Roman Structures
The Romans left some of the best-preserved ancient buildings in the Mediterranean in Croatia:
Amphitheater Pula (1st century AD)
The sixth-largest preserved Roman amphitheater in the world — and the only one whose outer wall with all three stories is still completely intact. Open-air concerts and film festival in summer.
Diocletian's Palace Split (295-305 AD)
Less of a "palace," more of a walled small town: 215 × 180 meters, built as a retirement residence for Emperor Diocletian. Unique in the world is that the palace was never abandoned — it has been continuously inhabited for 1,700 years. The Peristyle (the central square) is one of the most atmospheric sites of antiquity.
Other Roman Sites
- Salona (Solin) — Once a city of 60,000 inhabitants, capital of the province of Dalmatia. Amphitheater, baths, early Christian basilica. Birthplace of Diocletian.
- Temple of Augustus (Pula) — One of the best-preserved Augustan temples outside Rome
- Stari Grad Plain (Hvar) — Greek-Roman land surveying system, UNESCO World Heritage Site