Kaštel Lukšić suits families wanting a castle village on Kaštela Bay, a seven-minute taxi ride from Split Airport. It grew up around the Vitturi family's late 15th-century castle, which now houses the town museum. Kaštela is a built-up stretch with cement and chemical works as well as tourism, so expect a lived-in town rather than a quiet resort.
Kaštel Lukšić is one of seven settlements strung along Kaštela Bay under the Kozjak mountain, which together make up the town of Kaštela. Around 5,000 people live here. The heart of it is Vitturi Castle, begun by two Trogir noblemen at the end of the 15th century as a residence with the sea around it and later joined to the mainland. It now hosts exhibitions, concerts and plays, so an evening can mean a concert at the castle. Behind it, Vitturi Park covers more than nine hectares of Aleppo pine, cypress and bay laurel. The homes sit close together in the village.
Around 17 minutes by car, or about 35 minutes on the line 37 bus that runs along the bay.
Trogir lies west of Kaštela, whose western settlement, Kaštel Štafilić, is where Split Airport sits.
The mountain that Kaštela sits beneath, with its seven settlements strung along the bay below.
Fly to Split Airport, which sits in Kaštel Štafilić at the western end of Kaštela. A taxi to Kaštel Lukšić takes about seven minutes, and line 37 buses run roughly every half hour. A car is useful for beaches beyond the bay and for Split itself.
Very close. The airport is in Kaštel Štafilić, another of the Kaštela settlements, and a taxi to Kaštel Lukšić takes around seven minutes. The line 37 bus also covers the route in about twelve minutes.
It is the village's own Romeo and Juliet. Two lovers from feuding families were kept apart, married at last, and then Miljenko was killed by Dobrila's father. She died months later, and their grave in the church of St John carries the words "Rest in peace, lovers".
Not really. Kaštela is a town of nearly 38,000 people across seven settlements, with cement and chemical industry as well as tourism. Kaštel Lukšić is a real village with a castle, church and museum, which suits people who like that over a purpose-built resort.
Kaštel Lukšić works if you want more space and are happy to travel in: Split is around 17 minutes by car or about 35 minutes on the line 37 bus. Most homes here have a private pool, but check each listing. Stay in Split if you want to walk everywhere.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed November 2026.
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