Trogir was founded by Greek in the 3rd century BC and was later developed by Romans and ruled by Venetians. So the buildings and palaces are a blend of lots of different styles. I liked it more than Split – mostly because it was much smaller and easier to get around. The old town has the same thing in it’s labyrinth of alleyways = accomodation and restaurants but no cars – but on a smaller scale.
Trogir is a wee island (walk around the perimeter in half an hour easily). There is a 10m gap to the mainland on one side (you can throw stones from one side to the other) and on the other side of Trogir island is a larger gap (with a bridge) to a much larger island.
Trogir also has a little castle / fortress (Kamerlengo Castle), which is where the tax collector lived! In 1420 the Venetian Republic conquered Trogir after a siege of almost 2 months, and since the people weren’t that happy about their new overlords – they had to build a safe place for ruling from. Now it is used for concerts and tourists.
We were only in Trogir for a few hours, enough to eat, explore a bit and walk a lap.
