We were recommended to take this tour at Croatian Tourist Office and we definitely didn`t regret! Walking tour is focused on Ancient and Medieval history of the Split but because we were so interested our guide, Boris, brilliant young person with great knowledge about various subjects and not just about the history, gave us great lesson about the more recent events in Croatian history. As a local guy he explained us also problems and concerns of the local community as well as some interesting controversies of the Croatian society in general. This was the best thing which we did on our vacation and Boris was the best guide which we ever had!! We did a lot of tours but this one, as we all agreed, was the best we did! Boris was very knowledgeable, fluent in English, friendly and patient with all of our questions which we had! Just amazing and we definitely recommend this to everyone who wants to know more about the Croatia and this part of the world in every possible sense! Thank you so much for everything Boris! We can`t wait to come back to Split and do this again with our friends as well! Griffith Family

We cannot speak highly enough of Boris. We booked a day tour of Split for our family of 5 (including 3 teenagers) and he managed to keep each one of us engaged and entertained! He is a true professional, articulate, with an immense knowledge of Split and it's history. He is a great communicator with a fantastic sense of humour. Definitely the best guide we've ever had (and not just in Croatia). If you are thinking of visiting Split and using a tiur guide, look no further than Pomalo Tours (Boris) Keep up the great work Boris. Robert & Diana

Boris is wonderful! We had a great tour with him and enjoyed learning all about Split, as well as getting to know him. This is such an easy, helpful and fun way to get to know this most unique place. Have a wonderful time with Boris on any of his tours!

Very interesting and different tour! We wanted to know more about recent history and this was the only tour. Our guide Boris, who guided as also on another tour, was very knowledgeable and he is, in general, true expert for history. Definitely do this tour if you want something different!

We took this tour because we wanted to know more about communist period in Croatia and Split and how we were very interested in this matter we booked it as a private tour. We had our guide Boris with us and we were very happy about it because he is real expert. Boris is highly knowledgeable, not just about the history but everything related to it as well. On the tour you will see parts of the city which you want be able to see on regular tours and you go there by car or van. Boris also offered us to show some things which are ussually not part of the tour and how we were on private tour we could model it by ourselves. We truly enjoyed it and felt we learned a lot because the tour definitely changed our perspective on some things about communism in Croatia/Yugoslavia. We highly recommend this tour and especially with Boris as your guide! We cannot thank him enough for sharing his knowledge and for being such a pleasant company. Thank you so much Boris for everything!

We took the private tour with Boris because we wanted to know more about the history of the city and we wanted to do that "one on one" because we had a lot of questions considering we are great history lovers. It was a great decision and Boris was a perfect choice. He explained us historical development of the city from beginning to the end in a very smooth way so we were able to understand it very easily. We were also interested in other things beside the history and architecture such as social development, politics, economy and we were surprised how well Boris was versed in all. His knowledge and understanding of the broader themes and area gave us great opportunity to find out much more than we were expecting from the tour. Boris went above and beyond in every possible way to share all of his knowledge with us and as we even exceeded the tour duration he stayed with us which we consider very kind of him. During all the tour we felt very comfortable as we felt we are with our friend and not only a person who we saw for the first time in our life! We can`t recommend Boris enough, great guide, teacher and person. Very knowledgeable and passionate about what he is doing. Also, we recommend to do the private tour with him because you will have him "all for yourself", which is, talking about him, great experience!

Boris is an excellent tour guide with a deep knowledge of the city and excellent way of presenting the information that brought history to 'life'. We had a very small group so it was easy to stop, ask questions, take pictures and very easy to spend more time exploring a particular piece of history. I could have spent more than two hours listening to him. Definitely worth the time and would recommend this tour to anyone.

