Your Experience

Explore Split's old town on a private guided tour, including the cellars of Diocletian's Palace.

Getting started

Meet your professional guide at the agreed starting point in Split and begin your private tour on foot. After a brief outline of the route and timing, you set off directly into the historic center. Your guide handles all logistics, including your entry ticket to the cellars of Diocletian's Palace, so you can focus on the walk.

What to expect

Split old town

This private walking tour leads you through Split's old town, where everyday life unfolds among Roman remains and later city streets. You explore at a pace tailored to your group, with time to look closely at key corners of the historic center.

Features

• Sightseeing of Split anchors the experience, as you weave through central streets and squares that grew in and around Diocletian's former palace complex. Your guide points out how the modern city fits inside this ancient layout.
• You walk through the old town while hearing about Split's famous landmarks, learning how the city evolved from the time of the Roman Emperor Diocletian to the present day.
• A private tour format means the guide can adapt explanations and the route to your interests, focusing on details or questions that matter most to you.
• An expert guide is with you throughout, providing context, answering questions, and making sure the route through Split's historic core remains clear and efficient.

Diocletian's Palace

At the heart of the tour is Diocletian's Palace, the fortified residence built for the Roman Emperor Diocletian that later became the foundation of Split. You explore its central areas as part of your walk, moving from the streets above down into the underground levels.

Features

• You explore the palace built for the Roman Emperor Diocletian, seeing how its walls, courtyards, and passages shaped the old town that surrounds it today.
• Entry to the cellars of Diocletian's Palace is included, giving you access to the underground spaces that mirror the original imperial apartments above.
• Inside the cellars of Diocletian's Palace, your guide explains how these preserved halls help historians understand the scale and layout of the emperor's residence.

Highlights

• Explore Split with a private professional guide as you trace how Diocletian's Palace shaped the city, turning its streets into a living lesson.
• Set off on foot through Split's streets, passing into the old town and gradually making your way toward Diocletian's Palace during the walk.
• Walk Split's old town, then use your included ticket to enter the cellars beneath Diocletian's Palace and explore their layout at ground level.
• Hear stories behind Split's landmarks as you cross the old town and step inside Diocletian's Palace, imagining daily life within its walls.