Split History Walking Tour: Explore with a Master Historian

Join a Split History Walking Tour with a master historian and local guide. Explore the city’s development through time, learn from 3D reconstructions, and engage in dialogue for a truly immersive learning experience.

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Riva Harbor - Split’s Riviera, the most important site for all of the local residents. There are some graphic and model representations here that I use for an introduction to what is going to be shown inside the Palace. Also, the southern wall of Diocletian’s Palace is beautifully seen from that spot.
What's Included
  • Guided by Toni Šare, owner of DiocleSpot Tours
  • 3D reconstructions of historical sites
What's Not Included
  • Not entering any museums or payed sites
Additional Information

Join a walking tour of Split led by local historian Toni, the owner of Dioclespot Tours. Toni will guide you through the heart of Split, sharing its rich history and culture from the days of ancient Rome and Diocletian’s Palace to the present.
This tour was rated the 2nd best travel experience in Croatia in 2023 and is among the top 1% of experiences…

Location
Brass Gate
Obala Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda
Brass Gate of Diocletian's Palace (also called Bronze Gate). That is the southern seaside entrance from the Promenade (Riva) into the Cellars of Diocletian's Palace. It is a small entrance into the Palace Walls, next to the 'Gentile' coffee bar. The guide holds a sign 'Magister of History'
Cancellation Policy

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

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Bill_b
Nov 20, 2025
Highly recommended! - Wonderful tour!! Great, knowledgeable, friendly guide! Really knew a lot about the history and culture!
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Denise_j
Nov 6, 2025
A walk thru Split - Great tour! Toni was very knowledgeable and kept the tour interesting. Loved learning about Split. Highly recommend this tour.
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Thean_l
Oct 30, 2025
Passionate and Informative - You can tell that Toni is passionate over the city of his birth. He also showed us his own personal renderings of how the palace of Diocletian looked like during its glory years. That helped us visualised the glory of the palace before it was taken over by refugees. Two thumbs up. Recommended.
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Kevin_k
Oct 28, 2025
Very informative. Tonight... - Very informative. Tonight very knowledgeable and local historical grap was awsome. I recommend this tour
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Beatriceshears
Oct 22, 2025
Excellent honest and... - Excellent honest and detailed history of the Split Palace . Friendly and very informative with humour. .
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Sibylle_p
Oct 21, 2025
Historical and interesting tour - Enjoyed the tour and learned a lot. I'm glad it was in a small group. We were able to ask questions that he was happy to answer I can recommend it to everyone to book this tour.
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Ying_c
Oct 17, 2025
Great learning experience of Split - Four of us learned so much from Tony. His 3D rendering of the original Diocletian palace are were so vivid for us to see the changes throughout the history. And he also shared with us the diverse culture and long history of Split with great ensuthium.
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Kim_e
Oct 16, 2025
Super interesting. Great guide. - This was an exceptional tour. Directions to meet were perfect. Guide was there early. Toni grew up in split, studied and taught history. His knowledge was vast and his stories were very interesting. Loved seeing his city through his eyes. I have done several of these tours in various countries. This was the best so far.
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Jayson_n
Oct 15, 2025
Toni was super friendly... - Toni was super friendly and very knowledgeable. So much learn and see about Split. We had a great tour!
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Annaskiing
Oct 14, 2025
Thoroughly recommend this walking tour of the history of Split - Toni's approach to the walking tour was exactly right for us. We learnt a great deal about the history of Split and Croatia. He was very knowledgeable and personable. We would recommend him to anyone looking for a walking tour in Split.
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From $17
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).