Intangible heritage protected by the walls of WH-site

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•They say that Roman kitchen is a forerunner of the Mediterranean cuisine So, the artefact that occupied our attention the most in the City Museum ,was Diocletian’s table

•“Men make the city, and not walls or ships without men in them.”&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thucydides •The walls of the Diocletian Palace protected the people, their language and the folklore for centuries •On the other hand, those same people kept the cold stones alive and turned them, not into ruins of what was once Imperial villa, but into magnificant Palace with great people living in it.

•The Mediterranean diet is based on the traditional foods of countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea but what is more important it's a lifestyle. People gather with no particular reason, eat local, healthy food, sing and talk about everyday problems.

•We found out which typical Mediterranean herbs were&nbsp; used both in ancient times as well as today...

•This formal entrance into the Emperor’s private chambers still gives a real feel of Diocletian’s vision for his palace •No wonder that famous Venetian and Croatian families decided to built their family houses quite close to the Imperial quarters

•Dialects, food and traditional singing are inevitable part of our heritage; our history, present and the future.

Therefore, we are going to explore in what way these three distinctive features form a marker of identity of the Palace.

We started our tour from the Peristyle, the heart of the Palace.

•Once an imperial villa and a Roman camp, today the area within the walls of the Palace contains Romanesque churches, medieval fortifications, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque palaces.

•...or is it just the best possible blend of voices coming from the Vestibule?! •the best-preserved part of the imperial residence, entrance hall with an open-air oculus, offers an acoustical treat of a cappella singing

•There is something magical about this place; the sphynx, the Temple of Jupiter, the sea breeze coming from the cellars, or just the cold stone, polished by the 1700 years of constant footwork...

•No matter how many times you find yourself lost in the narrow, crooked streets of the Palace, you’ll always find your way back to the Peristyle

•Living within the walls of one of the best preserved sights of Roman architecture, resisting numerous conquerors for centuries, the citizens of Split must have had a great sense of protection and identification.

•Roman’s cena was a great social event and could take up for four hours. •During a dinner for guests, musicians, acrobats, poets or dancers would perform

•Diocletian's Palace and the Historical Nucleus of Split were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.

•But, what it makes more interesting is the fact that this is probably the only heritage site in the world that is still inhabited.

With our biology teachers, we learnt about the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet

•Once homes of the most important families, these baroque, renaissance and gothic palaces today host galleries, libraries,&nbsp; appartments, shops.. •The most beautiful among them-Papalićeva Palace, today is a City Museum.

•...and we planted our own Mediterranean herb-garden

•Klapa singing (group of friends) traces its roots to littoral church singing •Originally “a cappella” singing, today can be followed by a gentle guitar or mandolin, evoking elements of daily life •You don’t need to understand the language to enjoy the gentle first&nbsp; tenor, followed by several tenori, baritoni and basi voices, singing about love and everyday life

Klapa Vestibul. Dalmatian song in Split. Croatia

•Walking along the 1700 years old streets, watching the past and the present intermingle together, one cannot omit some of the most important features of anyone's culture: the language, the food and the folklore.

INTANGIBLE HERITAGE PROTECTED BY THE WALLS OF THE WH- SITE

•Although&nbsp; Split dialect is spoken by grandparents and older generations, our parents understand it but no longer speak it among themselves or to children. •Nevertheless, it’s still quite vivid in the streets of the Palace...

•We found out numerous signs in dialect around the Palace and, listening carefully, we realized that the only place where you can actually hear young and old speaking in dialect, is this very old nucleus of the town.

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