Trogir Stone Alley, Croatia

Trogir stone alley reveals a quieter and rougher side of the historic Croatian town. I took this photograph shortly before 8 a.m., at a strange part of the day. The sun was already well above the horizon, but the Old Town still felt almost empty.

Very few people were moving through the narrow streets. The silence was a sharp contrast to the previous evening, when crowds filled every part of the historic centre and finding a peaceful corner was practically impossible. Early morning briefly returned the alleys to the residents, stone walls and centuries-old architecture.

Compared with the more colourful and visibly Venetian character of towns such as Rovinj in northern Croatia, Trogir often feels much more austere. Smooth plaster and pastel façades give way to exposed limestone, heavy wooden doors and irregular stone paving. The architecture feels much rougher and less decorative, with the texture of the stone becoming one of the defining visual features of the Old Town.

That raw material character is what attracted me to Trogir itself. The warm wooden doors provide almost the only strong colour in a scene otherwise dominated by pale limestone.

Artist’s note: A small part of an air-conditioning unit protruding from behind the corner of the building was removed in post-processing.

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