Tourist attraction
Omiš
Riverside pirate stronghold where shallow-drafted raiding ships once vanished up a gorge to escape pursuit.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Omiš, on Croatia's Dalmatian coast, follows the sagitta, the tiny raiding boat local shipwrights built to outrun anyone chasing it up the Cetina River. You'll hear how the Kačić family who ruled the town turned boatbuilding into their real trade, and how by 1208 Venice stopped fighting them and started paying a toll instead. Look up at the walls of Mirabella above the river mouth, where lookouts once watched for approaching sails.
This audio guide was created using AI.