The
Marjan hill (178m high), lies on the west side of the
city. Today it is a park forest. This is a large peninsula
poking out into the Adriatic to the west of the city
center. The park is a great place to bike around (you
can rent bikes near the entrance for a few kuna), walk
the wooded trails, or dip your toes into the sea along
the shoreline. It's a popular weekend spot for Split
residents. Gay men often visit beautiful beach just
before Institute of Oceanography (Institut za oceanografiju).
It is a rocky and hilly area and it is
not exclusively gay and in fact very mixed. To get there
take the bus no. 12 from the church of St. Francis in
the center, near hotel Bellevue. Take off at Institute
and walk down to the beach by steep path.
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