Sibenik
Today we had a driver take us up the coast to Sibenik, about 1 hour drive from Trogir. It's a beautiful coastline, inlets and islands. A perfect area for sailboats,and we see many. Sibenik has a very well protected harbour with a small entrance. It's been an important port since the middle ages. Like most of Croatia it's been under many rulers, and still shows a lot of influence from Venice. It's a beautiful city, and the old town is much larger than Dubrovnik, and also much less crowded. Tourists are just beginning to discover Sibenik. We had a wonderful guide, Ante, who gave us a run-down of the history and told us about the many wonderful buildings including the magnificent cathedral built of interlocking limestone. The baptistery is a beautiful round room with lots of carving, and stonework allowing the morning sun to shine in. The town has many old palaces once owned by noble familys. They look very ordinary from the outside, the only way to tell it was owned by no