Near the Baptistery, to the N., is the extensive. Christian necro-
polis of Manastirine, with a basilica and about 150 early-Christian
sarcophagi, most of which, however, have been long since despoiled
of their contents. To the N.W. (20 min. to the N. of the amphi-
theatre) is the Christian necropolis of Marusinac, with a basilica
dedicated to St. Anastasius containing a mosaic pavement with gaily
coloured foliage.
To the source of the jader (¾ hr.). The road from Salona
ascends the green valley of the Jader and crosses to the mill of
Vidović, where it ends at present (road thence to the source under
construction). A path to the right, just before the mill is reached,
follows the conduit to the (10 min.) Sorgente or Source of the Jader
(Vrelo Jadro), a fine waterfall in grand surroundings, a genuine
Dalmatian scene.
Walkers, instead of returning by the same route, may cross the stream
and go to the W., past a burnt mill, to the valley descending from Clissa;
then follow a bridle-path, good at first, but afterwards stony, towards Clissa,
which is visible the whole way; at the top of the valley they turn to the
left, and ascend to the (1 ¼ hr.) first Osteria (see below).
From salona to clissa. Leaving the town by the E. gate (Porta
Andetria, see p. 301 ), the road winds up the slope of the Monte
Caban, commanding beautiful views of the Campagna of Spalato,
the sea, and the islands, to the crest of the rock on which lies —
8 M. Clissa, Slav. Kliš (1182 ft. ; three tolerable Osteríe. the first
by the roadside the best), with 1200 inhab., overshadowed on the
W. by the Monte Caban (see above), on the E. by the bare Mosor
(Alons Aureus; 4364 ft.). From the first osteria we ascend in 5 min.
to the Fortress for the sake of the View from the terrace in front
of it, stretching S. to Lissa, Sant' Andrea, and other islands, with
the Mosor on the E., and the Dinarian Alps in the distance. —
Those who wish to visit the Source of the Jader descend by a steep
track through the village, having previously ordered their carriage
to meet them at the mill of Vidovič.
From spalato to almissa (about 15 M.; carr. with one horse in 3 hrs.,
8 K.; steamboat, see R. 54). The road leads through the fertile Cam-
pagna to Slobrec, the ancient Epetium, at the entrance to the Poljica
which yields the best maraschino cherries (p. 293). This district, bounded
on the N. by the Zernovica, on the S. by the Cetina, and on the E. by the
Mosor (p. 303), was once a kind of peasant-republic under Venetian suzer-
ainty. Beyond Stobreč the beautiful road skirts the sea. Almissa, see p. 303.
54. From Spalato to Cattaro via Ragusa. The South
Dalmatian Islands.
From spalato to metkoviÂ. Austrian lloyd steamer twice weekly
viâ San Pietro di Brazza, Almissa, Makarsca, Trappano, and Fort Opus in
12 ½ hrs. (fares 9 or 6 K.). — HUNGARIAN-CROATIAN STEAMER once weekly
direct to Melkcovič in 7 hrs. — RISMONDO'S steamer four times weekly.
From spalato to ragusa (Gravosa) and cattaro. Austrian lloyd
steamer once weekly direct to Gravosa in 7, to C±ttaro in 11 hrs.; also
twice weekly, touching at several ports in the islands of Brazza, Lesina,