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Date: 3.4.2008

Without hiding their pride the people of Split will tell you that their city is the most beautiful one in the world and beyond. You'd better not discuss this with them for well spirited Split will convince you in this as soon as you discover it. That ever young city with the population od about 200,000 that give it it's warm Mediterranean temper, has lived it's urban rhythm for as long as 1700 years with it's heart in the Diocletian's Palace and it's soul widespread to embrace you., Ever since the life of the city protected by the UNESCO and entered into the register of the World Cultural Heritage has been writing the history of this unique capital of Dalmatia. Split is not only an urban, cultural and traffic centre of Dalmatia with road and sea connections to Dalmatia's numerous summer resorts, but it is itself often a tourist and excursionists destination Split, a city and port in Central Dalmatia. Situated on a peninsula between the eastern part of the Gulf of Kastela and the Split Channel. A hill Marjan rises in the western part of the peninsula. The ridges Kozjak and Mosor protect the city from the north and northeast and separate it from the hinterland. Split has the Mediterranean climate: hot dry summers and mild, humid winters. Split is one of the sunniest places in Europe: the average daily insolation during the year is about 7 hours. It's mild climate, with 2700 sunny hours per year makes it an oasis where sheltered from the wind, one can enjoy the sun even in wintertime. Vegetation is of the evergreen Mediterranean type, and subtropical flora grows in the city and it's surroundings. The industrial, university and business centre of the region nourishes it's green soul on the hill Marjan situated in the westernmost part of the peninsula. It's forested park infringed by the city and the sea offers pleasant walks away from the city noise under the pines by the sea.