The Lazaretto

At the end of the sixteenth century, trade and political relations between the Venetians and Turks settled down so Split became an important business center for Muslims who had no access to the sea. Daniel Rodrigo, a Spanish-born Jewish businessman, started the project to construct these warehouses, where weapons, spices and products from across the Venetian territory and the world were stored. Marco Polo was born near Split, on the island of Korcula, so you can see how important the city was. Here customs, banks, shops and quarantine buildings were also constructed. Today they have become jewellery