Why this ride
From Šibenik it runs 176 km to Šibenik; allow about 3 h 19 of riding. It goes by way of Historic City of Trogir, Historical Complex of Split with the Palac and back through Historic City of Trogir.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Fort of St. Nikola and Historical Complex of Split with the Palac starting at Šibenik
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 176 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 19
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Adriatic Highway, Jadranska Magistrala
28 km on Adriatic Highway, Jadranska Magistrala.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 28 km
- Named road
- Adriatic Highway, Jadranska Magistrala
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Fort of St. Nikola
Šibenik has the odd distinction of being a Croatian city founded by Croats rather than by the Greeks or Romans who established most of the Adriatic coast, and its old town climbs a hillside above a natural harbour, a maze of stone lanes and stairs. The harbour is approached through a narrow channel from the sea, and the fort of St Nicholas guards the entrance, standing on a small rocky islet. The Venetians built it in the 1540s to protect the city from Ottoman galleys, and it is a remarkable piece of military design, with a triangular plan and walls shaped to deflect cannon fire. UNESCO has listed it among the Venetian Works of Defence of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, together with the defences of Zadar. The fort is reached by boat from the Šibenik waterfront.
Read the complete Fort of St. Nikola write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Fort of St. Nikola is where the day begins. Next is Historic City of Trogir.
2. Historic City of Trogir
Trogir is an island, though you barely notice it. The old town sits on a tiny islet between the mainland and the larger island of Čiovo, linked to both by short bridges, and inside its walls is one of the best preserved medieval towns on the Adriatic, a UNESCO site of narrow lanes, stone palaces and churches, crammed into an area you can walk across in five minutes.
Read the complete Historic City of Trogir write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Historic City of Trogir comes up about 59 km into the recorded legs. Next is Historical Complex of Split with the Palac.
3. Historical Complex of Split with the Palac
Few cities have grown inside a palace, but Split did exactly that. Around the year 300 the Roman emperor Diocletian, born in nearby Salona, built himself a vast fortified retirement residence on the shore of the Adriatic, a rectangle of walls, towers and gates. When Salona was sacked in the seventh century, refugees moved into the palace, and over the following centuries they turned its halls and corridors into streets and houses. The result is a living old town where medieval and Renaissance homes lean on Roman walls and washing hangs between ancient columns.
Read the complete Historical Complex of Split with the Palac write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 87 km into the recorded legs you reach Historical Complex of Split with the Palac. Next is back through Historic City of Trogir.
4. back through Historic City of Trogir
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Historic City of Trogir write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Historic City of Trogir, late in the day. Next is Fort of St. Nikola, 37 km on.
5. Fort of St. Nikola
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Fort of St. Nikola write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Fort of St. Nikola. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Fort of St. Nikola to Historic City of Trogir
Fort of St. Nikola → Historic City of Trogir is 59 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Historic City of Trogir to Historical Complex of Split with the Palac
Historic City of Trogir → Historical Complex of Split with the Palac is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Historical Complex of Split with the Palac to back through Historic City of Trogir
Historical Complex of Split with the Palac → back through Historic City of Trogir is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Historic City of Trogir to Fort of St. Nikola
back through Historic City of Trogir → Fort of St. Nikola is 60 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.