Split Old Town: History and Culture Tour

Explore Split’s rich history and culture with a local guide. Discover key landmarks and enjoy personalized recommendations on this immersive walking tour.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Golden Gate - Serving as the primary landward entrance to Diocletian’s Palace, the Golden Gate is the northern gateway. Join the tour to uncover the true significance of its name.
  • Pjaca - This lively square is the heart of Split’s Old Town. Encircled by historic structures, including the old Town Hall, it has been a central meeting place…
What's Included
  • Group Selfie sent to your email
  • Links to dining, attractions, and experiences
  • Professional licensed guide
Additional Information

This tour is crafted to offer first-time visitors an engaging and straightforward introduction to the city’s history, culture, and daily life. Key landmarks such as the Golden Gate, Peristyle, Jupiter’s Temple, the Cathedral of Saint Domnius, the renowned Riva promenade, and many other significant sites in Split Old Town are included. However, this is…

Location
Gregory of Nin
Ulica kralja Tomislava
At the bottom of the stairs in front of the statue of Gregory of Nin. North of the Diocletian's Palace where the Golden Gate is. Look for umbrella with the KUKUVIA written on it.
Cancellation Policy

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

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535jane
Jul 12, 2025
Very lively and insightful walking tour with pleasant guide - We really enjoyed a lot our 90 min private walking tour with Jelena. Her guiding style is very informative and insightful but still funny. We were so engaged that we almost forgot to take pictures of the beautiful old town-in-palace. Highly recommended!
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Kevin_m
Jun 15, 2025
Great for first time in Split - Our guide was great, very knowledgeable and encouraged questions that we had. Easy tour with a few steps but we were able to bring a stroller with our infant. 100% worth it.
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Missmarye2025
Jun 5, 2025
A tour of the Diocletian Palace in Split - Jelena led us on a 90 minute tour of the Diocletian Palace in Split. Her commentary was excellent, she answered all our questions and we came away with a much better understanding of the history of Split and the Palace. Jelena was professional, knowledgeable and friendly.
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899abhishekv
Jun 3, 2025
A Perfect Tour of Split with Jelena - We had an absolutely fantastic tour of Split with Jelena. She made the experience feel incredibly personal and engaging. Jelena is not only deeply knowledgeable about the city's history and culture, but she also shares it with such passion and warmth that it really brought Split to life for us. She took the time to answer all our questions, added thoughtful details we never would’ve found on our own, and had a great sense of humor that made the whole tour so enjoyable. It truly felt like exploring the city with a local friend who loves where she’s from. Highly recommend Jelena if you want a memorable, meaningful tour of Split!
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359rakshak
Jun 3, 2025
Insightful walk with Jelena! - Jelena is a wonderful guide. She conducted the walking tour very well and provided us with a wealth of historical details about the old town of Split. We enjoyed the tour and would highly recommend Jelena's walking tour!
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305gauravj
May 27, 2025
Delightful guide - She isa very passionate, knowledgeable guide, and a great storyteller. The tour was an absolute delight. Would highly recommend.
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Curious09353961406
May 23, 2025
Jelana is an absolute amazing tour guide. 6 stars out of 5 - She was not only, knowledgeable but very open, great personality, kind, reflective on what she had told us before, so it sank in deeper and very personable.
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S5570xflindah
May 18, 2025
An absolute must do tour for Split - We had never done this type of tour where you pay what you want so didn’t know what to expect. We were blown away ! Our guide Jelena was fantastic !! Super knowledgeable and so passionate about the city and its history. She made it fun and educational. We thoroughly enjoyed it and will highly recommend this to anyone visiting the city. It’s just 90mins and explains so much as this isn’t your ordinary city with walls !!!
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Bra100
May 16, 2025
Recommendable - Super guide! It was a great tour, very interesting and entertaining. Absolutely recommendable. Any time again. Thank you.
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Kristinafj9678jl
May 15, 2025
History storytelling at its best with Jelena - It was fun and entertaining to listen to Jelena tell the Historstory of the Diocletian Palace and Split, the Romans, the Dalmatians, and all the others. She is a great storyteller, answers questions, gives recommendations, and in a group of six it really felt like a private tour, walking around with some friends instead of an anonymous group of random tourists. 100% recommendable.
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From $23
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).