Kaštel Štafilić is a town within the administrative area of

Kaštela Kaštela () is a town in Dalmatia, Croatia. The town is an agglomeration of seven individual settlements which are administered as a single municipality, with populations individually ranging from 3,000 to 7,000 residents. The town is located no ...

Dalmatia Dalmatia (; ; ) is a historical region located in modern-day Croatia and Montenegro, on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. Through time it formed part of several historical states, most notably the Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Croatia (925 ...

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

. The oldest tree in Croatia, an olive tree estimated to be over 1,500 years old, is in Kaštela.

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City Square Kaštel Štafilić's most majestic feature, is its old stone village, with its main square. It is situated on a long seafront, home to numerous summer festivals, and events. One aspect that unites all the Kaštela’s, is a common promenade, where one can visit 6 other Kaštela’s, or go West, and take a leisurely stroll until they finally get to Trogir. In Kaštel Štafilić is located the

Split Airport Split Saint Jerome Airport (; ), also known as Split Airport (), is an international airport serving the city of Split, Croatia, Split, Croatia. It is located from Split, on the west side of Kaštela Bay, in the town of Kaštela, and extending i ...

which is second busiest in

Castle Rotondo Castle Rotondo is a fortress castle in Kaštel Štafilić, Croatia, on the Adriatic coast. It was fully constructed in 1508, on the order of Stefano Štafileo, a Trogirian nobleman. Stafileo ordered its construction in 1508 to protect his lands a ...

Castle Rotondo is a 508 year old castle, situated by a sea cliff. It is named after the noble family, Rotondo who owned, and inhabited for 400 years. It was initially built on an island, but was later linked to the land with a movable bridge. Its purpose was to protect the villagers from the pillaging of the Ottomans. Mastrinka - Old Olive Tree The Mastrinka Olive Tree is more than 1500 years old. It shows that the processing and cultivation of olive trees in Kastela has taken place since ancient times. The tree is 11 meters high, with a radius of 23 m. The trunk is dry and hollow, but over the years around it has grown new branches and shoots. The oil obtained from the olives, on the olive tree, is sold as a souvenir in small bottles in the town museum, in Kastela. In 1990, the tree was officially inducted into UNESCO's World Heritage List. Nehaj Tower Fortress Nehaj was erected in 1558, and served as a military stronghold when the Turks, and Venice were at the height of their power. This and fortress could be reached by staircases via wooden bridge through narrow double gate The powerful walls 3.30 m thick narrowing towards the top ended with crenel and five small corner towers.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kastel Stafilic Populated places in Split-Dalmatia County

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