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Split 3, Split — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Split 3 is the central district of Split, Croatia, wrapping the Roman Temple of Jupiter and the old town in stone lanes.
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Where to stay in Split 3
Where visitors usually base themselves, and why.
Split 3 covers the walkable heart of Split, so a bed here sits within a short walk of the Temple of Jupiter, the Archaeological Museum Split, and the harbour front. Stay central. Rooms cluster along the old stone lanes of Varoš, around the Split City Museum, and out toward the Museum of Fine Arts.
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Temple of Jupiter core
The oldest lanes tighten around the Temple of Jupiter, so the district's Roman core and its stone courtyards open right outside the door.Find hotels in Temple of Jupiter corequiet nights among the fishermen's houses near the Church of St. Nicholas in VarošVaroš lanes
West of the core, Varoš keeps its steep stone alleys and the small Church of St. Nicholas in Varoš, trading crowds for shuttered old houses.Find hotels in Varoš lanesgallery days spent at the Museum of Fine Arts and Archaeological Museum SplitMuseum edge
The northern streets gather the district's museums, putting the Museum of Fine Arts and the Archaeological Museum Split a short stroll from a bed.Find hotels in Museum edgeHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Split
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Museums & Galleries
3- Archaeological Museum Split
- Froggyland
- Museum of Fine Arts, Split
Churches & Religious Sites
8- Temple of Jupiter, Split Heritage
- St Martin's Church Heritage
- Saint Francis Monastery and Church Heritage
- Church of Our Lady of Health Heritage
- Church of Our Lady of Pojišan Heritage
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- Church of the Holy Spirit Heritage
- Saint Dominic's Monastery and Church Heritage
- Church of the Holy Cross Heritage
Castles & Historic Sites
1- Basilica Ad Pictas Heritage
Stadiums & Sports
1- Stadion Park mladeži
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About Split 3
What are the main landmarks in Split 3?
Landmarks crowd Split 3. The Roman Temple of Jupiter anchors the historic core, while the Co-Cathedral of St. Peter, the Church of Our Lady of Pojišan, and the Church of St. Nicholas in Varoš mark the district's older streets, and the Archaeological Museum Split, the Split City Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Ethnographic museum Split, and the Croatian Maritime Museum gather its collections a short walk apart. Froggyland pins a stranger address to the map. Stadion Park mladeži lines the northern edge.
What is the history of Split 3?
Split 3 grew out of the Roman core that the Temple of Jupiter still marks. Rome laid the first stones. Over the centuries the old town spread west into the fishermen's quarter of Varoš, where the Church of St. Nicholas in Varoš rose above a knot of narrow lanes, and later the district gained the museums and churches that fill it now.
The Croatian Maritime Museum keeps that seafaring story. Layers stack on layers.
Where is Split 3?
Split 3 forms the compact centre of Split, a dense weave of stone lanes running from the Temple of Jupiter down to the harbour and out to the streets around Stadion Park mladeži.
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What is the best area to stay in Split 3?
Temple of Jupiter core: waking inside the Roman walls beside the Temple of Jupiter. Varoš lanes: quiet nights among the fishermen's houses near the Church of St. Nicholas in Varoš. Museum edge: gallery days spent at the Museum of Fine Arts and Archaeological Museum Split.
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Updated October 2026