Founded by Greeks from the island of Vis, Trogir is one of the oldest towns on the South Dalmatian coast. It occupies a small island in-between the mainland and the larger island of Čiovo, and is connected to both by bridge. The town centre, with its tightly knit web of alleys and piazzas, retains the street plan of a Graeco-Roman settlement, although its surviving buildings largely date from the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

Cathedral of St Lawrence

Highlight is the UNESCO-listed medieval Cathedral of St Lawrence (Katedrala svetog Lovre), a treasure-trove of artworks spanning several centuries. A stone-carved portal carved by Master Radovan and assistants in 1240 featuring bible scenes and saints, alongside engaging depictions of changing seasons and local trades.

The fifteenth-century baptistery, entered via the porch, boasts Andrija Aleši’s relief of St Jerome in the Cave. Inside the cathedral, the chapel of St John is celebrated for an intricate barrel-vaulted ceiling, and twelve saintly statues in niches, the work of sculptors Nikola Firentinac, Andrija Aleši and Ivan Duknović.

St Nicholas’s Convent