Why this ride
From Stari Grad it runs 160 km to Stari Grad; allow about 5 h 38 of riding. It goes by way of Historical Complex of Split with the Palac, Historic City of Trogir and back through Historical Complex of Split with the Palac.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Stari Grad Plain and Historic City of Trogir · 160 km from Stari Grad
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 160 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 5 h 38
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Scenic road chapters
Adriatic Highway, Jadranska Magistrala
The ride follows Adriatic Highway, Jadranska Magistrala for 20 km.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 20 km
- Named road
- Adriatic Highway, Jadranska Magistrala
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Stari Grad Plain
Hvar's best farmland is not on a hillside but on a flat, fertile plain just inland from the town of Stari Grad, and it has been laid out in the same pattern for about twenty-four centuries. Greek settlers from Paros founded a colony called Pharos here in the fourth century BC, and they divided the plain into neat rectangular plots, marked out by dry-stone walls. The walls are still there, the plots still follow the old grid, and the people who farm them today are growing grapes and olives much as their predecessors did. UNESCO listed the plain as a World Heritage site in 2008, and for once the listing is tied to something you can actually walk across.
Read the complete Stari Grad Plain write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Stari Grad Plain is where the day begins. Next is Historical Complex of Split with the Palac.
2. 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
Historical Complex of Split with the Palac comes up 37 km in. Next is Historic City of Trogir.
3. 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
74 km in you reach Historic City of Trogir. Next is back through Historical Complex of Split with the Palac.
4. back through Historical Complex of Split with the Palac
Return visit. Read the place description above.
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
back through Historical Complex of Split with the Palac, late in the day. Next is Stari Grad Plain.
5. Stari Grad Plain
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Stari Grad Plain write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Stari Grad Plain. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Stari Grad Plain to Historical Complex of Split with the Palac
Stari Grad Plain → Historical Complex of Split with the Palac is 54 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Historical Complex of Split with the Palac to Historic City of Trogir
Historical Complex of Split with the Palac → Historic City of Trogir is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Historic City of Trogir to back through Historical Complex of Split with the Palac
Historic City of Trogir → back through Historical Complex of Split with the Palac is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Historical Complex of Split with the Palac to Stari Grad Plain
back through Historical Complex of Split with the Palac → Stari Grad Plain is 54 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.