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Gay Split History Tour Queer Roman Emperors and LGBTQ+ Struggle
Split
About
Your guide is a licensed Split tour expert, as well as a mental health professional and counselor, working to increase visibility of the LGBT community and bring these stories to life through tourism.
Meet the Roman queer emperors and discover the stories of their lovers, meet Elagabal, history’s first known trans figure. Learn why same-sex relationships were legal for free men and slaves but forbidden for equal citizens, risking status and life. Explore Diocletian’s Palace secrets: why the headless sphinx guards Jupiter’s temple, survive the human trap at the Golden Gate. Travel to the Middle Ages, when queer lives went into hiding. Discover the curse of the last Croatian king that legend...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Photo on the Iron Throne, kings Throne of Swords
Additional discounts at selected shops, museums, and recommended restaurants
LGBTQIA+ mental health expert, counselor ally, sharing insights into social issues in Split.
Split History Walking Tour
Game of Thrones Filming Scenes and Videos for GoT fans
Licensed tour guide
Split City Palace Museum Entry
Meeting Points
Departure
Golden Gate
Gregory of Nin Statue at the Golden Gate. The guide will wait with the black umbrella.
Return
Split Riva
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Gay Split History Tour Queer Roman Emperors and LGBTQ+ Struggle
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About
Your guide is a licensed Split tour expert, as well as a mental health professional and counselor, working to increase visibility of the LGBT community and bring these stories to life through tourism.
Meet the Roman queer emperors and discover the stories of their lovers, meet Elagabal, history’s first known trans figure. Learn why same-sex relationships were legal for free men and slaves but forbidden for equal citizens, risking status and life. Explore Diocletian’s Palace secrets: why the headless sphinx guards Jupiter’s temple, survive the human trap at the Golden Gate. Travel to the Middle Ages, when queer lives went into hiding. Discover the curse of the last Croatian king that legend...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Photo on the Iron Throne, kings Throne of Swords
Additional discounts at selected shops, museums, and recommended restaurants
LGBTQIA+ mental health expert, counselor ally, sharing insights into social issues in Split.
Split History Walking Tour
Game of Thrones Filming Scenes and Videos for GoT fans
Licensed tour guide
Split City Palace Museum Entry
Meeting Points
Departure
Golden Gate
Gregory of Nin Statue at the Golden Gate. The guide will wait with the black umbrella.
Return
Split Riva
Itinerary
1
Diocletian's Palace
Peristyle Square, we’re standing in the ceremonial heart of Diocletian’s Palace, where subjects once knelt before the emperor who believed to be a god on Earth.
10 minutes
2
Golden Gate
Golden Gate, the main entrance to the emperor’s palace, enemies who tried to break in would find themselves trapped between double gates, a deadly Roman defense mechanism.
15 minutes
3
Monument to Gregory of Nin
Gregory of Nin, he gave his life defending the Croatian language, is today its powerful symbol and legend says his statue brings good luck to anyone who rubs its big toe.
10 minutes
4
Diocletian's Cellars
Down in the dark basements of the emperor’s apartment, the dragons live and devour bad master, but in reality, much worse, this was also the city’s largest medieval toilet… absolutely disgusting.
25 minutes
5
Vestibul
The Vestibule is where the emperor was worshipped like a god on Earth, much like in the Pantheon, but today, we can pause here to listen to the a cappella voices of modern Split.
15 minutes
6
People's Square
Pjaca Square is where people still gather today, a lively meeting place whose architecture tells the turbulent story of Spli. From the Romans and Venetians, through French, Austro-Hungarian, and Yugoslav rule, all the way to modern Croatia.
15 minutes
7
Đardin
Đardin Park was once a well-known meeting place for prostitutes in recent history, and today it has transformed into the central gathering point for Split’s LGBTQIA+ Pride, symbolizing the city’s social change.
10 minutes
8
Riva Harbor
Along the Riva, all of Split comes for their coffee and sunshine, and here the Pride parade marches in full swing, with music and demonstrations flowing together in a lively, harmonious rhythm.