A city where every stone has a historical value
TROGIR
From the World Heritage inscription:
Trogir is an excellent example of a medieval town built on and conforming with the layout of a Hellenistic and Roman city that has conserved its urban fabric to an exceptional degree and with the minimum of modern interventions, in which the trajectory of social and cultural development is clearly visible in every aspect of the townscape.
The Results
Due to the multitude of sights in the area of the old town, various stylistic periods for visiting Trogir are always advised to take a guided tour.
What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?
The ancient town of Tragurion (island of goats) was founded as a trading settlement by Greek colonists from the island of Vis in the 3rd century BC on an islet at the western end of the bay of Manios, in a strait between the mainland and one of the Adriatic islands, where there was already a small settlement.
The Hellenistic town was enclosed by megalithic walls and its streets were laid out on a Hippodamian grid plan: the line of the ancient Cardo Maximus is that of the modern main street. The town flourished in the Roman period as an oppidum civium Romanorum ; during the late Roman period, it was extended and refortified. Extensive Roman cemeteries have been discovered, and a basilica was erected in one of these.
One of the most important Trogir monuments and UNESCO protected world heritage.
Was built in the 15th century, the purpose of it was to accommodate the Venetian crew for defending the city.
The main town square is surrounded by the Town Hall, the 13th century Rector’s Palace, St. John the Baptist, 13th century, Church of St. Mar