Secret Split: Socialist Architecture & brutalism - Urban Utopia

Duration1h - 3h

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LanguagesEnglish

Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

Most tours in Split stop in the Roman era.

This one starts in the 20th century.

Secret Split is a walk through a part of the city most visitors never reach—neighbourhoods built after World War II, when a new vision for life, space, and society was being tested in concrete.

You’ll hear the story of Split 3, a socialist urban plan that was once a utopian experiment—and ended up featured at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

We’ll walk through a city within a city—a fully pedestrian zone, built for community, for children, for daily life.
You’ll hear about the architects who shaped it, what they believed in, and how that belief still shapes how people live here today.

This is not a nostalgic walk. It’s a real one.
You’ll see raw buildings, clean geometry, open spaces. You’ll learn why brutalism wasn’t just about concrete—it was about care.
And you might even start liking it.

This tour is for those who want to understand modern life in Split.

What's included

Tour with a licenced tourist guide and certified heritage interpreter
Visiting the residential area of Split
Meeting local artists/activist

Tips

What to expect

38m

Architecture of Split 3 Featured in MoMA's "Toward a Concrete Utopia" Exhibition. New York 2018.

“Built in the 1970s, Split 3—an expansion of the Croatian city of Split—was one of the last large-scale urban planning schemes in Yugoslavia and one of its most ambitious and successful. It combined megastructure housing blocks with careful attention to pedestrian streets, which were conceived as a forum for urban life, and a mixture of spaces for living, work, and leisure.

Providing housing for approximately fifty thousand new residents, the massive undertaking was praised internationally for its communal and public space and its integration into the existing terrain,” said MoMA
Split-Dalmatia County
25m

The project Split 3 was the answer to rapid demographic growth and although it was never fully realized, it enters the annals of urbanism and architecture of the 20th century, not only in Croatia but also in the wider world.
Split
35m

Art Activism at the in Split, Croatia
A response to the necessity for explicit critical communication in

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

You can take a bus from the only town, and it takes approx 20 min drive to our meeting point. You can message me or call me so I can meet you at the bus station when you exit the bus or somewhere that is easier for you.

End point

You can take a bus from the only town, and it takes approx 20 min drive to our meeting point. You can message me or call me so I can meet you at the bus station when you exit the bus or somewhere that is easier for you.

Additional information

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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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