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Split, in Croatia, is a truly beautiful part of the world, with lots of stunning sights and scenes to take in. If you have found a vacation rental in Split and are exploring the area, you will find yourself with a wealth of things to explore and see and do but one thing that you shouldn't miss is the breath-taking Visovac Monastery.

Located on Visovac island in the middle of the incredibly blue Visovac lake, in the gorgeous Krka National Park, the monastery is a picture-perfect architectural gem that stands out from the surrounding picturesque landscape and looks like something magical, plucked from the pages of a storybook. The Franciscan monastery dates back to 1576, though use of the island for religious purposes actually dates back to the turn of the 15th century when it was used as a hermitage.

If you have found a vacation rental in the Croatian city of Pula, you will discover a charming seaside town with a beach-lined coast and, uniquely, dotted with Roman ruins. Historic, beautiful and fascinating, it is a perfect holiday destination.

One of the most interesting examples of a Roman ruin in the city is the Temple of Augustus. Located right at the centre of Pula, in the ancient Roman Forum, it is a well-preserved Roman temple that is dedicated to the first Roman emperor, Augustus. Likely built during the emperor's lifetime at some point between 2 BC and his death in AD 14, it is a typical temple of this period. Based on a plan of a cella, a closed room and an antechamber facing the square, with a tetrastyle prostyle porch of Corinthian columns at the front, it is raised on a podium and measures about 8m in width, 17.3m in length and 14m in height.