Walking routes through Split Old Town Split is a compact town, and its best routes can be walked without a guide. The palace streets are free and open 24 hours, and the walks below link them with the neighbourhoods around. Self-guided palace circuit, 1.5 to 2 hours Start on the Riva, the waterfront promenade, and enter through the Bronze Gate. The central hall of the Substructures beyond the gate is a free thoroughfare that leads up to the Peristyle, so you can pass through without buying a ticket.

Sightseeing in Split: palace, Riva and Marjan Split’s main sight is a living town built inside a Roman emperor’s retirement palace. Most of it is free to walk, and the ticketed parts are separate and clearly signed. Diocletian’s Palace Diocletian’s Palace became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979. The streets, gates, Peristyle and Vestibule are open 24 hours a day and cost nothing to enter. Four gates lead in:

Romantic evenings and sunset spots in Split Split suits couples who like to walk, linger over a drink and watch the light change. The best romantic hours are early morning and evening, when the palace streets are quieter than the crowded stretch from about 10:00 to 15:00. This page covers drinks on the Peristyle, two wine bars, sunset viewpoints and an evening on the water. A drink on the Peristyle steps Lvxor Kavana is a cafe-bar on the Peristyle, the palace’s central court, where red cushions cover the stone steps.

Island hopping and overnight trips from Split Split has no single standard multi-day tour. What it has is a ferry hub, so most multi-day trips are self-built: a few nights on the islands or a loop through central Dalmatia. Plan these yourself and book rooms and sailings separately. Ferries and catamarans are seasonal. Most fast boats run from about April to October, and many lines have already finished for the year by the end of October, so check the operator before you commit.

Family days out in Split and around Split works well with children if you plan around sand, short sights and shade. The city has no open zoo or aquarium, so the best days combine a beach, a ferry ride and one or two compact museums. Bačvice beach Bačvice is a sandy, gently shelving bay in the city, and it is the best beach in town for small children. The water stays shallow for a long way out, which suits first swims.

Day trips from Split by bus, boat and car Split is a good base for day trips because the bus network, the island ferries and the Krka road all start here. Choose by distance: Klis and Solin are short bus rides, Trogir and Omiš need about an hour, and Krka and the islands need a full day. Trogir Trogir is a UNESCO old town reached by Promet Split bus line 37 in about an hour, or by the seasonal Bura Line boat.

Split museums, galleries and the fortress at Klis Split’s ticketed sights are concentrated in a few well-run museums, plus one hilltop fortress outside town. Prices below come from the museums’ own price lists unless marked as approximate. Substructures of Diocletian’s Palace The vaulted cellars under the palace are the best-preserved part of the Roman complex. Entry is €10 for adults, €8 reduced and €18 for a family. They open daily 08:30 to 20:00 with last entry 30 minutes before closing, and they close on 5 April.

Things to do in Split beyond the palace walls Split sits on a limestone peninsula with a forested hill, a sandy city bay and a river canyon within reach, so the active options are better than the old-town postcards suggest. This page covers the ones that are real, bookable and worth the time. Sea kayaking and snorkelling around Marjan Guided half-day kayak and snorkel trips along the Marjan coast run for about 3.