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Trstenik, Split, Split — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Trstenik is a coastal residential district of Split, set on the Adriatic shore south-east of the old town near Pojišan.
About Trstenik, Split
Where to stay in Trstenik, Split
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Trstenik suits visitors who want the Adriatic within reach yet prefer to sleep away from the crowded centre of Split. Rooms here lean residential. Most guests base themselves on the quieter streets above the shore, then walk down to the water or catch a short bus into the old town for the evening.
The stretch toward Žnjan draws swimmers. Blocks around the Church of Our Lady of Pojišan keep a calmer, parish feel a few minutes back from the busy waterfront.
About Trstenik, Split
What are the main landmarks in Trstenik, Split?
The Church of Our Lady of Pojišan stands closest to Trstenik, a parish church anchoring the quarter just inland from the shore. Beyond it, the district's real draw is the Adriatic itself, with swimming coves and a coastal path that links Trstenik to the wider Žnjan seafront and its summer bathers. The historic core of Split lies a short ride west, holding the museums and churches that the neighbourhood leaves to the centre.
Come for the water.
What is the history of Trstenik, Split?
Trstenik began as a fringe of Split, coastal ground that stayed rural long after the walled city filled up. It grew late. As Split spread east from Diocletian's Palace across the twentieth century, the shore around Pojišan and Trstenik was laid out with housing and villas that turned the old farmland into a settled seaside district.
The Church of Our Lady of Pojišan marks the older parish nucleus that the newer streets grew around, and the neighbourhood has kept its residential, sea-facing character ever since.
Where is Trstenik, Split?
Trstenik covers a compact strip of about 0.67 square kilometres on the Adriatic shore of Split, south-east of the old town, where the land slopes to the water beside Pojišan and the beaches of Žnjan.
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Updated July 2026