Trogir in Croatia is a beautiful historic city where Camping Rozac was our home for a week exploring.
Driving from Primosten, we began our tour of Croatia in Volosko, a small fishing village. Reaching Trogir, a couple of weeks later, we realise there’s not many sites here. Camping Rozac looks ideal, but will they have space for us?
A mobile home and pitch in one
The approach road through Trogir towards Camping Rozac is quite narrow, but we’re soon at the gates to this busy little site.
Not only do we want a pitch for a week, but we also want a mobile home too. That’s because our Son and fiancé are flying out to join us. Despite being mid-May, the weather has been wet and chilly, not exactly suitable for the 2-person tent we have for them.
The friendly reception staff take a look and give us the options – just one available mobile home! Of course, we take it.
Luckily, we’re able to pitch the campervan in the parking space for the mobile home, so it works out well. The campsite is really full, possibly the busiest we’ve seen so far in Croatia.
If you’re planning on coming to Trogir, it’s really advisable to book a pitch – something we never usually do. Not only is Camping Rozac popular due to being one of the few campsites around, but it’s the only one within short walking distance to Trogir.
Trogir and the campsite are really close to Split Airport, making it ideal to meet family. It’s only about a 10 minute to drive to the terminal, where we park and do a bit of plane spotting before picking up our guests.
Camping Rozac, Trogir Croatia
Camping Rozac is a small site for Croatia standards, with a mix of mobile homes and camping pitches. All are within very close proximity to the clear blue sea and campsite beaches.
The amenity block is fairly modern with washbasin area at the entrance and separate shower and toilet cubicles in its yellow interior.
There’s a washing machine and dump/fresh water area and pitches are mainly in a grassy area. This is slightly tiered towards the sea with some views and shade from mature trees scattered around the site.
A restaurant provides a welcoming addition to the site, which has ACSI pitches out of peak season. We pay €23 for a night for an ACSI pitch once our family return home – great value.
The mobile home has one double and one twin room, a separate shower room, kitchen and dining area and good sized terrace with garden furniture and small garden. It’s new looking, clean and has everything we need, as well as the parking space where we park and sleep in the campervan.
Waterfront Walks
Directly from Camping Rozac the waterfront walks lead to more lovely beaches. One of them is Okrug Gornji, the most popular beach in Trogir, which happens to be very quiet on our visit.
Here we take time for a coffee at a beachfront cafe, whilst the preparations of opening the beach bars and beaches are still underway for the start of Summer.
It’s a lovely promenade type walk, leading to a small harbour and coastal path beside more beaches. Here we turn back, re-tracing our steps along the water, which is crystal clear and very tempting.
Walking to Trogir from Camping Rozac, Croatia
Although you can walk into Trogir old town from Camping Rozac, it’s along the adjacent, busy road for part of the route. If only there was a pavement!
A little further along, a walking sign shows an alternative way to the centre, to avoid the remainder of the main road. This leads through narrow streets, before arriving at the main road again opposite the bridge. Trogir is then just over the bridge, providing fine views of the old town as you cross.
Camping Rozac is an ideal location, despite walking on the road. It’s just 15 minutes to reach the beautiful waterfront at Trogir, where boats, restaurants and fine architecture await.
Trogir old town
Tall palm trees line the stone slabs of Trogir waterfront, it’s beautiful, low key and classy. An almost immaculate display of buildings, some with ornate detailing provide a pristine back drop.
Inside this historic old town, lies a labyrinth of tiny streets and alleyways with many derelict buildings. Here, you can find intimate restaurants in various nooks and crannies, hiding empty shells of buildings surrounding bustling eateries.
It’s almost a work of art, where old meets new in the most spectacular fashion. Although the description may sound grim, the architecture blends in.
With roots stemming from Ancient Greek and Roman rule and later the Venetian and Austrian Empire, Trogir has a varied history.
Beautiful Trogir
Trogir is quite beautiful and turns out to be one of our favourite locations on our tour of Croatia. Not only is it manageable to walk around without feeling overwhelming, but it’s completely charming.
There’s plenty to see within driving distance too, which I’ll be coming to in more blog posts soon. We drove to Krka National Park, as well as Split and Kastela – a series of coastal villages about 15 minutes away.
A wonderful blend of relaxing waterfront bars and restaurants, tiny streets and sleepy squares make a delightful setting amongst the restful stone buildings. Amongst the more familiar is the 13th century Cathedral St.Lawrence and delightful bell tower.
Even more charismatic is the evening, when lighting brings Trogir even more alive, glowing under a clear, starry moonlit sky.
The weather begins to improve towards the end of May, so beach days are becoming closer to mind. We manage to lounge around on the campsite beaches as well as take a dip in the sea – OK, it was a bit cool!
