Ivana Barić

I grew up in Veli Varoš, the old fishermen's quarter under Marjan, and my grandmother still says she is going "into town" when she walks ten minutes to the palace. I studied archaeology in Zadar and spent three summers on the excavations in the palace substructures, which is why I get a little too excited in the cellars. Most people see Diocletian's Palace as a backdrop for cafés. I like to show how people actually moved into it, blocked up the arcades and built kitchens between Roman columns. My walks are slow and small. I stop at the Peristyle, the vestibule where the klapa singers practise, and the Golden Gate, but also at a laundry line strung across a Roman wall. I speak Croatian, English and Italian, the last one thanks to a year in Padova. You can now join my walks through Split live on video, from any device, and ask me questions as we go.