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Port cities and towns of the Adriatic Sea

  • RijekaRijeka sits on the narrow strip of land where the Dinaric Alps meet the Adriatic Sea. The city lies at the mouth of the river Rječina, which means "the big…
  • TriesteThe name Tergeste emerged from the Illyrian word terg-, meaning market, a root shared with Albanian and Proto-Slavic terms for trade.
  • VeniceThe traditional founding of Venice is identified with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo on the islet of Rialto.
  • Split, CroatiaThe year 305 CE marks the completion of Diocletian's Palace, yet Split existed as a Greek colony named Aspálathos centuries before that stone was laid.