On this tour you will discover the ruins of the former capital of Roman province of Dalmatia, the royal city of Salona, today no.1 archeological site in Croatia. 

Salona, the ancient city and capital of Roman province of Dalmatia, is situated near today's town of Solin, about 5 km north from Split. Colonia Martia Iulia Salona, as was the full name of the ancient city, was an impressive inhabitation at the time, having all the carachteristics of the Roman towns: forum, theater, amphitheater, public baths and the aqueduct.

The main entrance to the city, Porta Cesarea, was located on the North-East side of the city walls, fortified later on with defensive towers during the reign of Roman emperor Augustus. On our tour you will see the best preserved parts of the Urbs vetus (the oldest part of the city): the eastern wall and Porta Caesarea with two octagonal towers and tree passages. 

The Amphitheatre, built in the 2nd century A.D., could have been occupied by almost 18.000 spectators, which made it one of the most impressive constructions in the Roman Dalmatia. The theater of gladiators fights and the site of Diocletian's persecutions of Christians has been almost completely demolished for strategic reasons by the Ventians in the 17th century, during the wars with the Turks. On our tour you will discover the remains of the amphitheatre substructures, some fragments of the architectural decorations and stone sculptures.

The City Thermae of Salona were almost the same as in all other Roman cities, an indispensable part of Roman civilization and urban life. On our tour you will see the remains of the best preserved and the largest bath, the Great City Thermae, probably built by the end of the 2nd century.

The royal town of Salona, that once had more than 60 000 inhabitants, was attacked and devastated by the tribes of Avars and Slavs in the early 7th century.

Join us on this tour and discover the amazing past and historical evidences of this incredible archeological site!