Local Old Town guides · Diocletian's Palace
A local guide with a blue umbrella meets you at the Golden Gate and walks a small group through the palace to the Riva and back in 90 minutes. Thousands of guests have done it, and for $15 it's the easy default for a first look at the Old Town.
You meet at the Golden Gate, the palace's north entrance, where the guide holds up a blue umbrella. From there the route runs through the palace to the Peristyle and the Cathedral of St Domnius, out to Ivan Meštrović's statue of Gregory of Nin, down to the Riva and back to the Golden Gate. Ninety minutes, in English, in a small group.
This listing has the most reviews of any tour on our site: 5,831 on the partner feed in October 2026, averaging 4.9. That many guests rarely agree by accident. The flip side is that quality depends on which guide you get, and the review we can quote here dates from 2022.
It doesn't touch Poljud, and it isn't wheelchair accessible: the palace has steps and uneven stone. If you want more depth, the walk with a historian runs 110 minutes for $29. If you want less, the 50-minute walk is $14.
Look for the guide with the blue umbrella at the palace's north gate.
Walk the old main street toward the centre of Diocletian's retirement home.
The colonnaded square and the Cathedral of St Domnius, seen from outside.
Meštrović's bronze bishop, whose big toe is rubbed shiny for luck.
Out to the promenade on the harbour side.
The walk loops back to where it began.
★★★★★Our guide Ivan was absolutely amazing, he was telling the story of Split in such a captivating way
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At the Golden Gate, the north entrance of Diocletian's Palace. Look for the guide with a blue umbrella.
90 minutes, ending back at the Golden Gate.
No. The palace has steps and uneven stone, and the listing says it is not wheelchair accessible.
You stop outside the Cathedral of St Domnius, but entry tickets are not included.
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The classic small-group walk through Diocletian's Palace and the Old Town with a local guide.
Small-Group Walking Tour with a HistorianDiocletian's Palace with a history graduate: 110 minutes, 15 people at most, headsets and 3D reconstructions.★ 4.9 · 110 min · from $29
Walking Tour of Diocletian's Palace & Old TownFifty minutes, four gates and the Peristyle, four times a day in English, Spanish or Italian.★ 4.7 · 50 min · from $14
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