On this tour you will discover the Fortress of Klis, one of the most valuable preserved examples of defensive architecture in Croatia & the Vranjaca cave, an impressive 100 meters deep underworld of stalactites, stalagaites and other natural shapes and decorations.

 

The Klis Fortress is a medieval fortress located at 360 meters altitude above the village of Klis, about 10 km North from the city of Split. Due to its strategic position controlling access to and from Bosnia, Dalmatia and Croatian hinterland, the fortress of Klis has been throughout history considered as one of the most important fortifications in entire region. 

 

Originaly built as a small stronghold by the ancient Illyrian tribe of Dalmatae, the fortress of Klis became a royal castle of many Croatian kings, being several times lost and reconquered during its more than 2.000 years long history.

 

The Klis Fortress is probaly best know for its defense against the Ottoman invasion of Europe in the early 16th century and the glorious resistance of Croatian Captain Petar Kruzic who withstand the Turkish siege of the fortress for more than two and a half decades.

 

Place of rich history and glorious battles, among which the one that took place in the 16th century preventing Ottomans for heading further in Western Europe, the Fortress of Klis is today better known as the place where the HBO "Game of Thrones" TV series was filmed in 2014.

 

On our tour we will take a insight into the fortress and its defensive towers, walls, military constructions, entrances and corridors and you will aslo have the opportunity to see the collection of the arms, armors and traditional uniforms.

 

Most of all, we will enjoy the great scenario and one of the mostspectacular views and panoramas in entire region: Raised on a massive mountain rock and inaccesible from three sides, the fortress overlooks the city of Split, the ancient Salona and the modern city of Solin, cities of Kastela and Trogir and islands of Brac, Solta and Ciovo.

 

The Vranjaca cave, located underneath the mountain of Mosor, is one of the most important geomorphologic discoveries of the area. The cave is formed by two main halls: the first one inhabited in the Neolithic period and known throughout history and the second one, more impressive and decorative, discovered in the 1906 by the actual owners grandfather. The cave is 360 meters long and some 100 meters deep, the temperature is always 15 C and there are more than 200 stairs down and up, so please evaluate your endurance for this tour and wear sport shoes and clothes or at least a thin jacket.

 

What you will see will be an unforgetable experience:

The Vranjaca cave is truly an amazing place, an impressive underworld of stalactites,stalagmites and other shapes and decorations, created by the underground river over thousands and thousands of years.

 

Join us on this tour and discover the amazing past, historical and natural evidences of these two incredible sites!