A football and history day in Split

Can you see Poljud, Marjan and Diocletian's Palace in one day?

Yes, comfortably. Allow about an hour at Poljud, three to four hours on Marjan and two in the palace, with walking in between.

Our plan, with the tour that fits each slot:

Check the tour start times at checkout before you lock the order in. The stadium tour's slots move around Hajduk's matches and training.

What should you do first in the morning?

The Poljud stadium tour. Mornings are quiet at the stadium, and the 25-minute walk from the Riva is pleasant before the heat.

The club's guide takes you through the trophy room, the press room, the VIP lounge and down to the pitch side in 30 to 45 minutes. What you see, and who should skip it, is in the stadium tour guide. Afterwards, walk a few minutes to the Franciscan monastery of Poljud to see Girolamo da Santacroce's 1549 polyptych with the oldest known view of Split.

How do you get from Poljud up to Marjan?

Walk west through Spinut to the foot of the hill, or start from Varoš and take the stairway to the Vidilica viewpoint.

Marjan has been a protected forest park since 1964. Its highest point is 178 m, and the 15th-century church of St Jerome sits on the south rim path, with hermit cells cut into the rock behind it (Marjan). The path along the top is shaded by pines, and the beaches of Bene and Kašjuni wait at the bottom for a swim.

Bring water, and stop for a drink at the café at Vidilica.

Should you do Marjan by e-bike or on foot?

On foot if you only want the viewpoint. By e-bike if you want the summit, St Jerome's and the far side of the hill in one go.

The options:

Mary, on the handmade e-bike tour in October 2026: "Had a great day with a fabulous tour guide and fun ebike."

Up Marjan on a handmade e-bike, to St Jerome's and the summit, with Hajduk's story on the ride down.

★ 4.9 · 4 hours · from $70

Explore the Marjan e-bike tour → Tour details

Which Diocletian's Palace tour fits the afternoon?

The small-group walk for most people; the historian's walk if you want depth; the 50-minute walk if your legs are done.

• The small-group palace walk: $15, 1.5 hours from the Golden Gate, rated 4.9 by more than 5,800 guests.
• The walk with a historian: $29, 110 minutes, groups of 15 at most, with headsets and 3D reconstructions.
• The 50-minute palace walk: $14, daily starts at 10:00, 12:00, 14:00 and 15:30, in English, Spanish or Italian.

The palace joined the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1979, the year Poljud opened. The stadium is protected too, but only nationally.

Is there one tour that covers it all?

Yes: the Old Town bike tour with Poljud, 3.5 hours from $104. It covers the Old Town, Sustipan, Marjan and a guided tour inside the stadium.

It runs in that order and ends with Croatian craft beer at a local bar. It is the only GetYourGuide product besides the stadium tour that goes inside Poljud. Riders must be 12 or older, and 18 for the beer. Four reviews so far, all five stars, so the sample is small. Lynda, from the UK: "Ante was a brilliant guide, we loved this tour :)"

Old Town, Marjan and Poljud in one ride, ending with a guided stadium tour and a cold craft beer.

★ 5.0 · 3.5 hours · from $104

Explore the bike tour with Poljud → Tour details

What can you add in the evening?

The 20th-century history walk: the wartime bombings, Tito's Yugoslavia, the 1990s and Hajduk as a city symbol, in the cool of the evening.

The walk costs from $26 and takes 1.5 hours through the Old Town, with old photos from the guide's own collection on a tablet. It fills the gap between the Roman palace and the 1979 stadium. It is brand new on GetYourGuide, with a single review so far: "I went on this tour and would go again deff."

For the stadium's own 20th century, from Tito's Games to the 1990 flag burning, read Poljud's capacity and history.

What if Hajduk plays at home that day?

Swap the order: stadium tour the day before, palace in the morning, Marjan at midday and the match in the evening.

Tour slots shrink around home games, and the pitch side may be closed. A match makes a better ending to the day anyway. How to get a ticket, which stand to pick and what the derby takes is in Hajduk tickets and match day. Fixtures are in the 2026-27 season post.

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