The group was based in Split, where we explored the ancient roman Diocletian’s Palace, the Venetian quarter, and the later Baroque period buildings.  Trogir, was like a smaller version of Split, a maze a limestone alleyways, peppered with historical buildings and ice cream parlours.  On the Island of Brac we were treated to an education in stone masonry, with a leisurely bar-b-que lunch at a tavern situated on a hillside affording fabulous views of the sea across to Split.  The final day featured a trip inland to the village where the Croats stopped the advancing Serbian forces in the 1990’s, before another unhurried lunch at a private farmstead, renowned for producing award winning prosciutto.

The Croatians are proud of their heritage and we were entertained by local musicians singing old national and family songs at most places in which we dined, pertinent as the Master is a fan of folk music.   A fuller report of the holiday appears in the November electronic edition of La Fleche. 

• Visiting Trogir Visiting Trogir
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• Model of Split in Diocletian's time Model of Split in Diocletian's time
• Shops beneath Diocletian's Palace Shops beneath Diocletian's Palace
• Walking tour Walking tour
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• Split Harbour Split Harbour
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• Luxor restaurant Luxor restaurant
• Luxor restaruant Luxor restaruant
• Roman Palace Roman Palace
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• Taking a break in Trogir Taking a break in Trogir
• Listening to the guide in Trogir Listening to the guide in Trogir
• Narrow streets and ice creams of Trogir Narrow streets and ice creams of Trogir
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• Tragos restaurant Trogir Tragos restaurant Trogir
• The entertainers Trogir The entertainers Trogir
• Ferry to Brac Ferry to Brac
• Stone masonry Stone masonry
• Sunshine lunch Brac Sunshine lunch Brac
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• Kinoteka restaurant Kinoteka restaurant
• Speeches Kinoteka Speeches Kinoteka
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• Drago's farmstead Drago's farmstead
• Sampling Drago's grappa Sampling Drago's grappa
• Lunch at Drago's Lunch at Drago's
• Lunch at Drago's Lunch at Drago's
• Fletcher's lapel pin presentation Fletcher's lapel pin presentation
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• Happy organisers Happy organisers
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