Central Dalmatia is represented with Split, a city under the protection of UNESCO and placed in the register of World Cultural Heritage. Split grew out of Diocletian’s Palace, built by the Roman emperor Diocletian, who wanted to spend the last years of his life there 1,700 years ago. Various events, like Diocletian Nights and other cultural happenings, are organized in the preserved cellars of the Palace. Split’s tourist offer would not be complete without its cuisine, which is said to be one of the healthiest in the world. The usual menu on the tables of restaurants and your apartment will be tasty fresh fish, seafood, octopus or meat with homemade bread and fresh vegetables, with a bottle of the renowned Dalmatian red wine. Other well-known tourist destinations in this region are Bol on the island of Brač, the island of Hvar as world celebrity tourist Mecca, and the towns of Makarska and Baška Voda with lots of sea side private accommodation.