Split History Walking Tour - Rome away from Rome (small group)
Recommended by 100% of travelers
Split, Croatia
- 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
What's Included
- Professional and licensed tour guide who is a local and lives in Split
- Sightseeing of 1700 years old Diocletian's palace - a world heritage site protected by UNESCO
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Split sign21000, Grad, Split, Croatia
Next to the sign with big red letters that spells out the city name - SPLIT, behind the bus terminal for tourist buses. When you turn your back to the restaurant called Terminal F, you will see the southeast tower of Diocletian's palace and entrance into the parking lot at Riva promenade.
End point
- Gelateria Voćni trgTrg Braće Radić, 21000, Split, Croatia
Radić Brothers Square (Fruit Square)
Itinerary
1
Riva Harbor
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Diocletian Palace Substructures (Pass By)
2
The Peristyle of Diocletian's Palace
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Temple of Jupiter (Pass By)
3
Vestibulum of Diocletian's Palace
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Triklinij
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Cathedral of Saint Domnius (Pass By)
5
The Golden Gate
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
Grgur Ninski Statue
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
Narodni Trg
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
8
Fruit's Square (Trg Brace Radic)
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
5.0
based on 47 reviews
Our guide Anita was fifteen minutes early and was eager to fill our heads with the history of Emperor Diocletian‘s Palace.
From the Greeks founding of the city between the 2 & 3 century bc to the Second World War Anita filled in all the timelines..
The Greeks named their settlement Aspálathos after the yellow flowering bush that grows abundantly around and was a trading port then.
Then Rome came Pax Romana for a few centuries then came Emperor Diocletian, a Roman emperor that had been born not far away and never set foot in Rome.
He had the foresight of seeing the past seventeen emperors rise and fall so when his palace was finished (after ten years) he abdicated the throne and lived out the next thirty years in peace.
Christianity came and destroyed his final resting place and turned his mausoleum into a church, one of the oldest in Christendom.
Anita was extremely passionate and knowledgeable about the history of everything that we walked through. From the cellars that were featured in Game of Thrones (where the dragons were kept) to the 17 hundred year old Roman temple dedicated to Jupiter that still stands intact with original carvings and a barrel roof.
Wandering down streets that are shiny and worn by countless other footsteps. Some streets so narrow that you could almost stretch out your arms and touch either side.
Homes that have been occupied by the same families for a thousand years.
A restaurant that has been serving coffee since 1776, a bakery making bread for over 800 years.
If you’re interested ask for Anita, take the tour, we came off a cruise ship, it’s a fifteen minute walk from the ship to the Palace.
And I might want to add Anita mentioned that she’s never met anyone from the heartland of America and would love to learn your story as she tells you about her journey through Emperor Diocletian’s Palace.
We would hundred percent recommend this tour and Anita as your guide.
With much gratitude,
Walter & Mary
October 20 2026
Response from Host, Oct 2026
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kind words! Warm greetings from Split♥️
Anita was a great tour guide very knowledgeable about the city and personable. Would recommend her to others.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Dear Karen, thank you very much for booking my tour and for leaving a comment. That’s very kind of you. Greetings from sunny Split! Your guide, Anita🤗
Really enjoyed our tour with Anita, lovely lady, very knowledgeable, really nice pace throughout and her English is excellent and made a real difference when interpreting the history and stories.
Response from Host, May 2025
Deatlr Lesley, thank you for agreeing to reschedule, that was very kind of you 🤗 And thank you for such lovely words! You’ve made my day better. Best regards, Anita 😊
It was a very last minute decision to take this walking tour and I’m so glad I booked this. Anita was the best guide I could have asked for. Pleasant, kind and very knowledgeable. In addition to sharing the abundant history that Split holds she shared many stories as a local and about the Croatian culture. Highly recommend this tour with Anita:)
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Dear Tolly, thank you so much for your kind words and for a truly pleasant tour. I also appreciate all that you have taught me; I have the best job in the world ❤️
Best regards from Split! Your guide, Anita
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