Split Diocletian Palace Highlights - Private walking tour

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Duration:1 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Location: Split, Dalmatia

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History doesn't have to be boring! This private tour of Split's Diocletian's Palace is suitable for all ages. Short and compact, but still exciting!
In this guided walking tour we will start from the Riva and walk through the basements of the palace. Then we will discover the main sights of the palace. You will learn how the palace of Emperor Diocletian became a city and how his mausoleum became a cathedral. The former Temple of Jupiter, now a Christian chapel, and the Vestibule are also highlights that we will discover together. We will walk along the former main Roman streets Cardo and Decumanus and visit the city gates, including the Golden Gate.
Hear many interesting anecdotes and stories about the city, its famous personalities and its inhabitants. Discover Split in a relaxed atmosphere and at your own pace. We speak fluent English, French, German and Croatian.

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We start our tour at the Riva, the promenade of Split. Tourists and locals enjoy the sun here in one of the numerous cafes and restaurants. It's "see and be seen" here.
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Diocletian's Palace was built and inhabited by the eponymous Roman Emperor Diocletian over 1700 years ago. Today the palace is not a museum in the classical sense. Inside the palace walls there are houses and stores and there is a bustle of activity.
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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.
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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.
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Split Cathedral was for some time the mausoleum of the late Emperor Diocletian. In the course of Christianization the coffin and mortal remains of the emperor disappeared and the pagan mausoleum became a Christian cathedral. We will have a look at the cathedral from the outside. There is no entrance fee to pay.
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The Silver Gate is the east gate of the palace. It was walled up several times over the centuries and was reopened in the 1940s. Today the gate leads to the market, where local products are offered.
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Triclinium is Latin and means dining room. Here Diocletian dined with his guests. On the table were mainly Mediterranean dishes. Besides local wine and fish, honey was also very popular. Often up to 20 different courses were served in one evening.
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The vestibule was the entrance area to Diocletian's private chambers.
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The temple of Jupiter is now a baptistery. We will have a look at the temple from the outside. There is no entrance fee.
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The Iron Gate is the west gate of the palace. Like the North and East Gates, the West Gate was built as a double gate, called Propugnaculum. In the area between the two gates, the enemy could be trapped and hit with stones, arrows and hot oil. Leaving the gate, we enter the beautiful square "Pjaca".
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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.
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On the east side of the palace is the Green Market. Every day fresh fruits, vegetables and also other traditional foods are sold here.
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Following the walls of the palace, we are reaching the promenade again. Tourists and locals enjoy the sun here in one of the numerous cafes and restaurants. It's "see and be seen" here.

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Posted By : Sightsee750862
It was a very nice and interesting tour. You could always ask questions and they answered them competently. We had the opportunity to try specialties at the market. I really enjoyed the 2 hours.
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Posted On : 2024-04-26 15:57:43

Posted By : Inspire11765315409
This Easter we have been staying in Split. After the visit of town with you, Dinah, Split will stay with us for long time.

Marta | Stan
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Posted On : 2024-04-23 08:09:17

Posted By : ivonnejott
Already in the Split winter of this year, we were picked up by Dinah Roguljić and taken on an entertaining, lasting journey into the past of Diocletian's Palace.👌 Filled with new knowledge, still feeling the old spirits, Dinah then answered further questions over a 🍷 of the regional, excellent wines in one of the countless, charming restaurants in Split's old town. With the positive memories in our luggage, we decided to listen to Dinah's stories again in the autumn. Even the youngest (9 years old) of our group was able to inspire Dinah with her storytelling, which lasted almost two hours, for the history of Diocletian's Palace.🤗 We would like to recommend Dinah without reservation, it was certainly not our last time.🙂
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Posted On : 2023-11-06 14:29:19

Posted By : JonV647
My tour guide Dinah, was very knowledgeable and friendly. I learned so much about Diocletian Palace & historic center of Split. She was absolutely delightful!
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Posted On : 2023-09-12 09:57:59

Posted By : ringoh784
I learned sooo much from Dinah. Super sweet, helpful and most of all informative. She had interesting historical rendered drawings of the various sites and really made the history, architecture and culture of the palace come alive. She also gave a bunch of restaurant recommendations which I ended up having an amazing dinner at after. Highly recommend her, so glad my five star hotel recommended her.
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Posted On : 2023-08-12 18:13:22

Posted By : S4104INpatriciag
Our guide, Dinah, was so knowledgeable and friendly! She went into great detail about Diocletian’s palace, it's history and importance. We also got to see some less known yet fascinating sites. Our family of 4 just loved it! Thanks Dinah. 100% recommend!
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Posted On : 2023-08-06 07:52:47

Posted By : Vacation22498388061
Dana is the best guide ever to visit Split! She’s à young and enthusiastic person, very proud of het country and City. She speaks Croatian, English, French and Portugees. We all loved it having her on a private tour.
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Posted On : 2023-07-28 02:59:04

Posted By : X5183RBvickip
We enjoyed the tour very much. Dana did a great job. It was nice to learn the history of the palace and the area.
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Posted On : 2023-07-08 01:05:26

Posted By : Dallas214too
Dinah was an amazing guide who took care to show us the palace over a 2-hour tour. Highly recommend.
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Posted On : 2023-06-29 03:47:50

Posted By : S8911KOjonathanp
Dinah provided an amazing tour of the beautiful city of Split. She had so much knowledge of the city and its incredible history. I thoroughly enjoyed the tour and would recommend to anyone.
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Posted On : 2023-06-11 08:05:41