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The island
of CIOVO
The
island of CIOVO is connected to mainland by the bridge in ancient Trogir
so it makes an entirety with a city. Its surface is 28.8 km2. It was inhabited
in prehistoric age and its ancient name Boa
has Iliric roots.
On Ciovo aristocrats had their summer houses, and there has been preserved more than ten churces, the oldest preromanic Our Lady beside the sea. Since 15. century even Trogir expands to the island Ciovo. On that island there are many monuments, like dominican monastery St. Cross, monastery St. Anthony, church of St. Lazarus and St. Jacobs.
Geographical position of Ciovo makes possible different trips to: cascades of river Krka (60 km), Split (33 km), Medugorje (100 km). Besides, air-port is only 8km apart.
The middle air temperature is 16,3 °C (Nice 15,8), and 281 days yearly with the medial year temperature above 10°C are prerequisites for pleasant stay the whole year round.
ARBANIJA
A
R B A N I J A
is a small place on the island of Ciovo. From Trogir to
Arbanija is about 5 km by road that leads from the north of the island
and ends 2 km further east beside deserted stone-pit. Just the place Arbanija
is not big but only safe harbour in the north of the island.
Stone-pit and near beaches are very popular for the citizens of Split and Kastela. Few grocery shops, caffe bar, domestic restaurants and a post office are available along the road which leads you from Trogir to Slatine, where the holiday houses are located, mostly just few meters from the sea shore.
Slatine
is a charming fishermen village with about 2000 inhabitants on the East
corner of the island of Ciovo and about 8km far from Trogir center. Reach
Slatine by turning left from Ciovo Bridge, and drive by the northern coastline
for 8km. Old village is nested on the top of the small hill, over viewing
the beach area and town of Split. Apartments in Slatine are mostly located
at the sea shore with nice gravel beaches.
Few beach bars located along the coast leads you to the most popular beach in Slatine, Kava Beach (1,5km from Slatine).
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