There are numerous ways you can enjoy your time in Podstrana, which is why we have compiled a list of several things you can visit during your stay at Villa Unique 9.
CITIES AND TOWNS
The story of Split spans 17 centuries, beginning when the Roman Emperor Diocletian chose this peninsula near the great Roman city of Salona to erect a palace where he could peacefully spend the remaining years of his life. Over the span of 1700 years, the Palace slowly grew into a city, which now attracts tourists with its rich tradition, glorious history and the beauty of its natural and cultural heritage.
Diocletian’s Palace and the entire historical centre of Split have been a part of UNESCO’s World Heritage List since 1979, not only because the Palace itself is remarkably well-preserved, but also because the Palace and its city (or the city and its Palace, however you prefer) are still vibrant and full of life. In this structure you can still see and experience all the historical layers all the way from ancient Rome and the Middle Ages to today. While taking a walk through this historical city you can travel back in time and observe the superb examples of ancient architecture such as the Peristyle, small medieval Romanesque churches and Gothic palaces, Renaissance portals of noble houses, Baroque façades, all the way to modern architecture which is remarkably well-integrated into this rich heritage.
These are some of the things you should visit while in Split::
DIOCLETIAN’S PALACE, DIOCLETIAN’S CELLARS, THE TEMPLE OF JUPITER, THE PEOPLE’S SQUARE (PJACA), THE PERISTYLE, PROKURATIVE (THE REPUBLIC SQUARE), CATHEDRAL OF SAINT DOMNIUS, THE STATUE OF GREGORY OF NIN, ĐARDIN, THE VESTIBULE, THE ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM…
You can find more details and information on the Split Tourist Board website.
HOW TO GET TO SPLIT?
If you decide to visit Split by car, the distance is 11 km or 15 minutes to the city centre.
In case you need a car, Villa Unique 9 provides a luxury car rental service.
Some of the taxi services you can contact for transport are the following:
The bus station is located directly below the villa (70 m). Bus lines to the centre of Split:
– PROMET line no. 60
– and DALMATINAC BUS
There are not many towns in the world whose history goes back millennia, but Omiš is one of them!
Omiš is a small Dalmatian town on the estuary of the river Cetina! A unique combination of the Cetina River, the sea and mountains, it is located a mere 14 km from Villa Unique 9. Throughout history, Omiš was a notorious pirates’ nest, and the pirates of Omiš were among the most dangerous in the entire Mediterranean. Every step of the Omiš Riviera testifies to the tumultuous and proud history of Omiš. The ancient town of Omiš as well as its churches and fortresses are silent stone reminders of the strength and power of the once infamous Omiš pirates.
You can find more details on the town and sights you should visit on the Omiš Tourist Board website.
HOW TO GET TO OMIŠ?
If you decide to visit Omiš by car, the distance is 14 km or 20 minutes’ drive to the town centre.
In case you need a car, Villa Unique 9 provides a luxury car rental service.
The bus station is located directly below the villa (70 m). Bus lines to Omiš:
– PROMET line no. 60
If you are interested in a little adrenaline adventure, we recommend the following:
– Zip Line
The town of Trogir is a unique example of a preserved Romanesque town. It is located on a small island in central Dalmatia, which is connected to the mainland and the island of Čiovo by two stone bridges. It has numerous cultural and historical monuments as well as preserved buildings, palaces and towers that bear witness to its intriguing past. Thanks to its extraordinary beauty and preserved historical heritage, Trogir was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Trogir has an abundance of small, narrow streets and exudes Mediterranean charm, which is why it is often called “Little Venice”.
You can find more details on the town and sights you should visit on the Trogir Tourist Board website..
HOW TO GET TO TROGIR?
If you decide to visit Trogir by car, the distance is 32 km or 35 minutes’ drive.
In case you need a car, Villa Unique 9 provides a luxury car rental service.
Šibenik is located in the central Adriatic, in the picturesque, indented bay of Krka, one of the most beautiful karst rivers in Croatia.
Šibenik is known for its cultural and historical sights and natural beauty, and prides itself on having two monuments protected by UNESCO, the Cathedral of St James and St Nicholas’ Fortress, as well as two national parks, Krka and Kornati. The city has as many as four fortresses: St Michael’s Fortress, Barone Fortress, St John’s Fortress and St Nicholas’ Fortress near the sea, offering a splendid view of St Anthony’s Channel and the city of Šibenik itself.
