Salona Roman Capital

Salona was the capital of Roman Dalmatia and birthplace of Emperor Diocletian. The amphitheater, baths, and early Christian sites are sprawling and largely crowd-free. Bring wine and picnic in the ruins.

City

Solin

Country

🇭🇷 Croatia

Duration

Half day

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Salona Roman Capital

winery · Solin

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Gladiator fights until the 5th century — sit where Romans roared

Gladiator fights until the 5th century — sit where Romans roared

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Where the transition from pagan Rome to Christian Europe happened

Where the transition from pagan Rome to Christian Europe happened

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Bring wine from nearby Kaštela — drink the genetic ancestor of California's favorite red

Bring wine from nearby Kaštela — drink the genetic ancestor of California's favorite red

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Optional: Julius Nepos, last Western Emperor, lived and died here (480 AD)

Optional: Julius Nepos, last Western Emperor, lived and died here (480 AD)

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Salona Roman Capital

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Explore the 18,000-seat amphitheater

Find the early Christian basilicas

Picnic with Crljenak (Zinfandel ancestor)

Contemplate the fall of Western Rome

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