In 305 AD, a Roman Emperor did something no emperor had ever done — he retired. He chose this exact spot on the Dalmatian coast, and the palace he built became the living, breathing heart of Split.
This self-guided audio tour takes you inside that story. Walk through the Bronze Gate where Diocletian may have arrived by sea, stand in the Peristyle where subjects prostrated themselves before him, and discover how his mausoleum became a cathedral dedicated to a saint he himself had executed in one of history's great ironies.
Along the way, you'll rub the lucky toe of a giant bronze bishop, find Europe's narrowest street , learn why Split's fish market has zero flies, and spot the clues that reveal where Roman Split ends and Venetian Split begins.
15 stops at your pace. Available in 9 languages. Works offline.
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Split, Croatia
Get oriented with a miniature bronze city and learn how a Roman retirement home became Croatia's second-largest city
IZA Vestibula 3, Split, Croatia
Enter through the emperor's sea gate and hear how a peasant boy became Rome's most powerful man — then walked away from it all
Preistil Ul., Split, Croatia
Step inside Diocletian's grand entrance hall — now open to the sky — and pause in the emperor's ceremonial courtyard beside a 3,500-year-old sphinx with unusually human hands
Ul. Kraj Svetog Duje 3, , Split, Croatia
Discover history's ultimate irony: the emperor who persecuted Christians now rests in their cathedral
Kraj Sveti Ivana, , Split, Croatia
See a headless sphinx and squeeze through one of Europe's narrowest streets
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with zero flies
TRG Republike 1, Split, Croatia
Hear a tragic love story involving a woman walled up alive, then end at Split's tribute to Venice
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