Nearest Airport
: Split airport
at 8
Kilometres
Nearest Ferry
: Split
at 25
Kilometres
Nearest Train
: Split
at 25
Kilometres
Nearest Beach
: 3 minutes by foot
at 150
Metres
Nearest Barpub
: Okrug Gornji
at 200
Metres
Nearest Restaurant
: Okrug Gornji
at 450
Metres
Car: recommended
Ciovo is a small island located off the Adriatic coast in Croatia with an area of 28.8 km2 (length 15.3 km, width up to 3.5 km), population of 6,071 inhabitants (2001) and its highest peak is 218 m (Rudine). ?iovo is located in central Dalmatia, protecting the city of Trogir and Kaštela gulf. On its SE part it is only two km distant from the cape Marjan, on its northern part it is connected to the mainland with a small bascule bridge in the old centre of Trogir, and actually Trogir spread itself onto the island. Besides the portion of Trogir, on the island there are several villages: Arbanija, Žedno, Okrug Gornji, Okrug Donji, Slatine and Prizidnica.
The vegetation is typically Mediterranean, consisting mainly in understory (holm oak, myrtle, wormwood, juniper etc.). On the northern side (exposed to the wind bura are forests of pine and cypress. Major crops include olives, figs, almonds, vines and citrus fruit.
Trogir is about 3km away. It is 8km to the airport and about 25km to the city of Split.
All around Okrug Gornji near Trogir and in the close vicinity there are various sports grounds - tennis, football, basketball, crazy golf, water ski, sailing, windsurfing, diving with equipment and diving instructor, paragliding, jet ski, rafting. You can also take a boat for a trip to the neighbouring islands.
