Diocletian's Palace

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Location

Split, Croatia
United States
43° 30' 30.1896" N, 16° 26' 25.5336" E
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General info: 

Diocletian’s Palace is an ancient residence of the Roman Emperor Diocletian, designed to house him after his retirement in 305 AD. After the Romans moved away from here, the palace remained abandoned until the 7th century, when it became a permanent settlement. Today the palace, along with adjoining areas to the west, forms the very heart of Split. Many shops, restaurants, bars and apartments for tourists can be found within the palace.

Since 1979, the palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The palace has been featured on the reverse of the 500 kuna banknote, the edition issued in 1993. If you are a Game of Thrones fan, you might be familiar with Diocletian’s Palace, as it was used all throughout the fourth season of the series as a filming location.
 

Getting there: 

The palace is open from 9AM to 11PM. It is located near the southern port of Split and near the train station and is pretty easy to recognise.

Costs: 

Most of the area can be freely visited, although certain locations require additional fees that have varying costs.

Interesting places nearby

The ski resort Saas-Fee is set among the highest mountains in the Swiss Alps. The car-free glacier village is often referred to as the private://Pearl of the Alpsprivate://.

The ski village Saas-Grund is situated in the heart of the Saas valley at an altitude of 1560 metres. It is the main place of the valley that also includes the villages of Saas-Fee, Saas-Almagell and Saas-Balen.

BASE: 2624ft
SUMMIT: 3615ft
VERTICAL DROP: 990ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 5
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 0
Surface: 5

BASE: 5741ft
SUMMIT: 9186ft
VERTICAL DROP: 3772ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 13
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 2
Surface: 11

Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise, a genuinely traditional resort where skiing is harnessed into a wonderful natural environment.

An altitude resort near the Italian border and sharing a lift ticket with Pra Loup and Le sauze Super Sauze (although not lift linked to them).