The district around the city's famous sandy beach, just east of the centre — shallow swimming, the local ball game of picigin, and a strip of beach bars and clubs that make it Split's nightlife hub. Handy for the beach and the ferry port, lively after dark; the base for sun, swimming and going out.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
€110–190
typical per night in Croatia
The sensible middle
Typical prices for Split — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Bačvice and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- The Palace Substructures11 min walk888 m
- Diocletian's Palace11 min walk904 m
- The Peristyle11 min walk904 m
- Cathedral of St Domnius11 min walk907 m
- The Riva11 min walk949 m
- Dalmatian food11 min walk949 m
- Marjan Hill28 min walk2.3 km
- Klis Fortress25 min taxi8.5 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 6.Bačvice beach & picigin — Split's famous sandy city beach — a rare sandy strand on this pebbly coast, shallow enough to walk far out, and the birthplace of picigin, the local game of splashily keeping a small ball off the water. Join in, or just swim and sunbathe a stroll from the old town; buzzing all summer, day and night.
- 13.A night out at Bačvice — Split's nightlife concentrates in the multi-level 'bačvice' complex right by the beach — a warren of bars and clubs that go till dawn in summer, plus the old-town's cocktail bars in the palace lanes. Start with a sundowner on the Riva, then head to the beach clubs; lively and unpretentious.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Bačvice; flights via Google Flights.