Trogir and the Klis fortress

From Split’s breezy waterfront to Trogir’s tight stone lanes, the shift is immediate: the city hums, the island town keeps its Venetian grid intact. St. Lawrence’s Cathedral with Radovan’s 1240 portal, the Communal Loggia, and the Cipiko Palace map out five centuries of maritime rule. Just 30 km inland, Klis Fortress sits at 360 m on a limestone spine, once sealing the gateway between the Zagora hinterland and the coast—its walls still show Byzantine, Ottoman, and Habsburg layers.

Your dedicated driver collects you at your Split hotel in a Mercedes, heads along the D8 to Trogir in about 35–40 minutes, and waits while you climb the bell tower for a sweep over Čiovo. The vehicle stays at your disposal: a quick taste at the green market, a coffee on Obala Bana Berislavića, then a 25‑minute run to Klis. At the fortress, you wander bastions and casemates while entrances and traffic are handled for you. In Dalmatia, having a private chauffeur keeps plans smooth when the bora kicks up and parking thins out.