You can find more details on the city and sights you should visit on the Šibenik Tourist Board website..
HOW TO GET TO ŠIBENIK?
If you decide to visit Šibenik by car, the distance is 91 km or 1 hour of driving time on the motorway to the city centre.
In case you need a car, Villa Unique 9 provides a luxury car rental service.
If you are interested in organised tours of Šibenik, we recommend the following:
The city of Dubrovnik is most famous and well-known for its city walls that surround it and for its main street Stradun, leading from the entrance to the city through the famous Pile Gate to Luža Square.
Among the great sights of Dubrovnik are numerous churches and monasteries, including the famous Dubrovnik Cathedral, the Church of St Blaise, the patron saint of Dubrovnik, the Franciscan monastery and the Friars Minor church.
Dubrovnik is also known for its considerable number of fortresses, fortifications and towers, among them the widely famous Minčeta and Bokar towers.
The city is adorned with a large number of palaces, one of the most famous being the Gothic Rector’s Palace, which is now a world-renowned cultural and historical museum.
Various events and festivals are held in Dubrovnik throughout the year, such as the Dubrovnik Summer Festival, the Libertas Film Festival, the Festivity of Saint Blaise, as well as numerous other events that draw a large number of tourists from all over the world into the city.
Thanks to its medieval old town, which managed to preserve its authentic look to this day, Dubrovnik attracts many film producers, who find it an ideal location for shooting popular movies and series.
The most famous series that was filmed in Dubrovnik in the last few years is Game of Thrones, in which the city played the role of King’s Landing. Even though the appearance of Dubrovnik’s city walls was somewhat altered in the series, they are still very recognisable. HBO’s successful series was also shot in the Belvedere Hotel, the Arboretum in Trsteno, Gradac park, the Lovrjenac fort…
You can find more details on the city and sights you should visit on the Dubrovnik Tourist Board website..
HOW TO GET TO DUBROVNIK?
If you decide to visit Dubrovnik by car, the distance is 215 km or 3 hours’ driving time to the city centre.
In case you need a car, Villa Unique 9 provides a luxury car rental service.
If you are interested in organised tours of Dubrovnik, we recommend the following:
ISLANDS
The island of Šolta is located only nine nautical miles from Split, and thanks to seven connections per day during the tourist season, it practically became a suburb of Split. Visit us if you’re around – instead of being stuck in the never-ending traffic jams on roads leading from the city to the overcrowded beaches, hop on the ferry, chill out on the deck and in less than an hour you will arrive at a destination where the sea is still crystal clear and where there is still room on the numerous pebbly beaches.
You can find more details and information on the website of the Tourist Board of the Municipality of Šolta..
HOW TO GET TO ŠOLTA?
The island of Šolta can be reached by ferry. You can find more details on the Jadrolinija website..
If you are interested in an organised tour of Šolta, we recommend the following:
The island is probably named after the deer – brentos, a cult animal of the Illyrian tribes who inhabited the island. The Greeks called it Elaphusa and Bretanide after the word elaphos, meaning deer. Findings in the Kopačina cave show that there were deer on Brač in prehistoric times. Roman historian Polybius called it Bretia, Pliny the Elder called it Brattia and in the Antonine Itinerary from the 4th century it is referred to as Bractia.
The Golden Cape, Vidova Gora, Blaca Hermitage, deep bays, olive groves, vineyards, pine forests and the crystal clear sea are just some of the images numerous visitors take away from the island of Brač.
You can find more details and information on the Split-Dalmatia County Tourist Board website
HOW TO GET TO BRAČ?
The island of Brač can be reached by ferry or catamaran, depending on where exactly you want to go. You can find more details on the Jadrolinija website..
If you are interested in an organised tour of Brač, we recommend the following:
The island of Hvar, king among the Dalmatian islands, has been known since antiquity for its important strategic and nautical position, its various historical periods, cultural and natural monuments and literature.
Owing to its mild climate, warm winters and pleasant summers, it attracts many guests, scientists and travellers who come for its luxurious Mediterranean nature, rich tradition and nightlife. Hvar is now considered one of the ten most beautiful islands in the world.
You can find more details and information on the Hvar Tourist Board website.
HOW TO GET TO HVAR?
The island of Hvar can be reached by ferry or catamaran, depending on where exactly you want to go. You can find more details on the Jadrolinija website.
