We read somewhere that Dubrovnik is called the Pearl of the Adriatic. Now we are visiting the Jewel of the Adriatic. The sites we covered in Trogir today included the Cathedral of St Lawrence, the Church of St John the Baptist, the Church of St Dominic, the Church of St Nicholas, the Loggia and Clock Tower, the Sea Gate, and the many narrow streets making up the old town. We also squeezed in a relaxed lunch, believe it or not.

Because we are staying right across the bridge from the old town, we headed out early for pictures, trying to beat the crowds. Then returned for breakfast, and back into town for the church pilgrimage.

For 5 € we toured the small exhibit in the Church of St Nicholas. Paintings of saints, the Madonna and Child, and a well preserved Greek relief of Kairos from the 1st century BC.

The Loggia faces the main square and the Cathedral of St Lawrence.

Another 9 € ticket gave us entrance into the Cathedral and the Museum of Sacred Art.

We climbed yet another bell tower while we waited for a mass to be completed in the cathedral.

The entrance to the cathedral is said to be the finest expression of Romanesque carving in Dalmatia, created by sculptor Master Radovan in 1240. It is very detailed, depicting scenes from the Bible, Adam and Eve, the birth of Christ, and many we didn’t recognize. Augie’s twelve years of Catholic education comes in handy as he can still read a lot of the Latin.

We made our way through the maze of narrow streets to the Church of St Dominic.

There was a small side entrance to the Church of St Dominic with no attendant and no one else in the church. Constructed in the 14th century and later renovated. The interesting part of this church was the central garden area, where we found old architectural pieces propped up around the garden.

The central garden had orange and lemon trees full of fruit. We also saw pomegranate trees.

It was time to take a break. Lunch was pasta and mussels in a traditional sauce from Dalmatia.

Post lunch the wind was blowing again and I was in need of coffee and dessert. No shortage of offerings there.

We rested for a few hours in the afternoon, then Teresa and I walked back over to the island to watch the sun set. We met a friendly local and watched a parade of dog walkers.