Cultural tourism has a significant impact on the development of cities in all areas. Its influence on individual areas of social and economic life is the main concern of this thesis. The research has taken place in different cities among which: Zadar, Šibenik, Trogir,Solin, Split and Dubrovnik. The main goal of the research was to see how the offer and the number of different cultural manifestations affect the number of visitors, but also how the satisfaction of local population affects the development of Dalmatian cities. Furthermore, to see the importance of interdependence of cultural tourism and the number of employees, as well as the influence on the individual city budget. Also, one of the main goals was to do a research among the locals and hear their opinion about the offer itself, with the aim of improving and upgrading the quality of the cultural offer of individual cities. The main research instruments were a questionnaire and an interview. With the analysis of the information gathered in the research, certain conclusions were made about the satisfaction of local people and employees with the present tourism offer. Respective elements of the tourism offer got higher scores, but there is always room for development. The main emphasis is put on the tourism sector, the city administration and the local population, because a good cooperation between all three sides can lead to envious results.