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Split: Local History and Culture 90-Minute Walking Tour

1. Split: Local History and Culture 90-Minute Walking Tour

This tour explores a city that lies on the Adriatic coast and has an amazing climate and majestic 1700 years old historical background which is protected as UNESCO world heritage. It was established by one of the Roman emperors himself who settled here to live in one of the most luxurious retirement palace that the world has ever seen. Side by side with local experts, our guides will point to a mix of ancient ruins, inviting Mediterranean culture and easy going locals that can guarantee a sensational and valuable experience for visitors.

Split: Game of Thrones Private Tour with Diocletian Palace

2. Split: Game of Thrones Private Tour with Diocletian Palace

This 2-hour Game of Thrones tour is a fun way to see some of the important sites in Split. Learn about the real history of Split as you visit locations where the famous series was filmed. Explore the center of Split with a local guide, who is a Games of Thrones fan. Visit the cellars of the Diocletian’s Palace, the Golden Gate and Vestibul, and more. Walk along the streets where different scenes were shot. Tour the cellars where the Meereenese slaves lived and continue along the streets where they ran. See where Daenarys kept her dragons. Enter the corridor where the Sons of the Harpy waited for the Unsullied.

Experience Split History Walking Tour With Local Historian

3. Experience Split History Walking Tour With Local Historian

Experience Split History Walking Tour With Local Historian is a personalized 2 hours city tour with a maximum of 12 participants with history, culture, everyday life topics, interesting stories and legends, hidden gems and with a bit of local vibe. On this Experience Split Walking Tour, which is guided by local guide and professional historian on See, Hear & Feel way, you will discover Unesco World Heritage site &"live'' historical monument Diocletian`s Palace, including other important sights in the city. The Meeting point for starting the tour is at one of the most significant and popular parts of the Diocletian`s Palace, Golden Gate (northern gate). Here you will be able to hear an introduction to the tour, general information about Split and Croatia as well as a history introduction of the area. You will be able to find out about the name, purpose and importance of the Golden Gate before you enter the palace like the Roman emperor and empress used to. Also, here, you will see and hear about the greatest statue in Split and the person who is presenting, Gregory of Nin. Upon entering the palace, discovering it is what follows. Places in the Palace like main palace square Peristyle, Mausoleum-Cathedral, Jupiter`s Temple, Vestibule, Triclinium, Central Substructures and other ones will stand out and "show" its peculiarity through their own stories, facts, legends and intrigues which you will be able to hear from your guide. While walking through the "living room" of Split, Riva promenade, connection between the Roman and Medieval period of Split history will be explained as well as you will be introduced in "pomalo" way of life so that you could participate in it while you are in Split. That Split has, except the magical Roman history, also rich Medieval and Modern history, you will find out while you are standing on two medieval squares, Fruit Square and People`s Square. The secrets which these two squares are "hiding" in their architecture and happenings through the centuries will entice your imagination. Most of the mysterious part of the tour is reserved for hidden gems like narrowest church, narrowest street, lost sphinx head & secret garden about which you will also have a chance to hear about. Even though the history of Split is a treasure chest, the city is not just made of monuments & legends, so you will be also introduced with some everyday topics of locals so you could understand and immerse yourself into everyday life, feel the city vibe and become a part of its "bloodstream". "History to life" on this tour will also be given by 3D reconstruction images & pictures via display book. Join the tour and step into this personalized "more than a tour" experience in the See, Hear & Feel sense and take home great memories from unique Split!

Split: Change of Roman Guard & Diocletian's Palace Tour

4. Split: Change of Roman Guard & Diocletian's Palace Tour

Start your tour at the park just in front of the monumental Golden Gate, one of the four entrances to the Diocletian's Palace. Dive into Roman history, and see the fortification system and defense mechanisms incorporated into the Palace gates. While strolling down thousands of years old streets you will hear stories of ingenious Roman builders, their architecture, buildings, and aqueducts. In the middle of the Palace, on the iconic Peristyle Square attend the traditional change of guards and be greeted by emperor Diocletian himself. The St. Domnius Cathedral's bell tower provides staggering views of the Palace and the surrounding archipelago. In the Palace's basement, you will hear stories of refugees and how the building was preserved for centuries due to negligence. The tour covers the medieval center of Split built under Venetian rule. Enjoy the beautiful seaside promenade - Riva - the place to see and be seen. This tour will help you understand both the historical importance and the modern everyday life of Split, presented by a local guide with 500+ years of tour experience.

