Split History Walking Tour: Daytime Walk or After Dark: Old Town
- 1 hour
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Join us for a daytime tour before lunch or in the evening to explore the city that comes alive at night. See the Diocletian's UNESCO Palace and the Old Town. Discover what we eat in Split, the best places for dinner, and get the guide's advice on day trips. And all of this in just one hour! Start your tour at Golden Gate, following your guide to the Golden Gate and Đardin Park, Peristyle and Mausoleum, Temple of Jupiter, Vestibule, Pjaca. Imagine replacing your head with the Sphinx’s, answering the Sphinx’s riddle, discovering the dark cellars of the palace, passing through the “human mousetrap,” and admiring the oldest cathedral in the world with a stunning bell tower. Along the way, learn about Emperor Diocletian, the greatest persecutor of Christians, and discover why he vomited after dinner. Uncover how much the Venetians paid for Split. Find out why a headless Sphinx guards the entrance to Jupiter’s temple.
Inclusions
What's included
- Iron Throne Photo
- Insight into local food, habits, discounts
- Top Rated Local licenced tour guide
- History, Palace, Split Walking Tour
Itinerary
The main entrance to Diocletian's Palace with beautiful niches once adorned with statues of Roman emperors and inside with a built-in mechanism of double doors known as the "human mousetrap."
The main square of the palace, the site where Diocletian's mausoleum is located—today the Cathedral of St. Domnius—as well as a 3,500-year-old sphinx that poses a riddle.
Once the temple of the main Roman god Jupiter, now the baptistery of St. John, at its entrance, guards a 3500-year-old headless sphinx.
In the dark dungeons, Daenerys Targaryen kept her dragons chained, their control slipping away. It was there that slaves hid while plotting their rebellion to break free from their masters' oppression.
Here we will watch a video of the Unsullied battling the Sons of the Harpy, and an a cappella group will sing Dalmatian songs live for us.
We conclude the tour by the sea, where you will receive instructions on what to see for the remainder of your journey in Split and Dalmatia, where to eat, which beach to visit, how to spend quality time affordably.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meet the guide holding the black umbrella by the Statue of Gregory of Nin
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- Hi-story hiSTORY
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Split
- Its from-price is 92% below the median of the 1250 experiences we list in Split.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Split
Split is a busy Dalmatian port built within and around a Roman emperor's palace, with ferries to some of Croatia's loveliest islands.
Diocletian's Palace, built around the turn of the fourth century as the emperor's retirement home, is the old town itself: its walls, cellars and courtyards hold homes, shops and cafés. The Peristyle, the colonnaded heart, leads to the Cathedral of St Domnius, once the emperor's mausoleum, and its bell tower gives views over the rooftops.
Top-ranked sights in Split: Budikovac Island (Veliki Budikovac), Blue Lagoon Croatia (Krknjasi Bay), Peristyle Square (Peristil).
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