Split Palace & Old Town -Private walking tour- Entrance included

We start our tour at the Riva, the promenade of Split. There I will give you some general information about the city and our tour.

Afterwards we will have a look at the palace complex.
If there is no worship or event and the attractions are open we will visit the basement of the palace, the interior of the Cathedral and the Temple of Jupiter together. The entrance fees for those three attractions are included.

Through the South Gate we enter the cellars of the palace. The cellars, like the palace, were built more than 1700 years ago and are very well preserved. Here we get a very good impression of what dimensions the palace had.The entrance fee is included.

The Peristyle was the sacral meeting place in the time of Diocletian. Here he showed himself to his subjects and had himself worshipped as the son of the Roman god Jupiter.

The Temple of Jupiter is now a baptistery with a beautiful casket ceiling, the design of which influenced the architects of the Renaissance in Dalmatia.

The vestibule was the entrance area to Diocletian's private chambers.

Split Cathedral used to be the mausoleum of the late Emperor Diocletian. In the course of Christianization, the coffin and remains of the emperor disappeared and the pagan mausoleum became a Christian cathedral.

The North Gate of the palace was the most important gate in Roman times. From here the road led to the city of Salona, the capital of the Roman province.

From the North Gate we continue along the palace walls to the actual center of the Old Town, Narodni Trg and further to the former fruit market, Voćni Trg. This part of the city developed west of the palace since the Middle Ages.

Pjaca was the center of the city since the Middle Ages and still is. Here are many old Venetian palaces and the old city hall in neo-Gothic style.

Voćni trg used to be the market place for fruit. Today there is a monument to one of Split's most important Renaissance authors, Marko Marulić.

The fish market in Split is an attraction. Next door are the sulfur baths. Even Diocletian knew that sulfur baths can provide relief from rheumatism and other diseases.
By the way, the smell of sulfur is the reason why there are no flies in the fish market.

Marmontova is a busy shopping street and pedestrian zone in the old town of Split. It was built by the French under Napoleon's rule at the beginning of the 19th century.

We end our tour at Procurative. The beautiful square is reminiscent of St. Mark's Square in Venice. Here numerous cafes and restaurants invite you to linger.