the clock toser of Trogir
Trogir, just half an hour drive from Split, is another town that was part of the Venetian Republic – after the Greeks and the Romans, the early Croat Kingdom and Byzantium, amongst some of the past rulers. It is situated on a small island that easily could be, and has been, fortified. The town has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, because of the architecture dating from its Venetian period, and indeed it is full of palaces, that are being reached through narrow streets.
narrow streets in the old town of Trogir
Venetian palaces dominate Trogir’s squares
often with high, arched windows and balconies incorporated
the city gates decorated
with a variety of faces
The Cathedral
But the absolute stunner in Trogir is the Cathedral of Saint Lawrence, which was started in 1213 and finished well into the 17th Century, thus representing a range of architectural styles. The most impressive parts are the carved portal, in fabulous detail – with a nude Adam on one, and Eve on the other side -, and the intricately decorated Chapel of Blessed Ivan Orsini, Trogir’s first bishop, inside. The carved wooden choir in the main church is also a master piece.
Since you can climb the bell tower, we climbed the bell tower, for views over the town. Which, without bright sun light, aren’t that spectacular, but never mind.
next: Sibenik
the imposing Saint Lawrence cathedral
with its delicately decorated 13th C portal
which includes marble reliefs
and a nude Adam standing on a lion
as well as Eve, equaly nude on the other side of the door
inside the cathedral, fabulous woodwork of the choir
as well as intricatelu carved statues
and very expressive stone saints
also part of the cathedral, the 15th-century Chapel of Blessed Ivan Orsini
and the bells all the way up in the tower
from where we have a great view over the rest of the old town
