History Tours Split · Diocletian's Palace
Toni Šare, who holds a master's degree in history, leads groups of up to 15 through Diocletian's Palace with headsets and 3D reconstructions of how it looked. It costs twice the cheapest palace walk, and the depth is the reason to pay it.
History Tours Split is run by Toni Šare, a magister of history (reviewers call him Tony). The walk starts at the Brass Gate on the Riva, the palace's sea gate, and goes down into Diocletian's Cellars, up to the Peristyle, through the Vestibule and past the Triclinium, then on to the Cathedral of St Domnius, Jupiter's Temple and out through the Silver and Golden gates. It takes 110 minutes.
Groups top out at 15, everyone gets a headset, and the guide uses 3D reconstructions to show what the emperor's palace looked like around AD 300. The palace has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1979 (UNESCO), the same year Poljud opened across town. The tour doesn't go into the paid sites: the cathedral and the other ticketed sites need their own tickets.
It has nothing to do with football. We list it because a day with Hajduk works best with the Roman city alongside, and for that this is the most thorough option. 128 reviews average 4.9.
Meet at the Brass Gate on the Riva, Obala hrvatskog narodnog preporoda 22, and collect your headset.
The vaulted substructures that show the plan of the palace above.
The ceremonial courtyard and the domed entrance hall to the emperor's quarters.
The dining hall area, then the Cathedral of St Domnius, built into Diocletian's mausoleum, seen from outside.
The small temple that became a baptistery.
Out through the east gate and along to the north gate, where the tour finishes.
★★★★★Tony was so interesting. I could easily have spent the whole day listening to the history of Split.
★★★★★I didn't plan anything for Split and this tour saved me spectacularly.
★★★★★This tour is a must when coming to Split.
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Toni Šare of History Tours Split, who holds a master's degree (magister) in history. Guests know him as Tony.
At the Brass Gate, the palace's sea gate on the Riva (Obala hrvatskog narodnog preporoda 22). It ends near the Golden Gate on the north side.
No. The tour passes the paid sites, such as the Cathedral of St Domnius, but doesn't go in. Buy those tickets on site if you want to return.
15 people at most, and everyone gets a headset so the guide never has to shout.
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