Croatia – Trogir (En)

Trogir is a town on the central Adriatic coast of Croatia located 27 kilometres west of Split and founded by the Greeks in the 3rd century B.C. Its old town declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO is known for its mix of Renaissance, baroque and Romanesque buildings, lies on a small island connected to the mainland and the island of Čiovo by bridges. Trogir is a mandatory stop if you come to Croatia.

We stayed in a Parking (43.51148, 16.247251 lat, long) across the bridge that crosses to the old town, the only RV site where you park between boats, cars and trucks. You suppose to pay 20 euros and they provide you with electricity and water, but when we arrived the barrier was up and there was no one in the booth, so we stayed for free. We went to cross the bridge towards the old town which, as you can see above is impressive! We crossed the bridge and the first thing we saw was a small Church.

Through the narrow streets of the old town, we arrived at John Paul II Square where the 13th-century Cathedral of St Lawrence is located where the Renaissance chapel of St John of Trogir is located. Right in front of the Cathedral is the Cipiko Palace built in the 15th century whose facade represents the Venetian architecture of its time. Also in the square is the Loggia that was used for legal matters of the town such as the signing of contracts, and finally, you have the Church of St Sebastian and the Clock Tower. The church was built in 1476 as an offer to rid Trogir of the plague. It is a Renaissance building and in front stands the clock tower.

Next, we saw the North Gate where you go in and out of the old town. It is the main gate to the city since Medieval times and is topped by a statue of Blessed Giovanni Orsini, patron and protector of the city. And we went through the narrow streets of the old town full of houses with Baroque and Renaissance influences, full of souvenir shops, ice cream parlours and cute restaurants.

We left the old town exactly in the Carmalengo Castle and Fortress located at the end of the promenade and surrounded by parks. It was built in the 15th century by the Venetians to protect the city from attacks from the sea, it is actually used as a concert hall.

And before lunch, we saw St Domingo Church, a few meters from the Castle and on the Promenade. The church belongs to a Monastery built by the Dominicans in 1425.

As we were in the promenade we decided to have lunch in the Restaurant Gastro Story. The waiter told us that they have a discount of 20% on drinks and food so we decided to share a platter for 2 of fish and seafood. The platter has sea bream, sea bass, grilled squid, mussels, langoustine, potatoes and zucchini. All for 35 euros! I tried a white wine called Muscat San Martino recommended by the waiter which was really good and we tried also the typical liqueur similar to Orujo in Spain and called Travarica (really strong) invited by the waiters who were really nice. If you come to Trogir we recommend eating in this restaurant as the food was really good at a good price on the promenade with amazing views.

We finished our visit to Trogir walking the promenade and crossing the bridge with amazing views of the town and the castle.

The next day we went to Split the second bigger city in Croatia and the biggest on the coast, which you can see in the next post.