Split Historical Tour: Explore Diocletian's Palace, Medieval & Modern Split with a History Professor
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113 Ratings
Split
Embark on a captivating historical tour of Diocletian's Palace, Medieval Split, and Modern Split with a knowledgeable history professor and local guide. Discover the rich history, Game of Thrones locations, and local legends while exploring the city's iconic landmarks and hidden gems.
Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Riva Harbor - We are starting our tour on Riva promenade, right next to model of Palace. Riva is where local population spend their time drinking coffee, enjoying the sun and its the place where most of the public life happens.
What's Included
  • All fees and taxes included
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic Beverages
Additional Information

History professor and seasoned local guide initiating a novel city tour. While exploring Diocletian’s palace is amazing, discovering the Palace, Medieval and modern Split ups the experience! Immerse in the roman Palace’s history and embark on an exploration of Split’s center, thick with influences from Venice, the Ottomans, and Napoleon. Included are Game of Thrones filming spots, intriguing trivia, a smattering of local lore and lifestyle. The tour commences from the Riva promenade, leading through the cellars and culminating at the prominent ancient square which offers sweeping views of the Cathedral and medieval palaces. En route to the Silver & Golden gates, we’ll traverse the world’s slimmest street. Don’t forget to touch the toe of the Gregor of Nin statue for a wish - a Split tradition! Post the Palace visit, we’ll stroll the modern main street and square, concluding at the primary medieval square. Throughout the walk, gain an array of suggestions on activities and locales in Split. Personalized tours can be arranged as per request.

Location
Brass Gate
Obala Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Matt
May 30, 2024
Great intro to Split! - Much more than a walking tour, Mario gives a lot of information about local food, and what to see, how to get money safely from ATMs
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Twotravelersfrommd
May 28, 2024
Amazing Intro to Split - Prof. Mario’s tour of Split was enjoyable and engaging! If you want to learn about ancient and current history of Dalmatian coast Mario shares his knowledge with enthusiasm! He was generous with his time and with recommendations on food/drinks and other places to visit. We highly endorse him as your guide.
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Gerwyn_n
May 27, 2024
An Engaging and Entertaining Walking Tour with Mario - Mario's walking tour was thoroughly enjoyable! It was filled with fascinating history, insightful information, and valuable advice. Mario's humor and charisma kept us entertained the entire time with his jokes and engaging questions. It's clear he's passionate about his work. Wishing you all the best, Mario!
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161gern
May 27, 2024
An Engaging and Entertaining Walking Tour with Mario - Mario's walking tour was thoroughly enjoyable! It was filled with fascinating history, insightful information, and valuable advice. Mario's humor and charisma kept us entertained the entire time with his jokes and engaging questions. It's clear he's passionate about his work. Wishing you all the best, Mario!
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Sean_c
May 25, 2024
Learn Split’s history and tips for visiting - The tour guide was extremely well informed and was a font of information about history, Split, Croatia and general tips for making the most of your visit to Split. One thing to note is to pay close attention to the meeting point instructions. We were focused on the bronze gate, but it’s actually the model of the town of Split across the street from the bronze gate.
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Pioneer80363
May 24, 2024
Wow! Don’t hesitate to book this! - Marco‘s style and information were excellent. Split is beautiful and the Roman part is fascinating. Everything is more interesting when you know more about it. The stories and trivia were fun. And the recommendations were useful, too.
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T9748qjlaurav
May 24, 2024
Amazing walking tour - Mario was simply amazing! He spoke for 2 whole hours - never boring or repetitive! A mix of ancient and modern history, tips on Spalato, hidden gems and views of the city, funny jokes and questions... Whatever you may want for a walking tour! We also had a little problem with the reservation (my fault) and he helped us to solve it. I really enjoyed the tour and would recommend 100% thank you!
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Edwinan2017
May 23, 2024
The first thing you should do on arrival to Split Croatia Split - Mario keeps his group tours small so everyone on the tour can enjoy his expansive knowledge. He is a professor of history and native of Croatia and has vast knowledge of the city of Split & his country through the ages. He is genuinely nice, full of fascinating information and has chosen perfect route around the city. His tour is interactive, interesting and great value for money. Mario sends on follow up information on what and where to go to enjoy the traditional culture and cusine of Croatia. Should be the first thing you do on arriving to Split.
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Zachary_a
May 23, 2024
Mario was very... - Mario was very knowledgeable and provided great insight into the history of Split. Really enjoyed the tour :)
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Congz838
May 22, 2024
An unique experience - highly recommend - An entusiastic, knowledgeable, humorous and surprisingly young professor! We learned a lot during this tour, both the history of the town and the palace and useful practicalities. Also, Mario is a very nice person. We had trouble finding the exact spot and was worried about missing the tour, but he called me before the tour started. He also sent a lot of information after the tour and answered our additional questions quickly. Thank you for making our experience in Split interesting and exciting. Mario!
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