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Tourist information - Split
Split is a city in southern Croatia, a seaport on the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea. High mountains lie to the north and east of the city. Olive oil, fruit, and especially wine the main agricultural produce of the area, all good for tourism. Roman monuments in the city include the remains of a loggia, with red columns and a striking rotunda of the palace built by the Roman emperor Diocletian, a native of Dalmatia and famous for hurling Christians to the lions. At the end of the third century AD, Diocletian built his palace on the bay of Aspalathos. Here, after abdicating on the first of May in A.D. 305, he spent the last years of his life. This palace is today the heart of the inner-city of Split where all the most important historical buildings can be found. Also of interest are the ruins of the cathedral, an octagonal structure, and a baptistery are also of Roman origin. Split is a busy port, with an international airport and regular ferry services with the nearby islands, the north and south Adriatic, Italy and Greece.
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