A Sensible Guide to Split & Its Islands

The travel guide for everyone who wants to get under the region's skin.

Imagine if, the next time you travel to the Dalmatian coast, you had an extremely passionate and knowledgeable friend giving you a tour. Someone who knows not only which part of Diocletian’s 3rd-century palace you’re passing through when walking to the old city of Split, but also where to buy the best fig cake on the island of Vis and how the word “carat” is related to a certain, odd-looking tree on the island – and many, many other things.

This book is that friend. In it, Jasmina Knezovic has combined her lifelong passion for the region with her training as an Oxford PhD and food and travel editor to make a cultural guidebook that unlocks the secrets of one of the longest-settled regions in Europe.

The book consists of:

• Highly curated practical tips (the best places to eat, stay and shop) for Split, Hvar, Vis and Brac
• An Almanac section: gems from the archives, from literature and travel writing spanning centuries, as well as insightful and entertaining historical documents, lists and tables (including, quite handily, the officially recommended fitness levels for each demographic issued by the Yugoslav government)
• an overview of notable visitors and residents
• 16 interviews with a wide range of locals (including: a songwriter, a stonemason, a filmmaker and a fisherman)
• 3 essays from local writers
• Useful & beautiful maps, including a detailed schema of how the modern city fits into Diocletian’s ancient palace
• 20+ beautiful illustrations by a respected local artist

We want this book to be both a useful companion and a beautiful object that you’ll want to keep long after you’ve returned home. Designed by Palermo-based Ciao Ciao Studio, A Sensible Guide to Split & its Islands is an object made to last.