What is the Split self-guided walking tour?
The Split self-guided walking tour works its way through a Roman palace that became a town, at a pace you set, with audio narration on your phone where a guide would otherwise be. Allow about 3 hours: only 20 minutes of that is time on your feet, the route measures 1.5 km, and at 10 stops you stand still and listen. Nothing is timed, and no group moves off without you.
Outside the Golden Gate the narration begins with Ivan Meštrović's bronze of Gregory of Nin, cast in 1929 for a bishop who defended the use of Croatian in church services, and with the big toe that passers-by rub for luck. Inside the walls it explains that the cathedral was raised around 300 AD as Diocletian's mausoleum and later became a church dedicated to Domnius, a bishop of Salona martyred under that same emperor. Later you hear why refugees from Salona moved into the palace in the 7th century, and that the Prokurative was modelled on the Procuratie of St Mark's Square in Venice.
- Durationabout 3 hours
- Walkingabout 20 min · 1.5 km
- Stops10
- LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch
What you do on the walk
Listen
Every stop brings narration about the place, its legends and the details you would otherwise walk past. The same text sits on screen for anyone who would rather read.
Walk on
Google Maps carries you from stop to stop: 20 minutes on foot over 1.5 km, so the stops are a couple of minutes apart.
Break off
Sit down for a coffee on the Riva or step into a courtyard out of the sun, then pick the walk up again, the same day or another one.
Eat and browse
Tips for food and shops near the route come with it. Your starting point and the order of the stops are yours to set in the app.
See the route and attractions →
How it works
- Book online Choose the number of people. Your booking reference arrives by email straight away.
- Get the app Download the World City Trail app from the App Store or Google Play and enter your booking reference.
- Walk when you like Start whenever you are ready, walk at your own pace and pause any time. No guide, no fixed schedule.
Who the walk suits
A first visit
One walk shows which walls, gates and columns belong to Diocletian and which came later, and explains what you are standing in front of.
Anyone who avoids groups
No raised umbrella to follow and no meeting time: you stay where something holds you and move on when you are ready.
A day on the coast
3 hours and only 1.5 km leave the rest of the day for Marjan hill, a swim or the ferry quay.
Good to know
- Bring a charged smartphone with mobile data; a power bank helps.
- No entry tickets needed: everything happens outside the buildings. Going inside is optional and paid separately.
- Family friendly; children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Not suitable for wheelchair users and difficult with strollers.
- Groups of up to 5 work best; larger groups split up, one ticket per person.
- Every purchase helps support stray cats and dogs in Greece.
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