Trogir, Croatia
Trogir is a port town located in central Dalmatia, about 30 km from Split and 60 km from Sibenik. It is a very interesting town, as its old town is located on an island (we encountered a similar "solution" in the case of the small town of Tribunj). The island is connected to the mainland by a bridge. The old town is beautiful and you can spend the whole day there walking through the narrow streets, as well as enjoying other pleasures such as restaurants and cafes.
Parking in Trogir
The bridge "Trogirski most" leads to the old town. Very close to this bridge is the parking lot "Parkiralište Travarica (T1)" (P1, GPS: 43.5182757, 16.2481947). The parking lot is spacious, and after leaving the car we are within 5 minutes in the old town. Payments are made in a machine - you can also pay by card. Off-season prices are much lower (in September it was about 13-15 kuna). However, Croatia adopted the euro at the beginning of 2023, so prices may change in the new season.
There is also another parking lot on the same street (named simply "Trogir parking"), also located very close to the bridge (P2, GPS: 43.5183083, 16.2528413). However, we don't recommend it - it's quite expensive (2 euros/hour in 2023), and besides, people complain that the machines swallow change, and the staff is not too much friendly.
Sightseeing in the Old Town
We parked at the "Parkiralište Travarica (T1)" parking lot, and then through the Trogir Bridge we entered the island where the old town is located. Opposite us appeared the North Tower and the gate through which we passed (A, GPS: 43.5176122, 16.2505200). We turned into a narrow street to the left and then into another to the right, which brought us in a moment to the John Paul II Square (Trg Ivan Pavel II), where the beautiful, 13th century St. Lawrence Cathedral stands (B, GPS: 43.5169547, 16.2513033).
We then proceeded to the southern shore of the island, from which you can see another island - Ćiovo, to which the "Čiovski most" (until recently called the "Bridge of the People's Army of Yugoslavia") leads. There were interesting boats and ships standing by the shore (C, GPS: 43.5157800, 16.2512550). We walked along the shoreline and then plunged into the maze of streets again. Eventually we found ourselves on the opposite side of the island. We walked past the soccer field (D, GPS: 43.5159472, 16.2461533) until we reached the beautiful Kamerlengo Fortress (E, GPS: 43.5151497, 16.2471350). There is a fee to enter it, but it may be worth paying 30 kuna because of the magnificent view from the tower. Unfortunately, the town doesn't care very much about cleanliness - inside the tower we noticed various trash, and you can also see the lack of investment in the restoration of this monument. Is it difficult to clean the place at least once a week? The old town is very beautiful, why spoil the eyes of tourists with such minor shortcomings.
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