Saint Domnius - Bell Tower

The Cathedral of Saint Domnius in Split was consecrated at the turn of the 7th century AD, and is regarded as the oldest Catholic cathedral in the world that remains in use in its original structure, without near-complete renovation at a later date (though the bell tower dates from the 12th century). The structure itself, built in AD 305 as the Mausoleum of Diocletian, is the second oldest structure used by any Christian Cathedral.

Our last full day of the cruise. After a relatively late departure from Makarska at about 9am we arrived in Split in the early afternoon. A walking tour was on offer but we had already done the walking tour last week. So we had a fairly quiet afternoon and dinner at one of the restaurants to which we had been last week.

We travelled with "Sail Croatia" on one of their Elegance Cruises. The ship was spotless and the cabins (including the bathroom) were quite spacious. The standard of the meals was excellent. All the activities were well organised, at one stop we dropped off some of the passengers who were going rafting, we then picked them up again further up the coast. We sailed in the morning with a pause of half an hour or so for a swim stop. We arrived at our daily destination just after lunch, and the ship remained in port until the following morning. I would recommend it to anybody who fancies a tour of the Dalmatian islands and visits to a couple of the historical towns.