Trogir

Trogir was founded by Greek colonists in the 3rd century BC. In Roman times this was an important harbour town. From the 9th century on Trogir was under Croatian rule and later part of the Byzantine empire. A diocese was established in the 11th century, in 1107 the Hungarian-Croatian King Coloman ("The Bookish") granted the autonomy.

Saracen troops conquered Trogir in 1123 and demolished most of the town. From 1420 upto 1797 Trogir belonged to the Republic of Venice. The Napoleonic kingdom of Italy stretched over the Adriatic Sea from 1806 to 1814 - following that period upto 1918 Trogir was part of the Habsburg Empire.

Trogir is more than 2000 years old. It grew under the influence of the ancient Greeks, the Romans, and the Venetians... Trogir's medieval core, surrounded by city walls, comprises (about 10) churches, houses and palaces from the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods.

Since 1997 the centre of Trogir is a "UNESCO World Heritage Site".