Villa Adriana - Luxury Seashore apartments in Trogir/Ciovo

The recently renovated vacation house is situated in a cove on the
penisula Ciovo near Trogir/Dalmatia.

It consists of three apartments, each for 2-4 persons.

2-room-apartment (55m² ): bedroom (2 pers.), living-room (equipped
with an extending couch for two pers.), modern kitchen, sat TV, DVD
player, bathroom, air conditioning, heating and a large balcony or
terrace.

The kitchen of each apartment is equipped with an oven and four
cooking plates, dishwasher, coffee maker, fridge and dishes.
Furthermore there is a barbecue grill in the garden.

The next shop is in distance of about 80 m. Nearby there is a diving
school. The town centre of Trogir is about 4 km away. Trogir is
world famous for its preserved centre, the UNESCO granted it the
title world heritage. Furthermore, there you can find different
possibilities of sports and recreation, e.g. tennis, sailing and
surfing.

The distance to the city of Split is 30 km. Split is the major
Croatian ferry port which offers frequent connections as well to
neighbouring islands as to the city of Dubrovnik, Venice, Italy,
etc. Besides this it offers a large variety of shopping centres and
butiques. The historic city centre emerged from a roman palace. The
Split International Airport is only 20km from our villa and offers
frequent connections to Britain (Wizzair, Easyjet, etc.) and
continental Europe (eg. Germanwings, Skyeurope).

Trogir is a great starting point to explore the nearby national
parks Krka and Kornati. The world famous Plitvice national park can
easily be reached by motorway.

2-room-apartment (55m² ): bedroom (2 pers.), living-room (equipped
with an extending couch for two pers.), modern kitchen, sat TV, DVD
player, bathroom, air conditioning, heating and a large balcony or
terrace.

TROGIR:

