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Inside Diocletian's Palace

Discover the heart of the ancient palace

7 stops · Split

Seventeen centuries ago Emperor Diocletian built a fortress-palace to retire beside the sea, and the people never left. You've walked its peristyle, cellars and temples, now alive with cafés and homes woven into imperial stone.

Photo: Berthold Werner / CC BY-SA 4.0

  1. 1
    Sight Legendary

    Diocletian's Palace

    A 4th-century Roman palace at the heart of Split.

  2. 2
    Sight

    Peristyle

    The colonnaded central square of the palace.

  3. 3
    Sight Hidden gem

    Vestibule

    The domed entrance hall to the imperial apartments, famed for its acoustics.

  4. 4
    Temple of Jupiter
    Sight

    Temple of Jupiter

    A Roman temple later turned into a baptistery.

  5. 5
    Cathedral of Saint Domnius
    Sight Legendary

    Cathedral of Saint Domnius

    One of the oldest cathedrals in the world, with a soaring Romanesque bell tower.

  6. 6
    Diocletian's Palace Substructures
    Sight

    Diocletian's Palace Substructures

    The vast cellars that mirror the emperor's lost halls.

  7. 7
    Golden Gate
    Sight

    Golden Gate

    The grand northern gate to the emperor's palace.

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