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4.6 average across 24 rated listings
Grad • Ul. Kraj Svetog Duje 3 • Šetalište Ivana Meštrovića 46
Paid entry with budget combined tickets for cathedral, crypt, treasury and tower; see smn.hr – Paid admission including Kaštilac; see the official price list at mestrovic.hr
Popular Neighborhoods:
Grad Ul. Kraj Svetog Duje 3 Šetalište Ivana Meštrovića 46 Ul. Kraj Svetog Ivana 2 Ul. Iza Vestibula 3

Archaeological Museum in Split

Ul. Zrinsko Frankopanska 25
Famous for: Croatia's oldest museum, founded in 1820, with Roman Salona sarcophagi and a garden lapidarium of ancient stone monuments

Croatia's oldest museum, founded 1820, displays Roman sarcophagi and Greek Issa finds in a garden lapidarium on Zrinsko Frankopanska 25, Split.

History Buffs Archaeology Enthusiasts Culture Seekers

Croatian Maritime Museum

Glagoljaška ul. 18
Famous for: National maritime collections in Split's Gripe Fortress, including torpedoes, ship models, naval uniforms, marine art and a full-size boat

Split's national maritime museum, founded 1925, inside Gripe Fortress: torpedoes, ship models, diving gear, marine art and a life-sized boat.

History Buffs Art Enthusiasts Families

Diocletian Aqueduct

Famous for: A 4th-century Roman aqueduct whose surviving Dujmovača arches once supplied Diocletian’s Palace with Jadro water.

Explore Split’s Diocletian Aqueduct, a free 4th-century Roman waterwork with 17 surviving arches beside the D8 in Dujmovača, north of the old…

History Buffs Architecture Lovers Photographers

Diocletian’s Cellars

Ul. Iza Vestibula 3
Famous for: Remarkably preserved Roman substructures beneath Diocletian’s Palace that reveal the layout of the emperor’s apartments.

Walk the vaulted Roman substructures beneath Diocletian’s Palace in Split, where imperial-apartment plans, stone halls and TV locations meet beside the Riva.

History Buffs Art Lovers Solo Travelers

Forest Park Marjan

Famous for: Pine-covered peninsula hill above Split known for Adriatic panoramas, medieval chapels, jogging trails and quiet swimming coves

Split's free, 24-hour pine-forested hill with Vidilica and Telegrin viewpoints, medieval chapels, jogging trails and swimming coves near the old town.

Hikers Nature Lovers Runners

Golden Gate

Dioklecijanova 7
Famous for: Roman Arches, Ornate Statues, Diocletian'S Palace Entrance

A 4th-century Roman stone entryway, featuring arches and ornate statues, serving as the main entrance to Diocletian's Palace.

History Buffs Architecture Enthusiasts Tourists

Iron Gate

Ul. Ispod ure
Famous for: The western Roman gateway of Diocletian’s Palace, crowned by a Renaissance clock tower and medieval church.

Walk through Split’s Roman Iron Gate, the Porta Occidentalis of Diocletian’s Palace, beneath its Renaissance clock tower by Pjaca.

History Buffs Art Lovers Solo Travelers

Jupiter’s Temple

Ul. Kraj Svetog Ivana 2
Famous for: A 3rd-century Roman temple in Diocletian's Palace with a carved coffered vault, an Egyptian sphinx and a medieval baptistery

Diocletian's 3rd-century temple to Jupiter in Split's palace, with a coffered stone vault, an Egyptian sphinx and a Meštrović statue.

History Buffs Architecture Enthusiasts First-Time Visitors

Klis Fortress

Klis
Famous for: Historic hilltop defenses, panoramic views over Split, and filming locations for Meereen in Game of Thrones.

Explore Klis Fortress above Split: layered ramparts, Ottoman-era architecture, Meereen filming locations, Adriatic views, and practical visitor tips.

Medieval history enthusiasts Game of Thrones fans Landscape photographers

Meštrović Gallery

Šetalište Ivana Meštrovića 46
Famous for: The largest collection of Ivan Meštrović sculptures, shown in his neoclassical seaside villa with Adriatic views

Ivan Meštrović's 1930s seaside villa in Split's Meje district, with marble and bronze sculptures, a sea-view garden and the Kaštilac woodcarvings.

Art Lovers History Buffs Culture Seekers

Meštrovićeve Crikvine – Kaštilac

Šetalište Ivana Meštrovića 39
Famous for: Ivan Meštrović's walnut Life of Christ reliefs and crucifix inside a restored 16th-century fortified Renaissance residence

A 16th-century fortified villa in Split's Meje district, home to Ivan Meštrović's 28 walnut Life of Christ reliefs and a wooden crucifix.…

Art Lovers History Buffs Culture Seekers

Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments

Šetalište Ivana Meštrovića 18
Famous for: Croatia's foremost collection of early medieval stone monuments, inscriptions, Carolingian swords and jewelry from the first Croatian state.

Split's 1893-founded museum of early medieval Croatia: Višeslav's font, Queen Jelena's epitaph and Carolingian swords. Closed for renovation since 2024.

History Buffs Culture Seekers Archaeologists

Museum of Fine Art

Ul. kralja Tomislava 15
Famous for: Croatian and European art from Gothic icons to Vidović and Meštrović, shown in a converted former hospital beside Diocletian's Palace

Split's main art museum, founded in 1931, set in a former hospital by the Golden Gate, with Croatian and European art from…

Art Lovers History Buffs Culture Seekers

Old Town Hall

Narodni trg
Famous for: Split’s fifteenth-century civic hall is known for its Gothic windows, three-arched loggia, and changing exhibitions.

Explore Split’s Old Town Hall on Narodni trg, with its 1443 Gothic architecture, open loggia, changing exhibitions, and practical Old Town visiting…

Medieval architecture enthusiasts Croatian history buffs Old Town walkers

Radić Brothers Square (Fruit Square)

Trg Braće Radić 5
Famous for: A former produce market framed by a Venetian tower, Baroque palace, and Meštrović’s Marko Marulić monument.

Split’s free Fruit Square pairs a 15th-century Venetian tower, Baroque Milesi Palace and Meštrović’s Marulić monument beside the Riva.

History Buffs Architecture Lovers Families with Kids

Saint Domnius Bell Tower

Peristil ul. 2
Famous for: A 57-metre Romanesque campanile above Diocletian's Palace offering the best panoramic views over Split's Old Town and islands

Climb the 57-metre Romanesque bell tower of Split's cathedral for 360-degree views over Diocletian's Palace, the Riva and the Adriatic islands.

History Buffs Architecture Lovers Photography Enthusiasts

Saint Domnius Cathedral

Ul. Kraj Svetog Duje 3
Famous for: Roman emperor Diocletian's octagonal mausoleum converted into Split's cathedral, crowned by a climbable Romanesque bell tower

Diocletian's 305 CE mausoleum turned Split's cathedral, with 1214 Buvina doors, Gothic altars and a Romanesque bell tower above the Peristyle.

History Buffs Architecture Enthusiasts Religious Travelers
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  • Grad: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • Ul. Kraj Svetog Duje 3: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • Šetalište Ivana Meštrovića 46: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • Ul. Kraj Svetog Ivana 2: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • Ul. Iza Vestibula 3: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.

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