Stobrec Harbour

Stobreč, ancient Epetion, was founded as a Greek colony on this stretch of the Adriatic coast around the 6th century BC — older than neighbouring Split itself. Today it is a coastal settlement of just under 2,900 residents, administratively part of the City of Split and only a few kilometres from Diocletian's Palace.

In 2024, archaeologists from Croatia's Institute of Archaeology uncovered a stretch of Epetion's Hellenistic-era defensive wall running roughly 70 metres and standing over 3 metres high in places, one of the best-preserved Greek ramparts found on the Adriatic coast. Stobreč is also tied to a more speculative story: a sarcophagus found here belonged to Lucius Artorius Castus, a Roman military prefect some historians have proposed, without firm proof, as a possible inspiration for the King Arthur legends.

For sailors, the harbour offers straightforward anchoring in 2 to 4 metres over a mud bottom with good holding, sheltered even from the bora, with only southeasterly winds bringing in any swell. Its short hop from Split's marina and old town makes Stobreč a classic stop on a Split blue cruise itinerary.