7 Places in Split You Can't Easily Reach on Foot
Most visitors experience Split entirely on foot, and as a result, they only ever see a fraction of it. The Old Town is compact and walkable, so it's easy to assume the whole city is. But some of Split's most beautiful spots sit high on Marjan Hill or strung along the coast, kilometres from the centre and genuinely exhausting to reach on foot, especially in the summer heat. They're the views that don't make it into most people's photos and the beaches the day-trippers never find. Here are seven of them, each well worth the effort, along with the easy way to see them all in a single afternoon, without the long uphill walks. If you're tight on time, they also pair perfectly with our one day in Split itinerary.
By Lovre Ostojić
1. Telegrin Peak, the Top of Marjan
At 178 metres, Telegrin is the highest point of Marjan Hill, and it rewards you with the widest panorama in all of Split, the whole city laid out below, the islands of Brač, Šolta and Čiovo, and the open Adriatic stretching to the horizon. On a clear day you can even pick out the mountains of the hinterland.
The catch is the climb: a steady 45-50 minute uphill walk through pine forest from the Old Town, with little shade near the top. It's beautiful but demanding in the heat, which is exactly why most visitors stop at the lower café terrace and never reach the real summit.
2. Kašjuni Beach & the South Marjan Coves
The prettiest beaches in Split line the southern slope of Marjan, pebble coves backed by pine, with that crystal-clear, count-the-stones-on-the-bottom water. Kašjuni is the jewel, with its laid-back beach bar, but the smaller coves on either side are quieter still.
They sit well beyond comfortable walking distance from the Old Town, along a road with little shade, so reaching them on foot in summer means arriving hot and tired before you've even swum. With wheels, they're a quick, breezy hop, and the journey along the coast is half the pleasure.
3. Sustipan & the West Coast Promenade
The cypress-shaded peninsula of Sustipan and the seaside promenade that curves out to it offer some of the calmest, most low-angle sea views in the city, a neoclassical gazebo, a quiet bench, the islands across the water. It's one of the hidden gems most tourists miss, simply because it's a fair walk west of the harbour.
It's not a hard walk, but it's just far enough that most day-trippers never bother, which is precisely what keeps it so peaceful, especially at sunset.
4. Poljud Stadium
Home of beloved football club Hajduk Split and famous for its sweeping, shell-shaped 1979 architecture, Poljud Stadium is a striking sight and a piece of the city's passionate sporting soul. It sits well north of the Old Town, in a part of the city visitors rarely have reason to walk to.
Few make the trek on foot, but it's an easy and memorable stop by tuk tuk, especially for football fans, who'll appreciate seeing the home of one of Croatia's most storied clubs.
5. Bene Beach, the Far Tip of Marjan
Tucked into the wooded northern tip of the Marjan peninsula, Bene is a tranquil, family-friendly bay surrounded by pine forest, with calm shallow water, shade and sports facilities. It's one of the most relaxing spots anywhere near the city.
It's also one of the hardest to reach without wheels, right at the far end of the peninsula, a long way from any city-centre starting point. That remoteness is its charm, but it's why Bene stays so much quieter than the central beaches.
6. Villa Dalmacija (Tito's Former Villa)
Set along the leafy West Coast, Villa Dalmacija, once a residence used by Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito, and the viewpoints around it are a fascinating, lesser-known chapter of Split's 20th-century history. The setting, among pines right by the sea, is lovely.
It's easy to glide past on a coastal ride and take in the story, but it sits along a stretch of shore that's rarely reached on foot, so most visitors never even know it's there.
7. The Chain of Coastal Viewpoints
Beyond the well-known Vidilica terrace, a whole string of panoramic lookouts curves around the western and southern flanks of Marjan and along the coast, each framing the city, the sea and the islands a little differently. Together they're the best viewpoints in Split.
Visiting even a handful on foot would eat up an entire day of uphill walking, which is why these westward-facing lookouts, the ones that catch the golden evening light over the water, are the views almost nobody sees.
The Easy Way to See Them All
This is exactly why the retro tuk tuk exists. A single tuk tuk tour links these scattered viewpoints, beaches and landmarks into one comfortable, breezy ride, no long uphill walks, no battling the summer heat, and far more of Split than you could ever cover on foot. A local guide handles the route and the timing, so you just sit back, stop for photos, and enjoy the breeze.
Our Classic Tour and the more comprehensive See Everything Tour are designed around precisely these hard-to-reach gems, with time to stop, photograph and soak it all in. Want a route shaped around your own list? Get in touch and we'll build it for you.
- All the Marjan viewpoints in one trip
- Reach the prettier beaches easily
- No steep walks in the heat
- Local guide who knows the best stops