The history of Trogir can be followed from the original inhabitants,
Illyrians, who had their settlement on the grounds of today’s
Trogir. The first colonizators of the Adriatic islands and coast
were Doric Greeks from Syracuse who founded Issa on the island of
Vis in 390 B.C., and in the 3 rd century B.C. the colony of
Tragurion.. Greek historians and geographers Ptolomey and Strabo
mention Trogir as an Isseian “island and city”. After his victory
over Pompey, Caesar punished Issa, by abolishing its independence
and taking away its mainland properties, including Trogir. Pliny the
Elder, Roman historian, mentions Trogir-Tragurium in the 1 st
century as Roman city, well-know for marble, whereas Peuntiger’s
Table and Antoninus’s Itinerary show Trogir as an important port and
state granary. With fall of the Western Empire, Trogir and other old
Roman cities in Dalmatia became part of a special military province
(temat) of the Byzantine Empire. In the chaos of the early Middle
Ages, the Roman natives, with no strong Byzantine garisons, lived in
fear of attacks by the barbarian nations, who unprotected, prayed to
the new Cristian God. Due to its islet location between the mainland
and the island of Ciovo, the town did not meet the tragic fate of
Salona, destroyed during an attack of the Avars and Slavs. From the
seventh century Croatian princes built their castles with the
endowment church of St. Martha, not far from Trogir, in Biaci.
Gradually, the Croats enter the town developing certain Roman-
Croatian ethnic symbiosis. After the great conquests of Carlemagne (?
814.), the Dalmatian cities, including Trogir, came under Frankish
rule. The document on the foundation of the Monastery of St. Doimus
(1064.) contains only Croatian national names. Croatian princes and
kings after stayed in Trogir which enjoyed their protection and
privileges. After the fall of the Croatian national dynasty, due to
the diplomatic skills of the Bishop Ivan Orsini (1111.) the citizens
of Trogir opened the city gates to the Hungarian king Koloman who
was also crowned the king of Croatia in Biograd na moru. A difficult
period for Trogir was the invasion of the Mongolians in pursuit of
the Hungarian-Croatian king Bela IV who in 1242. rescued himself by
escape to the safer Trogir. There he had an opportunity to admire
recently finished portal of Master Radovan, the masterpiece of
Middle Age Croatian Art. In the Middle Ages the town was ruled by
the Statute (the oldest preserved one from 1322.). Members of the
Great Council were elected from the Small Council and the Secret
Souncil, which discussed the important security issues of the city.
A pharmacy in Trogir is mentioned already in 1271., as the first one
in this part of Europe. It shows the level of economic
civilizational achievments of the free Middle Ages Comune with
widespread. commercial and cultural relationships troughout the
Mediterranean and Europe. In June 1420, after a bloody battle, the
Venetian troops of Captain Petar Loredano entered Trogir. All the
city’s liberties were abolished, and Venice took all the power which
lasted till the end of the 18th century. After the brotherhoods were
dissolved, the citizens united in citizens’ assemblies through which
they tried to restrain the despotism of the governer and nobles.
Many distinguished inhabitants of Trogir fled from their city. Among
them was Petar Berislavic, later Viceroy (Ban) of Croatia and Bishop
of Zagreb, who died by a Turkish sword in 1520., deceived and
exausted by heavy fighting for the freedom of Croatia. The majority
of nobles studied in Italian cities where they got humanistic
education. Among them was Ivan Lucius-Lucic, the father of modern
Croatian historiography. Turkish devastation in the near of Trogir
from the 17 th century completely destroyed the town from the
economic point of view. At the end of the 18 th century Venetian
Republic was abolished. During Napoleon’s wars from 1806-1814.,
Trogir was annexed to the Illyrian provinces under Marshal Marmont.
After Napoleon’s military defeat Trogir became the part of Austria-
Hungary. In 1867., with the support of Bishop Strossmayer, the
National Library was founded and became the focal point of national
renaissance. Twenty years later, after long political struggles with
Italy-oriented population demanding autonomy, the commune of Trogir
passed into Croatian hands. With the fall of the Austrian Empire
after the World War I in 1918, Trogir joins Kingdom of Serbs, Croats
and Slovenians. General dissatisfaction and stagnation was gradually
increasing. In April 1941, Italy occupies Trogir without resistance
and in 1943., one-year German occupation of Trogir begins. Trogir
gained its freedom in the end of 1944., after numerous victims and
destroyed economy. The period of economical development, particulary
shipbuilding and turism, follows, together with the increase of life
standard of the citizens. But, the narrowness of the national
awareness and democratic freedoms in South-Slavic Federation causes
a great discontent of the citizens. After the first democratic
elections, held in 1990. by general plebiscitery of the Croatian for
free and independent state of Croatia, Trogir gives new victims as
the foundation of the freeedom of the Croatian people and the
involvement of Croatia in European civilizational and economic
prosperity. HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL MONUMENTS AND FAMOUS WORKS OF
ART The old town core has been formed between the 13 th and 15 th
century inside defence wall that was restored by Venice in the 15 th
century. They also added two forts that are still preserved: citadel
Kamerlengo, and the tower of St. Mark. The Kamerlengo citadel, that
is used to be connected with the city walls, is on the south-western
part of the island. Its present shape it got in the 15th century.
More in the south is the tower of St. Mark from the 15th century,
and between the tower and the citadel, there is a gloriet built in
the style of classicism, from the time of the French occupation. In
the part of the town that developed on Ciovo there are a few
interesting small churches. The older, eastern part of the town has
developed around the main square with the cathedral. The western
part, Pasika, was built later. In the past, the town was one of the
cultural centres of Dalmatia: in the 13 th century master Radovan
worked there, and in the 15 th century there were famous sculptors,
architects, builders, humanists and historians (Ivan Lucius). The
Radovan Portal finished in 1240, is a monumental and perhaps unique
work of this great Croatian artist, of whom the inscription on the
base of the lunette says he is "the best of all in this artisanship".
The entrance into the town from the north is through the renaissance
town gates from the 17 th century with the sculpture of Blessed Ivan
Ursini, the patron saint of the town. On the main square there is
the cathedral from the 13 th - 15 th century with characteristics of
both Romanesque and Gothic styles. The most important port of the
cathedral, and the most valuable work of the Romanesque sculpture in
Dalmatia is the portal of master Radovan from 1240. The sculpture of
St. Lovro and triangular gable were added to it in the 14 th
century. In the cathedral there are also: the baptistery from 1464,
the most important preserved work of the sculptor Andrija Alesi;
octagonal stone pulpit from the 13 th century; Gothic chorus
benches; ciborium from the 14 th century; paintings of the local and
Italian masters; Gothic chapel of St. Jeronim from 1438; and chapel
of the Blessed Ivan Ursini, the most beautiful renaissance monument
in Dalmatia, the work of Nikola Firentinac from the 15 th century.
The most beautiful objects from the treasury are embroideries, ivory
Gothic triptych, and medieval illuminated codices. On the square
there is the town loggia from the 15 th century, clock tower, and
the small church of St. Sebastijan that was built in the renaissance
style. The small, early medieval church of St. Barbara, from the 9
th - 10 th century, is located behind the loggia and it is the
oldest church in Trogir. The square is close by the Cipiko Palace.
Opposite to it, is the town hall from the 15 th century. The
renaissance church of the St. John the Baptist from the 13 th
century, with remains of the medieval frescos and the tomb of the
Cipiko family, is on the coast. Further down the coast is part of
preserved defence walls with tower and renaissance town gates from
1593.

the prices rage depending on the apartment and period between 42 eur
per day and 89 eur per day incl. tax.

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