With snow sweeping across the region, locals in Split are remembering the great freeze of 11 years ago when life in the Dalmatian city ground to a halt. On that particular Friday, nine centimetres of snow grew to a record-setting 25cm in one day, surpassing the previous 21cm of January 1979.
Stopping traffic and closing schools, the 2012 white-out saw sledging down Marjan Hill and cross-country skiing across the city beach of Bačvice. The drift then stayed put for several days, even closing cafés along the seafront Riva, the lifeblood of the city.