Omis
The river mouth town under the cliffs
Where the Cetina canyon reaches the sea, twenty-five kilometres southeast of Split.
Omis stands at the one break in this stretch of coast, the point where the Cetina cuts out of the mountains to the sea. That gap made it a pirate base in the tw…Omis stands at the one break in this stretch of coast, the point where the Cetina cuts out of the mountains to the sea. That gap made it a pirate base in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, when the Omis corsairs took Venetian shipping and withdrew upriver where the galleys could not follow.
Two fortresses still stand over the old quarter, Mirabela on the rock directly behind it and Starigrad higher up the ridge. The canyon inland is the regional centre for rafting, canyoning and zip lines, the cliffs above draw climbers, and a long beach runs in front of the houses. It is the best half day out from Split that needs no boat.
Nearby places in Split
Other places around the bay, sorted by distance.
Znjan
The long beach strip east along the coast
Bacvice
The city beach, minutes from the ferry quay
Old Town
Diocletian's Palace and the lanes inside its walls
Varos
The old fishermen's quarter west of the palace
Marjan and Meje
The forested hill above the city
Kastela
Seven villages along the bay towards the airport