If you are interested in an organised tour of Hvar, we recommend the following:
Cynics will remark that life is simple, but people are complicated. However, even in the busiest tourist seasons, the simplicity of living is what makes Vis radically different from other tourist destinations. Simplicity is the essence of this island, created on a human scale, which most visitors come to see in its entirety. In other words, they do not come just to see its protruding parts, Vis and Komiža, but also for the many bays and the interior of the island with its breathtakingly lush nature.
You can find more details and information on the Vis Tourist Board website..
HOW TO GET TO VIS?
The island of Vis can be reached by ferry. You can find more details on the Jadrolinija website.
If you are interested in an organised tour of Vis, we recommend the following:
OTHER SIGHTS
Six kilometres north of Split, in today’s Solin, lie the remains of the ancient city of Salona, capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia. Its favourable geographic position at the centre of the eastern Adriatic coast and at the bottom of the well-protected Kaštela Gulf, along the delta of the river Salon (now called Jadro) and good road connections with the interior through the Klis pass contributed to the rapid and smooth development of the city.
You can find more details and information on the website of the town of Solin.
HOW TO GET TO SALONA?
If you decide to visit Salona by car, the distance is 11 km or 15 minutes’ drive.
In case you need a car, Villa Unique 9 provides a luxury car rental service.
The Alka courtyards with the Museum of the Alka of Sinj are located in one of the rarely preserved Venetian kvartirs (barracks for accommodating the cavalry) in Dalmatia.
The museum was ceremoniously opened on 8 August 2015, on the very eve of the 300th anniversary of the Alka of Sinj. Thus, in the atmosphere of celebrating the third century of its existence, the Alka Knights Society and the museum holdings of old Alka uniforms and equipment found a proper home under the roof of this intriguingly decorated museum.
You can find more details and information on website of the Museum of the Alka of Sinj.
HOW TO GET TO SINJ?
If you decide to visit the Museum of the Alka of Sinj by car, the distance is 38 km or 35 minutes’ drive.
In case you need a car, Villa Unique 9 provides a luxury car rental service.
This national park is a spacious, mostly unchanged area of exceptional and multifaceted natural treasures, which includes one or more fully preserved or only slightly altered ecosystems. Its purpose is primarily scientific, cultural, educational, and recreational, but there are also tourist activities for the visitors.
With the submerged part of the estuary, Krka is 72.5 km long, making it the 22nd longest river in Croatia. Its source is at the foot of the Dinara mountain, 3.5 km north-east of Knin. With seven travertine waterfalls and a total slope of 224 m, Krka is a natural karst phenomenon. The travertine waterfalls of Krka are the main feature of this river.
You can find more details and information on the Krka National Park website.
HOW TO GET TO NP KRKA?
If you decide to visit the Krka National Park by car, the distance is 90 km or 1 hour and 5 minutes’ drive.
In case you need a car, Villa Unique 9 provides a luxury car rental service.
If you are interested in an organised tour of the Krka, we recommend the following:
Plitvice Lakes is the oldest and largest national park in Croatia. This area has always attracted nature lovers thanks to its exceptional natural beauty, which is why it was declared the first national park in Croatia on 8 April 1949. The process of travertinisation, by which travertine barriers are formed and lakes are created, represents a unique universal characteristic for which the Plitvice Lakes received international fame by being included on UNESCO’s World Heritage List on 26 October 1979.
You can find more details and information on the Plitvice Lakes National Park website.
HOW TO GET TO NP PLITVICE?
If you decide to visit Plitvice by car, the distance is 246 km or 2 hours and 30 minutes’ drive.
In case you need a car, Villa Unique 9 provides a luxury car rental service.
If you are interested in an organised tour of Plitvice, we recommend the following:
One of the most famous Roman Catholic holy places in the world. It became famous for the apparitions of the Virgin Mary, which first started in 1981, after which religious tourism began developing in this area. Ever since then, this place in Herzegovina has been one of the most popular tourist centres in Bosnia and Herzegovina, visited by about a million Catholics from all over the world each year.
You can find more details and information on the Međugorje website.
HOW TO GET TO MEĐUGORJE?
If you decide to visit Međugorje by car, the distance is 127 km or 1 hour and 45 minutes’ drive.
In case you need a car, Villa Unique 9 provides a luxury car rental service.
If you are interested in an organised tour of Međugorje, we recommend the following:
