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Diocletian's Palace

Split, Croatia
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Ranked #2 of 44 attractions in Split
Type: Ancient Ruins, Historic Walking Areas, Historic Sites
Description: The ruins of the Roman Emperor Diocletian's palace date back to the late 3rd to early 4th century A.D.
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Miami, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 18, 2013 NEW

You walk the enchanting walled city and immerse into Roman Empire knowledge that most likely you wont have time to do in Rome.. so get it first hand in Split!

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 17, 2013 NEW via mobile

Even though the palace has already turned into a small old town, a few of the original Roman architecture is still kept til today. These buildings were so magnificent in view of its old age.

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Haifa
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 15, 2013 NEW

The sheer size of the palace, which now houses a whole quater of town is impressive. It is a very lively place, full of hostels, restaurants and people. Well woth a visit

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Cotswolds
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 15, 2013 NEW

In November 2006 the City Council decided to permit over twenty new buildings within the palace (including a shopping and garage complex), despite the fact that the palace had been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Monument.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 15, 2013 NEW

The palace is unique in the sense that the new city has grown within it and around it. The palace can be divided in two parts. The first is the underground city in ruins, which frankly has just ruins, and there is not much to see. There are hardly any artefacts or objects.....only empty rooms and stones. The second part... More

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Mumbai
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 15, 2013 NEW

Its a good place to visit when you are in the Old town in Split, we took a guided tour but not so good if you are not interested in the history, but the architecture is worth the visit, but dont stay in the old town, the rooms are like dungeons (I meant the Vestibule Palace)

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 13, 2013 NEW

Ancient Roman palace by the sea! Very busy but beautiful and worth seeing! We sat out in the main square on cushions and enjoyed live music. Great experience.

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Seattle, Washington
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 12, 2013 NEW

This is something you have to see to understand. Loved the area around the peristyle. So glad I got to experience it

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 12, 2013 NEW

We had a good tourist guide, Damir, who told us everything we needed to know of the palace. We were shown every corner from the main entrance to the basement right up to Diocletian's main apartments. Despite it being a UNESCO world heritage sight, we are sad to see that the site is not better preserved for the future. Nevertheless... More

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Minneapolis
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 9, 2013

We sat out in the main square on cushions and enjoyed live music, expensive drinks and people watching. A church service concluded with a procession in our view. Bells peeled. The sky was beautiful. Really neat!

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