UNESCO Jewels: Split & Trogir - Private Tour

5. UNESCO Jewels: Split & Trogir - Private Tour

Experience two UNESCO jewels of Croatia, ancient Split and medieval Trogir with local professional guide on See, Hear and Feel way and discover its highlights, interesting stories and hidden gems! On this tour you will have chance to discover two UNESCO jewels of Croatia, Trogir, one of the oldest settlements on Croatian coast with its amazing medieval architecture and Split, the place when one Roman emperor decided to build his palace and where later one of the most beatiful cities of Adriatic coast raised from it! Trogir is amazingly beautiful and charming small city placed on the UNESCO list of world protected heritage. Even though Trogir is one of the oldest settlements on Adriatic coast, preserved medieval and later part of the history and architecture are in the center of the interest of this "place with soul". Its square with continuing life for more than 2000 years, cathedral of St. Lawrence, city lodge, noble palaces and charming narrow streets will give the meaning to your local professional guide stories. Experience this invaluable part of Croatian history and enjoy in coming back to the past while you are strolling through the more than 2000 years old city. The way will lead you in Split, where you will have a chance to explore a "live monument", Diocletian`s Palace, with its most significant parts like Golden Gate, Jupiter`s Temple, Peristyle, Vestibule, Central Substructures, Mausoleum-Cathedral and more. While you are "absorbing" the stories from your local professional guide, which will make the history come to life, you will find out about the hidden gems of the palace and city itself, such as Secret Garden, Lost Sphinx Head, Narrowest street and other. You will also discover the secrets of the two magical medieval squares, Peoples`s Square and Fruit Square, which are hiding in the surrounding walls of it. Join us on this discovering adventure through the See, Hear and Feel way in which the history is brought to life!

Split and Salona Cultural Heritage Day Tour from Trogir

6. Split and Salona Cultural Heritage Day Tour from Trogir

When you arrive in Split on this 4-hour cultural heritage tour you’ll take a walk with a local guide to see the classic sights of the city. Virtually every major site in the city center is covered on the tour, including the Diocletian Palace, St. Duje Cathedral, Peristil, the statue of Gregory of Nin, the Golden Gate, Vestibul, Riva, the statue of Marko Marulic, and the city clock. After the tour you’ll have some free time to relax, have lunch, and do some shopping. Continue on to Salona for a journey into the ancient past. Salona, located on the Dalmatian coast, is the largest site of antiquity-era monuments in Croatia, and is often referred to as Croatia’s Pompeii. See the magnificent Roman basilica, and a number of fine marble sarcophagi in the Archaeological Museum of Split. Visit the Roman amphitheater and the coliseum as well.

Private Experience Split History Tour With Local Historian

7. Private Experience Split History Tour With Local Historian

Experience Split History Walking Tour With Local Historian is personalized 2 hours city tour with history, culture, everyday life topics, interesting stories and legends, hidden gems and with a bit of local vibe. On this Experience Split Walking Tour, which is guided by local guide and professional historian on See, Hear & Feel way, you will discover Unesco World Heritage site &"live" historical monument Diocletian`s Palace, including other important sights in the city. Meeting point for starting the tour is at one of the most significant and popular parts of the Diocletian`s Palace, Golden Gate (northern gate). Here you will be able to hear an introduction to the tour, general information about Split and Croatia as well as history introduction of the area. You will be able to find out about name, purpose and importance of Golden Gate before you enter the palace like Roman emperor and empress used to. Also, here, you will see and hear about the greatest statue in Split and the person who is presenting, Gregory of Nin. Upon entering the palace, discovering of it is what follows. Places in the Palace like main palace square Peristyle, Mausoleum-Cathedral, Jupiter`s Temple, Vestibule, Triclinium, Central Substructures and other ones will stand out and "show" its peculiarity through their own stories, facts, legends and intrigues which you will be able to hear from your guide. While walking through the "living room" of Split, Riva promenade, connection between the Roman and Medieval period of Split history will be explanied as well as you will be introduced in "pomalo" way of life so that you could participate in it while you are in Split. That Split has, except the magical Roman history, also rich Medieval and Modern history, you will find out while you are standing on two medieval squares, Fruit Square and People`s Square. The secrets which these two squares are "hiding" in their architecture and happenings through the centuries will entice your imagination. More from the mysterious part of the tour is reserved for hidden gems like narrowest church, narrowest street, lost spfinx head & secret garden about which you will also have a chance to hear about. Even though the history of Split is a treasure chest, city is not just made of monuments & legends, so you will be also introduced with some everyday topics of locals so you could understand and immerse youself into everyday life, feel the city vibe and become a part of its "bloodstream". "History to life" on this tour will be also given by 3D reconstruction images & pictures via display book. Join the tour and step into this personalized "more than a tour" experience in the See, Hear & Feel sense and take home great memories from unique Split!

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What people are saying about Vestibul

Overall rating

5.0 / 5

based on 82 reviews

Mijo was an excellent guide. Made the city come alive with informed knowledge and fun antidotes. We were a small group and he welcomed questions and was happy to share his recommendations of places to see and experience. Highly recommend as booking, payment and meeting arrangements were straightforward and the experience excellent.

Hi! I was on an excursion last Sunday, and it was a lovely experience. I was there with my husband and there were no more people, so it was just a guide for two of us Thank you, Mijo, for the excursion! We had an overview of the city and some recommendations about where to go + some information about modern life in Croatia :)

Really enjoyed this walking tour! Mijo was very informative and has a great sense of humour. He showed us a few hidden secrets and gave us local recommendations for food and things to do. Highly recommend booking. Thank you Mijo!

Mirja brought us many small details in an impressive way, with a lot of humor through physical and mimic use Split and history. Thank you very much for the great tour

One of the best tours we did in Split! Highly recommended!