Kaštel Novi

Kaštel Novi is one of the seven settlements forming the City of Kaštela, with an old waterfront core that grew around the stronghold of Trogir nobleman Pavao Antun Ćipiko. His square fortified residence was built in 1512; walls once guarded the landward sides of the settlement, while the bay protected its southern edge. Brce, the small square at the old northern entrance, occupies the former drawbridge site and contains a fraternity house with a clock dating from 1775. Nearby, the parish church of St Peter of Klobučac stands on the foundations of a 13th-century church, making the church, Brce and Ćipiko tower a compact historical circuit. The seafront supplies the second half of the visit: Porat is Kaštel Novi’s own bathing spot, while the pebble beach of Gabine lies farther west in neighbouring Kaštel Štafilić. Promet buses connect the Kaštela corridor with Split, Split Airport and Trogir, and route 2 has stops near the top of Škabrnjska Street.

Kaštel Novi takes its identity from the Ćipiko stronghold of 1512 and the compact settlement that formed between defensive walls and the sea. On its northern side, Brce marks the former drawbridge entrance; the fraternity house and its 1775 clock remain the square’s defining historical detail. The parish church of St Peter of Klobučac preserves an even older layer, having been built over the foundations of a 13th-century church. Above the waterfront lies the Kaštela plain, long associated with grape growing, so the village’s maritime setting and its vineyard heritage meet within a remarkably small area.