Diocletian's Palace Walking Tour Split: Small Group with Guide

A Roman emperor's retirement home is still standing in the middle of a modern city, and you walk through its rooms.

A small group walking tour of Split's Old Town and Diocletian's Palace with a licensed English-speaking guide, covering the palace cellars, Peristyle Square, the Cathedral of Saint Domnius, the Temple of Jupiter, and the Riva Promenade in 90 minutes. The tour runs daily at times you choose, and groups stay under twelve people. Wheelchair accessible throughout, and suitable for all fitness levels.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Diocletian's Palace and Split

• Meet at main palace entrance
• Visit cellars of Diocletian's Palace
• Explore center of Diocletian's Palace
• See Vestibul of Diocletian's Palace
• Visit Jupiter's Temple
• Tour Split Cathedral
• Walk through Diocletian's Palace
• See famous Pjaca square
• Visit Riva promenade

The Experience

What makes this tour work is that you don't have to figure out where to go or what you're looking at—a guide who knows the palace takes you through the cellars first, where the Roman storage rooms are still intact beneath the modern street level, then up into the Peristyle Square at the palace's heart. From there the route moves through the Cathedral of Saint Domnius, the Temple of Jupiter, and out to the Riva Promenade, where the waterfront opens up and the palace sits behind you as part of the living city instead of a museum piece.

The small group size—under twelve people—means you're not herding through with fifty others, and the guide speaks English fluently (Spanish, Italian and French are also available). You pick the time that fits your schedule, so if you want an early start before the crowds or a late-morning slot after breakfast, that's your call. The whole thing takes 90 minutes, which is long enough to see the main spaces and hear the history without the day dissolving into a single tour.

Wheelchair access runs through all the areas you'll walk, and the surfaces are level enough for strollers and prams if you're traveling with small children. Public transport stops nearby if you need to get there without a car, and the meeting point is at the main palace entrance, so there's no hunting for a guide or a hidden courtyard.

What’s included

• Walk through the cellars of Diocletian's Palace.
• 90-minute guided tour of Split Old Town and the palace's main courtyards and squares.
• licensed English-speaking guide (Spanish, Italian, French and one more language available).
• small group of under twelve people.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Split Local Guided Tours

Is this one for you?Your guide navigates the palace's 1,700 years of history and layout, leaving you free to absorb the stories as you walk through the cellars and old town.

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Top questions

What's actually inside the cellars of Diocletian's Palace that I'll see on this tour?

The cellars are the original Roman storage rooms built beneath the palace nearly 1,700 years ago—they're still standing and still part of the palace structure, so you walk through the actual underground spaces where supplies were kept when the emperor lived above.

How many people walk on this tour, and will I be stuck with a huge group?

Small group tours keep numbers under twelve people, so you're not competing for the guide's attention or shuffling through narrow palace passages in a crowd.

Can I choose what time the tour starts, or is there just one departure time?

You pick the time that suits your schedule when you book—the tour runs daily and you choose your preferred slot at checkout.

Is the Riva Promenade part of this tour, or is that a separate walk?

The Riva Promenade is included in the 90-minute route; it's the busiest street in Split and runs along the waterfront, so you see it as part of the palace tour's final stretch.

What languages does the guide speak besides English?

The guide is fluent in English, Spanish, Italian, French and one additional language, so you can book in whichever language works for you.

Is this tour accessible if I use a wheelchair or need to bring a stroller?

Yes—all areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible, and strollers and prams work throughout the route, so mobility equipment doesn't change what you can see.