Why this ride
From Šibenik it runs 168 km to Šibenik; allow about 3 h 03 of riding. The stops in between: Historic City of Trogir, Historical Complex of Split with the Palac and back through Historic City of Trogir.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik and Historical Complex of Split with the Palac · 168 km · alac-3
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 168 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 03
- 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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Scenic road chapters
The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik → Historic City of Trogir
51 km through ground somebody thought worth listing. The road passes it rather than bypassing it — speed drops and stays down. Park rather than crawl through.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 55 km
Adriatic Highway, Jadranska Magistrala
The ride follows Adriatic Highway, Jadranska Magistrala for 28 km.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 28 km
- Named road
- Adriatic Highway, Jadranska Magistrala
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik
Croatian cathedrals are usually built of brick and timber, so the first odd thing about St James in Šibenik is that it is made entirely of stone, vaulted and roofed in carefully shaped slabs that lock together without a scrap of wood or mortar in the structure. It took more than a century to finish, from the 1430s into the 1530s, and the work passed through the hands of Juraj Dalmatinac and later Niccolò Fiorentino, which is why Gothic and Renaissance ideas sit in the same building. UNESCO added it to the World Heritage list in 2000.
Read the complete The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik 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 55 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 83 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 The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik.
5. The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik to Historic City of Trogir
The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik → Historic City of Trogir is 55 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 The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik
back through Historic City of Trogir → The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik is 56 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.