The subject of sociological research is the quality of life of the citizens of Split: the ones that live in the city centre and in the Diocletian Palace. The qualitative research was conducted by the method of semi-structured interview in the period from July 26th, 2021. to August 11th, 2021. among 25 participants who live within the Diocletian Palace and the city centre during the entire year. According to the results obtained, the majority of participants have mainly negative opinion on tourism in Split, the quality of life is mostly considered to be poor and it is believed that it had been better before. From the most positive aspects on the quality of life in Split, they point out the location and the size of the city as well as the sea and the climate. Between the biggest problems, there are the parking spaces and the traffic and then the noise and the public order. The majority considers that the Covid – 19 pandemic has had a bad impact on their quality of life and just a couple less believe that it has had a positive impact, mainly because of the decrease of tourism. The great majority believes that the tourism has a negative influence on the views of the Diocletian Palace and the city centre. The majority thinks that 75 there are no positive effects of tourism on the quality of life while afterward, they point out the money as a positive aspect. The most negative impact of tourism is the noise and the public order caused by tourism and then the parking spaces, infrastructure and crowd. The majority thinks about moving from the city centre in the quieter areas because of the tourism and they point out the infrastructure and the local regulation as the greatest necessities from the city officials and politics in order to decrease the negative influences of tourism.