The city of
Split
, one of the most touristic in
Croatia
, on the shores of
the Adriatic Sea
, will fine anyone who goes through the city
starting this year with
150 euros
d
in a bathing suit, shirtless or consume alcohol
in public spaces, reported the local newspaper Slobodna Dalmacija.
The new municipal legislation also provides for fines for those who
throw rubbish
, occupy green spaces and for entertainment venues that
exceed the noise limits
late at night, as well as for many other offences.
Similar measures have been in force since last year in Dubrovnik, in whose historic center it is prohibited to "walk in a bathing suit or without part of the clothing."
Split is one of the most beautiful cities in Croatia.
Photo Shutterstock.
Respect for a cultural heritage of humanity
At the entrance to these cities, which are visited by millions of tourists every summer, numerous signs in various languages and also pictograms have been placed to warn against improper behavior.
The Split authorities promised to adopt
stricter measures
after in the past years and, especially last summer, citizens organized protests and denounced
uncivil behavior
of foreign tourists.
Most of the complaints concerned
drunken tourists
urinating on cultural monuments in the old town and destroying urban material.
Peristyle square, in the center of Split.
Photo Shutterstock
Split, like Dubrovnik, has been part of
the universal cultural heritage
of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) since 1979 for its historical and cultural monuments of extraordinary beauty and value.
Landscapes, history and Game of Thrones
Located in the heart of the
Dalmatian
region , Split is the second most populous city in Croatia after the capital Zagreb, and for many, the most beautiful city in the country.
Split, on the shores of the Adriatic.
Among its many points of tourist interest, the old
Palace of Diocletian
stands out , a huge area surrounded by walls that refers to a weighty past: it was the site chosen by the emperor Diocletian to settle in the area, around the year 305 AD. .
As a color fact,
scenes from the Game of Thrones series
were filmed in the basements of this palace -and many more in Dubrovnik, the other great jewel of the Croatian Adriatic-, for example the one that shows how Danaerys Targaryen kept her dragons locked up in a dark and underground place.
The beautiful stone stairs of the fantastic palace today are visited by thousands of tourists, many of whom descend for the day of the cruises, since it is a
port city
.
One of the locations of the Game of Thrones open-air museum in Split.
Photo gameofthrones-croatia.com.
And, as such, it also attracts with its
typical gastronomy based on fish and shellfish
, and with numerous bars where you can sit and have a drink without rushing, watching the spectacle of a blue sea on the promenade.
EFE
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