Step back in time with a visit to the City of Trogir

 In Eastern Europe, the medieval towns are stunning.  However, none compare to the city of Trogir in terms of medieval conformity to the Hellenistic and Roman idea of a city. Its urban fabric has been exceptionally preserved and new inventions in the town have been kept at minimum.

Trogir is an outstanding example of urban continuity, having started off as an orthogonal planned street settlement that dates back to the Hellenistic period and continuing through the Romanesque Era when churches were added to its landscape and much later during the Renaissance and Baroque periods under the Venetians.

History

Attractions in the City

  1. Cathedral and Benedictine Church of St John
  2. Two ancient main streets - the Cardo and the Decumanus
  3. The medieval suburb of Pasike
  4. The massive Venetian fortifications that incorporates the Genoese fortress known as the Camerlengo
  5. Cathedral of St Lawrence – Amazingly, this cathedral showcases the best of Romanesque, gothic and Renaissance architectural genius
  6. Cipico Palace
  7. Ramparts
  8. Other palaces of the leading Trogir Families

Trogir is a town that has deeply entrenched roots and culture and is the kind of place you visit to learn a new culture. Trust me; there is no better place in Croatia to do this.

by Kennedy Runo on 04/22/2014 in Sightseeing