To (16 ½ M.) Perkovič-Slivino, see below. Near (44 M.) Siverić, on the S.E.
slope of the Promina, are deposits of coal. — 59 M. Knin(Rail. Restau-
rant; Hôt. Knin, near the station), once a frontier-fortress, is a town of
1300 inhab. on the slope of Monte Salvatore (1132 ft.); the Franciscan
monastery contains a collection of Croatian antiquities. The valley of
the Kerka is very fertile here. To the E. (¾ hr.), near the source of the
Kerka, is the Topoije Fall, 72 ft. high, formed by the Karsič, a tributary
of the Kerka (insignificant in summer). The main road through the
interior of Dalmatia leads from Knin to Sinj (railway in 2 ¼ hrs. to
Spalato, 36 M.), Katuni (p. 303), Vergorac, and Metkovič (p. 303).
The Steamer to Spalato (preferable to the railway; some of the
steamers call also at Traú, p. 300) returns through the Canale di
Sant' Antonio (p. 296) to the belt of islands and rounds the Punta
Ptanka, the ancient Promontorium Syrtis. In the distance to the S.
are the islands of Lissa and Sant' Andrea, and in clear weather
the rock of Pomo is visible to the W. of them. We then steer
between the islands of (1.) Zirona Piccola and Zirona Grande
and (r.) Šolta into the harbour of (170 Knots) Spálato (see below).
The Railway from Sebenico to Spalato (56 ½ M.; two trains daily
in 3 ½ hrs.) traverses the dreary and uninteresting Boraja. 16 ½ M.
Perković-Slivno (640 ft.; Rail. Restaurant), junction for Knin (see
above; carriages changed ). — The train ascends viâ Dolac to (33 M.)
Labin (1185 ft.), on the S. slope of the Opor, and descends (several
tunnels) to (43 ½ M.) Castelvecehio (300 ft.). The village lies on
the coast, 2 M. below the station. Diligence thence to (7 M.) Traú
(p. 300) twice daily in 1 ½ hr. (1 K. 10 h.). The train skirts the
slope of the Kozjak Hills, traversing the fruit-yielding region of the
Castelli, to (48 ½ M.) Sučurac (p. 300) and (51 M.) Salona (p. 301).
We then make a long sweep round the Canale Castelli and cross
the Jader. Luxuriant verdure. Below us, to the right, lies the
island-village of Vránjic ('Venezia Piccola'), once the arsenal of
Salona. Then a slight ascent, and lastly through a short tunnel,
to (56 ½ M.) Spalato.
53. Spalato and Environs.
Arrival. The railway-station and the steamboat-quay lie near each
other on the S. side of the town. No cabs. Porter 1 K., with hand-cart
1 K. 40 h.
Hotels: HÔtel troccoli (Pl. b), Piazza dei Signori, R. 2-3-K., well
spoken of; HÔtel de la ville (Pl. a), in the Marmontov Trg, on the
W. side of the town, ½ M. from the station; NOVAK, Ulice Sveti Marije,
near the Piazza dei Signori; Tommasini, Piazza dei Signori.
Cafés in the Hôt. Troccoli (see above) and on the Stara Obala.
Post and Telegraph Offices, near the Marmontow Trg, to the N.
Spálato, the ancient Aspalathos, Slav. Spljet, with 20,000 inhab.,
the seat of a bishop, lies picturesquely encircled by lofty hills (to
the N. the Kozjak, to the E. the Mosor), in a fertile region, on a
peninsula washed on the N. side by the Canale Castelli, and on the
S. side by the Canale di Spalato. To the E. rises the Fort Grippi,