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Buttresses support the walls along narrow Bajamontijeva ulica in old Split, Croatia.

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The Old Town Clock (Gradski ura) overlooks the east end of Narodni trg, the main square in the old quarter of Split, Croatia.

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A black granite sphinx some 3,500 years old, brought from Egypt by Emperor Diocletian in the 3rd century, stands in front of Saint Domnius Cathedral in Split, Croatia.

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A statue of Croatian poet Marko Marulic (1450-1524) stands on Trg brace Radica in Split, Croatia.

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The 12th century bell tower of Saint Domnius Cathedral rises above the remains of Diocletian's Palace in Split, Croatia.

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The ferry terminal at Split, Croatia, is conveniently adjacent to the old city.

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The Dinaric Alps rise behind Split, Croatia.

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A rainbow welcomes a Jadrolinija ferry to the harbour at Split, Croatia.

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The sun sets over the Port of Bari, Italy.

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The MS Rigel VII of Ventouris Ferries connects Bari, Italy, to Greece and Albania almost daily.

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Tug boats tie up along a wharf near the Faro Borbonico in the Port of Bari, Italy.

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The plains of the Apulia region of southeastern Italy stretch out to the Adriatic from Castel del Monte near Andria.

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The interior courtyard of 13th century Castel del Monte near Andria, Italy, displays the building's geometric octagonal structure.

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Castel del Monte near Andria, Italy, was built in the 1240s in a mixture of Romanesque, Arabian, Norman, and Gothic styles.

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Castel del Monte (1240) near Andria, Italy, has a Greco-Roman pediment over its main entrance.

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Castel del Monte near Andria, Italy, stands on an isolated hill with eight octagonal towers at the corners of the battlements. It was built in the 1240s at the behest of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II of Swabia.

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The ruins of the 10th century Byzantine Church of Santa Maria del Buonconsiglio in Bari, Italy, feature columns, Corinthian capitals, and a mosaic floor originating in Roman times.

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