We spent a year in Dalmatia back in 2017-2018. We did not know what we were getting into when we chose the location. At the time, we were coming from Vienna, Austria and our tourist visas were going to expire soon. So, I looked at the map and randomly chose Split without knowing anything about it. I just knew it was near the ocean and I like water. So, we found ourselves in Diocletian’s Palace. To say that our jaws were dropped upon arrival is putting it lightly.
We had taken the train and our initial impression of the country was seeing communist-style structures. I was slightly worried what we had gotten ourselves into. However, that feeling was very shortlived upon arrival to the center of Split, and the Riva. We found ourselves in the midst of a third century palace built for the Roman Emperor, Diocletian. This was our first experience with any kind of historic structure that old.
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