Split, Diocletian's Palace, Kastel Luksic and Trogir
with authentic peka lunch and wine at Konoba Idro

Split, the capital of Dalmatia and Croatia’s second largest city, is one of the gems of the Adriatic because it’s a 1,700 year old “living monument”. Built circa 305AD by the Roman Emperor Diocletian as his harbor-front retirement home, the Palace of Diocletian was turned into a refugee city almost overnight more than 300 years later when the barbarian Avars finally conquered the Roman capital of Dalmatia, Salona, just 5km distant. Astonishingly, the refugee population felt so protected with the walls of the Palace that they never built houses outside them for more than 1000 years! The result is a wondrous tapestry of Roman, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and architecture right up to the present day all working together to create a stunning tableau. Even today, almost 3,000 people still live within the Palace walls - walls so well fortified that they were never breached by any invader. In 1979, UNESCO declared the Palace and the historic core a World Heritage Site. Our guided tour will take you to all of the highpoints of the Palace - the colonnaded Peristyle, the Golden and Silver Gates, the Cathedral (originally Diocletian’s mausoleum, but converted to a Cathedral), the completely intact Temple of Jupiter as well as other fascinating sights. Following our visit to the old city, you will have some leisure time to enjoy the magic of Split. You can stroll around the narrow alleys yourself for some intriguing shopping (filigree jewellery, clothing and shoes!) or visit some excellent museums.

We then leave Roman Split and take a speedboat to Trogir, stopping along the way at Kastela, a necklace of seven coastal villages,each protected by 14th - 16thC castles. We'll visit the handsome 15thC Kastel Luksic, built right on sea rock, and its fascinating museum. Then it's on to Trogir, whose soul began Greek in the 3rdC BC, but whose life is celebrated around the world for its breathtaking assemblage of Gothic, Romanesque and Venetian architecture. Situated on its own tiny island, connected to the mainland by a single tiny bridge on one side and to the island of Ciovo on the other, Trogir is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its many treasures include the Cathedral of St. Lawrence with its breath-taking portal, carved in 1240; the City Loggia built in the 15th century; the Palace of the Cipiko family; the Town Hall and finally the Benedictine Abbey from 1064 which houses a relief of the Greek god Kairos that dates back to the 1C BC. Before our guided walking tour we’ll have a fabulous peka lunch at the top-rated restaurant in Trogir, Konoba Idro. You’ll have a choice of beef or fish which is slow cooked over a wooden fire for many hours to release its unique Dalmatian flavour. Delicious peka bread and wine is included.

Tour description: Split and Diocletian’s Palace, Kastel Luksic and Trogir from Hvar by speedboat
Meeting point: we will pick you up at your hotel, villa, private accommodation, where your boat is moored or meet you at one of our four tour booths in Hvar Town. We will agree on this when the tour is booked.
Departure time: 9AM. Most of these tours can also be arranged at a time that is convenient for you, so please ask us what your unique requirements are and we will be happy to get back to you with the particulars and our price.
Duration: 9AM-6PM. This program is also available as half day tours to either Split & Diocletian’s Palace OR Kaštel Lukšic & Trogir.
End location: We will end this tour where you wish - at the marina, your hotel, villa or private accommodation. Just let us know
Tour price: from 800 EUR, for 4 people in Rib Baracuda 23. For more people the price depends on the size of the boat.
What's included: Pick up, the program as described, speedboat, fuel, skipper and refreshment (water, juice),guide, admission fees, lunch with wine.
What's extra: items purchased for personal use, gratuities to guides/skipper.
Tour type: History and culture, gastronomy, for individuals, couples and families.
Speed boats: This program uses speedboats with 90 - 630HP with a capacity of 6 - 10 people
Activity level: Light
Disabilities friendly: Yes
Kid friendly: Yes.
Min: 4 people.
Maximum: 10 passenger boat.