The Palace in Split

This morning a guide took us through the Diocletian's Palace which dates back to 14th century Roman time.  It was badly damaged during WWII but much has since been repaired and apartments build above the ground floor inside the walls.  It is UNESCO protected.

The original plan is shown below.

Protecting the northern entrance to the palace is a 20 metre statue of Bishop Gregory of Nin.  

Tradition is that stroking his toes whilst making a wish and having faith will bring luck.  Hence the shiny gold toes as per the photos below.

The Palace alleyways are extremely narrow, and numerous as the photo shows below.  

The next photo shows an arch from Roman times as depicted by the bricks on the right hand side of the  arch.

A photo below shows one of the main vaulted arches below the major perimeter wall (now containing tourist shops)

The last photo was taken at the fish market which operates every morning.  

Australia's history pales into insignificance compared to what we have seen here.