Seen from the surrounding peaks Trogir is a compact, clay-tiled nugget of Renaissance, baroque & Romanesque buildings. It occupies a small island between another island and the mainland and linked to both by bridges.

The North Gate is the main portal into this medieval cluster and it’s just a short walk of 400 metres or so through narrow cobble-polished streets to the South Gate where luxury yatchts are moored outside the old town walls. Due to the narrow passageways the town is completely pedestrianised and a few special carts have to be used for deliveries to the many restaurants and the few tourist shops.

At the centre of the town is the main square filled with cafe tables and Trogir’s most important buildings.

The 13th-century Cathedral of St Lawrence dominates one side. Around its main door are magnificent carvings depicting the bible for the illiterate masses of the time.