into Split with a taxi driver that didnt know where he was going; where we discovered to our delight that where we were staying for the night (Matkovic Apartments & Rooms) was right outside the wall of the Diocletian's Palace. This palace which is some 1700 years old covers a huge area right in the middle of Split and we did not realise how close we were on our first visit, and wonderful it was. Inside the walls of the palace is what amounts to a village made up of a myriad of shops, cafes, historic buildings, churches and a lot of people still live within the walls. We had a great time looking around, climbing the many steps to the top of the cathedral bell tower and going through the basement, which provides the foundation for the old palace, and which is still in its original layout.
We were really glad that we discovered the palace.