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Archaeological site IΣΣA / ISSA - Roman baths
In the 4th century BC, Syracuse Greeks πόλις Ἴσσα founded one of the oldest cities on the eastern Adriatic coast in the naturally sheltered bay of the island of Vis. In 47 BC, after centuries of independence, Issa became part of the Roman Empire. The remains of this fortified town are still visible on the southern slopes of Gradina.
"Our Lady of Žnjan" icon: discovering the continuity of medieval painting in Dalmatia
During the 13th century, a number of churches in Split were equipped with altars with panel paintings, and only six have been preserved to this day. Our Lady of Žnjan stands out in this group as the oldest and probably the most enigmatic Croatian icon.
Choir stalls from the Trogir Cathedral: a layered monument of medieval liturgical architecture and a forensic timeline
Wooden choir stalls from the Trogir Cathedral of St. Lawrence, richly carved with plant and figural motifs within 32 architecturally separate cells, originally gilded and painted with red, blue and yellow, are a magnificent piece created by Dalmatian carver Ivan Budislavić, commissioned in 1439 that cost 18 ducats per seat.