KUKUVIA Audio Guide · Split
Walk Diocletian’s Palace with a local guide in your ear
A story-driven audio tour of the “only living monument in the world”, told like a friend, not a lecture.
Written by Jelena, licensed guide in Split · AI-narrated
One-time · The whole tour · Yours to keep · Already have a code? Open the app
Cijena na dan 10. 9. 2026.: 4,99 € · price on 10. 9. 2026 (reference price required by Croatian law)
29 min
of stories, in 2–4 minute chapters
60–90 min
with walking, at your own pace
10 stops
no fixed order, GPS auto-play
€9
one-time, yours to keep
In 305 AD, Diocletian — Emperor of Rome — did something no emperor had ever done: he quit. Voluntarily. Alive. He built his retirement fortress by the sea, and seventeen centuries later, three thousand people still live inside it.
Rome fell apart without him and begged him to come back. His answer involved cabbages — and you’ll hear the whole story when you reach his private quarters.
Not a museum lecture. A story with your feet in it.
Stories, not dates
Each stop is a 2–4 minute tale — the trap hidden inside the Golden Gate, the emperor evicted from his own tomb, the dragons in the basement. History that sounds like gossip.
GPS auto-play
Walk up to a stop and the story starts by itself. No maps to squint at, no fixed route — wander freely, the palace narrates itself.
Works offline
Download the whole tour before you go. No roaming charges, no dead zones inside the Roman walls.
Earn real rewards
Every stop earns you follis — Roman coins — that unlock genuine discounts at partner restaurants inside the old town.
Every era, not just Rome
Roman engineering, medieval chicken markets in imperial halls, tiny garbage trucks in ancient streets — how the palace stayed alive for 1,700 years.
A real local, honestly told
Scripts written by Jelena, a licensed guide in Split County — narrated by an AI version of a guide’s voice, and we’re upfront about that.
The route
Ten stops. No fixed order. Pomalo.
A few of the stories waiting for you:
- Welcome to the Palace — the intro: an emperor who quit, and a palace that refused to die
- The Golden Gate — the emperor’s front door was also a deadly trap
- Temple of Jupiter — a headless sphinx guards three religions’ worth of history
- The Peristyle — where crowds once dropped face-down before a living god
- The Sphinx — a 3,500-year-old souvenir from the Egypt of Pharaoh Thutmose III, one of only three that survived
- Cathedral of Saint Domnius — the greatest plot twist in European history
- The Vestibule — imperial hall, chicken market, concert stage
- The Basements — saved by a thousand years of garbage (and yes, the dragons)
More stops are being crafted and added — your one-time purchase includes every future addition.
On the Riva in three minutes
1. Unlock
Tap “Buy the full tour” and pay €9 by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay — or enter the code from your tour operator. No account, no app store.
2. Download
One tap saves the full tour to your phone. From here on you need zero internet.
3. Walk & listen
Head for the Golden Gate. Turn on GPS and the stories find you — earn coins, collect your stamp, unlock local deals.
Jelena has told these stories on the palace stones hundreds of times. KUKUVIA is her live tour distilled into your earphones — the hidden details, the local humour, the things guidebooks miss — available whenever you are, at your own pace. Follow @tourguidejelena on Instagram.
Questions, answered
Do I need to install an app?
No. KUKUVIA runs in your phone’s browser at audioguide.kukuvia.com — nothing to install, nothing taking up space after your trip.
Does it work without internet or roaming?
Yes. Download the tour once (on hotel Wi-Fi, for example) and everything plays fully offline, including inside the thick Roman walls.
How long does the tour take?
Around 90 minutes at a relaxed pace — but there’s no fixed order and no time limit. Do three stops today and four tomorrow. Pomalo, as Split says.
Are entrance fees included?
No — the audio guide is €9 and works from outside every site. The Cathedral, Temple of Jupiter and full Basements charge their own optional entry tickets, and the stories tell you honestly when it’s worth going in.
Is the narrator a real person?
The scripts are researched and written by Jelena, a licensed local guide. The narration is an AI-generated voice — we’d rather tell you that upfront than pretend otherwise.
Something didn’t work — who do I contact?
Email hello@kukuvia.com and a human (Jelena) will answer.
KUKUVIA Audio Guide
An emperor who quit, and a palace that refused to die, are waiting for you.
€9
One-time · The whole tour · Yours to keep
Cijena na dan 10. 9. 2026.: 4,99 € · price on 10. 9. 2026 (reference price required by Croatian law)
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