Croatia Sailing and Cycling

The cathedral of St. Domnius is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic archbishopric Split-Makarska. It can be found in the Diocletian's Palace on the Peristyle Square. Built in the 4th century, it was dedicated to St. Domnius and is one of the oldest cathedrals of the Catholic Church. The present cathedral of Split was originally built as a mausoleum of emperor Diocletian, ithas the shape of an octagon The bell tower is one of the best preserved on the whole Adriatic coast and with its six floors it reaches a height of about 60 meters, making it also one of the highest buildings of medieval Dalmatia. The construction lasted from the 13th to the middle of the 16th century. Due to the long construction period, the building consists of Romanesque and Gothic style elements.

one of the mighty watchtowers you can find in Split

Gregory of Nin was a medieval bishop of Nin who fiercely opposed the Pope and the official circles of the Church and introduced the Croatian language to worship services. Until then, services were held only in the Latin language. The 8.5 meter high statue is a busy tourist place in the city, as you can see on the big toe of the statue, due to the many touches the toe became smooth and shiny. Touching the toe should bring happiness

Today changed to the automobile and after a varied ride at dusk Skradin reached. Skradin is a small, romantic, dreamy town on the river Krka. It is also called "The Gate to Krka National Park", it is a listed town and one of the oldest cities in the country.

Cycling in and around the Krka National Park Krka National Park is a unique, almost paradisiacal river landscape in which the Krka meanders through canyon-like gorges or along gentle, greener slopes. PiP1: at the upper end of the park PiP2: old mill Roški Slap, used as a restaurant where homemade and local products are offered.

Roški Slap The Roški Slap waterfalls are one of the most beautiful places in the National Park, although the majority of visitors to the Krka National Park do not even know that it exists and what it has to offer.

We leave Roški Slap by boat and enjoy the wonderful landscape from the river.

if the chugging of the boat would not be ......... here is the peace itself at home

somewhere through this rock barrier goes the river

The rock barrier lies behind us

we're approaching a small island in the middle of the river.

It is the monastery island Krka, the monastery accommodates orthodox monks and additionally emphasizes the already peaceful and contemplative atmosphere of the place.

the monastery is well camouflaged behind a lot of green plants and trees

The boat trip is about to end and we will use our bikes again.

The river Krka still looks very idyllic here, but this will change soon. The Krka has a length of 72.5 km, it rises 3.5 km northeast of the town of Knin at the foot of the Dinarid Mountains and flows into the sea at Šibenik. The upper 49 km are fresh water, the lower 23.5 km are brackish water. The majority of the river is located in the Krka National Park and is therefore protected.

The top cascades at Skradinski Buk In fact, the Krka Waterfalls (Skradinski Buk) are not a waterfall, but a series of cascades in quick succession.

here we are again one step lower at the cascades of the Skradinski buk

now lowest level of Skradinski buk was reached Skradinski buk is the most attractive part of the park. at the lowest level there is a large natural pool with high waterfalls and cascades which can also be used as a pool.