Trogir was founded by Greek colonisers, traders originating from Issa (Vis) during the 3rd century BC, by the name of Trogurion, meaning "Goats Village." It was known to Romans under the same name.

The past remembers Trogir as one of the vital cultural centres of Dalmatia. In the middle ages, Trogir and its surroundings were royal possessions of the Croatian rulers. Trogir has changed hands quite often in the course of its turbulent history.

Trogir is situated between the mainland and the island of Ciovo and connected by a drawbridge.

The Trogir chapel built by Niccolo Fiorentino in the 15th century, with 150 figures in sculptures and reliefs.

The Renaissance cathedral of St. John Ursini in Trogir. The Museum of the Town of Trogir is located in the former Garagnin-Fanfogna Palace.

The museum was founded on 10th July 1963, and opened to the public on 9th May 1966. Its documents, books, paintings, stone fragments and other materials are arranged chronologically, in order to show the historical development of the town.

Trogir is a treasury of cultural and historical monuments with an abundance of tourist possibilites.

On the square there is the town loggia from the 15th century, clock tower, a small church of St. Sebastijan that was built in the renaissance style. The early medieval church of St. Barbara, from the 9th - 10th century, is located behind the loggia and it is the oldest church in Trogir. The town hall from the 15th century. The renaissance church of St. John the Baptist from the 13th century, with remains of the medieval frescos and reliefs of the Cipiko family.

The Greek inscription from the 4th - 3rd century B.C., the oldest written monument in the area of Trogir, is also built in the wall of the cloister of this nunnery.