Split City Guide

Split is Croatia's second-largest city and the cultural capital of Dalmatia — population 161K (city) / 346K (county). The Old Town centres on the 4th-century Diocletian's Palace (UNESCO 1979, one of the world's largest Roman palaces still in continuous use — ~3,000 people live within the former palace walls today). Split combines this heritage with the Adriatic ferry terminus (gateway to Hvar, Brač, Vis, Korčula), the Marjan Hill peninsula, the Bačvice Beach, and a rapidly-growing foreign-buyer property market dominated by UK, German, US, Italian, and Northern European buyers. Average property prices reached €5,183-€5,258/m² in September 2025 (+13.85-14.16% YoY) — among Croatia's strongest appreciations. Prime neighbourhoods (Old Town, Bačvice, Zenta, Meje under Marjan) reach €4,000-€5,000+/m² for quality properties.