If you want something completely different in Split you should take this tour. Before this one we already did the walking tour with Boris and how delighted we were, we decided to go for this one as well. Communist tour of Split gives you completely different view on the history of Split because most of the tours are focused on Roman and Medieval history of the area and this is the only one which offers you to see and understand the period of the history which is not so "in focus" but has every reason not to be like that. The tour focus is on period of Communism/Socialism between two wars, World War II and conflicts in the Balkan in the 1990s even though you will hear what was happening in this area during that time as well. Politics, life, architecture and other themes you probably won`t be able to understand without someone to tell/show you about it. Boris is definitely great choice! Historian, history teacher, tour guide with extensive knowledge for the themes which are part of this tour, will take you through the important parts and the hidden gems as well. Also, there are some small "touches" like having a popular drink from that period and taking a picture at the wheel of one of the symbols of Communist/Socialist Yugoslavia, which is a great add to the tour. After city walking tour, once again, very high recommendation for this tour as well. This is something you won`t be able to get anywhere else in Split. One more time, thank you very much Boris! :) Doreen & Mike

When we came to Split we didn't expect significant twentieth century history related to communism so we were very curious when were booking this tour! But it was a bingo! This part of the history of Split is hidden and not so much in the focus which is making it even more interesting! Boris this time showed us interesting architecture of socialist period which was followed with fascinating facts and stories about it! History of Yugoslavia is interesting and unique because it is presenting life and politics between two worlds in that time, western and eastern! Fascinating is a right word for it and Boris is right person to show you that! Must do it!!!

This was our second tour with Boris, after we already did the walking tour with him in old city. As we expected this was also a great tour on which we found out a lot about communist period of Split as well as about Croatia and Yugoslavia in general. Boris gave us great insight into this interesting and not so known period of history of this area. History, architecture, everyday life, politics, dictatorship of Tito and many other topics were part of this tour so we really learned a lot, especially because we had a guide who is also a professional historian! We also tasted popular drink of the communist era which was a nice addition to the tour! If you want to see and hear about some other part of Split history and about life in general in communist Yugoslavia I would definitely recommend this tour! All together we were on two tours with Boris and we felt lucky that we had him as our guide! Great experience!! Thank you so much Boris!!!

As we were already on another tour with Boris on which we were explained mostly Roman and Medieval part of the history of Split we wanted to know a bit more so we decided to go with him on his Communist tour. Boris showed us that there is much more than just a Roman Emperor's palace, medieval noble palaces and squares in the city. The communist (socialist) heritage is quite impressive as well. We started in the center of the city where we were introduced with "legacy" of the WW2 in Split. After that we visited few locations in Split by car on which we were explained about unique Yugoslavia history, politics, arhitecture and way of life together with other interesting themes such are health and education system. It was "smoothly cruise" between parts of Yugoslavia heritage with interesting stops such as at first Yugoslavia mall or modern communist neighboorhood. During the tours we also had a chance to try popular sada drink of that period which was nice "touch". On the end of the tour Boris explained us the fall of Yugoslavia and gave us some interesting facts about the war. This tour was like a search for treasure of modern history! And Boris was definitely the best person who guided us in that search! After this two tours with Boris I can say that we coudn't spent our time in Split better than this. We enjoyed, we lau we learned and we left fulfilled with unforgetable memories. Thank you Boris

We decided to go on this tour and definitely didn't regret it! Moreover we were so happy that we did that we went with Boris on another tour as well. Boris is enthusiastic young man who is also great guide and very knowledgeable historian which on this kind of tours can be big plus. He led us through the history of his hometown Split highlighting important parts of it as well as he discovered us some hidden gems. He explained us complicated history in logical way so we were able to "feel" the city life through the history and understand how the city developed from one ancient palace to the modern city. Boris has a way how to give you the best in short time, considering that is not easy to summarize 1700 years and more in two hours. On the other hand we were convinced that he could talk about Split history for hours when we went on another tour with him on which we were led through the communist (socialist) period of Split! Truly recommend this tour to all history lovers!

I never had the chance till now to go to a tour like this. I Highly recomend it! Didn't know Split had such a rich communist history. The local architecture from that time was very intesting and somewhat unique in its own way. Very refreshing if people want to get to know the bit more modern history which had a lot to offer in the sense of architecture as an art, which tells its own story about how the architects percived the times of communism through it's buildings.

A friend of mine which was on Boris's tour recomended him. I was visiting Split for holidays with my friends from Germany and wanted them to get to know the history of Split with a touch of a local mentality. The tour was exciting. It's nice to hear a story told by a entusiastic professional historian, especially when history is combined with experiencing the local vibe. I warmly recomend this tour to all who want to experience more than they can read on a brochure or on the internet :)

Boris was a fantastic guide! He perfectly blended his experience as a Split native with his academic history. We had the added benefit that others cancelled so we had a private tour! Highly recommended.