Tragyrion (island of goats)

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Known as Tragyrion (island of goats) in the time of the Greeks, it became Tragurium under the Romans, finally ending up as Trogir with the Croats. This exquisite medieval city is certainly one of the highlights of the Dalmatian coast. Built on an island, but linked to the mainland by two bridges, it resembles a ship at anchor. The smell of spindrift fills the air, which in turn permeates the light Brac stone all around. 

The town also dear to many famous artists, writers, sculptors, cabinet-makers and stone carvers who have chosen to set up abode here, establishing various artisan workshops in the town’ elegantly restored houses. Trogir was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997.  Such artistic proliferation is not recent here. The colorful Gothic polyptychs of the 15-th century artist, Blaz Jurjev, a native of Trogir, were representative of the blossoming artistic movement known as the Scholl of Dalmatia.
Among the most famous of these artists are Trogir-born sculptor Ivan Duknovic, and fellow sculptors and countrymen Andrija Alesi and Nikola Firentinac, living in Trogir in the second half of the 15th century, whose chapel for the town’ first bishop, St Ivan of Trogir is a masterpiece of Dalmatian Renaissance art. The chapel forms part of the Cathedral of St Lawrence, itself built in 13th century on the town’ main square.
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