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Venice in a day with St Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s palace and Gondola ride
Explore the Hidden Beauty and Fascinating History of Venice on a Small Group Walking Tour
7 hrs 30 min
Guided
Start: Venice
Easy
Overview
Your day starts as all great days in Venice do: with a stroll through the quiet back streets and bustling markets of the city. You’ll meet one of our expert local tour guides alongside a maximum of 12 other people for an intimate walking tour of the city.
Starting early, we get to the Rialto Bridge before the crowds descend, to admire its incredible marble architecture before moving on to the bustling Rialto market. The chefs and mamas of the city are shopping for dinner around this time, so what better time for a stroll through the stalls, with your guide explaining what each strange fish or vegetable is and how (and why) Venetian cuisine differs from the rest of Italy’s. Throughout your Venice tour they’ll give you tips on what to eat and where while you’re in town.
Our walking tour continues into the atmospheric neighborhoods of the city, across countless bridges and quiet piazzas. Along the way you’ll see the childhood home of Marco Polo, the Venetian merchant who first told of China; duck inside San Giovanni Gristosomo to see paintings by Venetian masters Bellini and Sebastiano del Piombo; and discover how the “Church of Miracles” got its name.
Our walking tour consciously veers away from the beaten track, taking you to our favorite local spots so you can get a taste of the real Venice, as well as the big name attractions.
Highlights
- Only here briefly? Then this is the Venice tour for you, with skip-the-line access to top attractions, an intimate Venice city stroll and a gondola ride!
- Enjoy tours of St. Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace; explore quieter neighborhoods and markets on our intimate walking tour; and experience an iconic Venice gondola ride on the Grand Canal as well as quiet side canals!
- Throughout our Venice tour you’ll travel in groups of 12 people or fewer, with expert local tour guides on hand to tell you the stories behind top attractions and hidden palaces. Meanwhile, pre-reserved skip-the-line tickets potentially save you hours of waiting in line.
Extended Tour description
ENJOY A GONDOLA RIDE ALONG THE GRAND CANAL AND QUIETER BACK CANALS OF VENICE
We couldn’t say we were covering the best of Venice in a day if we didn’t include a gondola ride. After your walking tour you’ll meet a local Venetian gondolier and your group will be split into different gondolas (a maximum of six people per gondola) for a ride along the Grand Canal and into the quieter back canals of the city. Duck under little bridges, admire ornate palaces and watch the world go by as you sit back and enjoy that quintessential Venetian moment. Indeed, with independent Venice gondola rides costing around 80 / Euro hour, this half-hour ride, included in the price of your tour, is a bargain.
DISCOVER THE TOP TWO SIGHTS OF VENICE, ST. MARK’S BASILICA and THE DOGE’S PALACE, ON OUR SKIP-THE-LINE TOURS
We’ll give you a break for lunch after your gondola ride and meet back at St. Mark’s Square for the next part of our adventure. With pre-reserved tickets to St. Mark’s Basilica, we’ll save time wasted in long ticket lines. Inside, your guide will point out the features of this incredible church, explaining how its east-meets-west architecture came about, the shady means by which the relics of St. Mark came to rest here and the details in the beautiful gold mosaics on the roof.
Our day doesn’t end there though. With pre-reserved skip-the-line tickets to the Doge’s Palace, we’ll walk straight inside. It’s here that you’ll feel the most benefit for having a local tour guide. Home to some of the city’s most impressive artworks and architecture, Palazzo Ducale is so much more than something pretty to look at. Although it certainly is that, it’s also the historic heart of Venice; a repository for the best stories, from Casanova’s prison break to the Duke whose face was blacked out of every portrait and painting. With our expert guides on hand to tell you the juicy details, plus small groups so you can ask all the questions you want, your Doge’s Palace tour is guaranteed to be an unexpected highlight of your Venice visit.
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- HighlightsOnly here briefly? Then this is the Venice tour for you, with skip-the-line access to top attractions, an intimate Venice city stroll and a gondola ride!Enjoy skip the line access tours of St. Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace; explore quieter neighborhoods and markets on our intimate walking tour; and experience that iconic Venice moment a gondola ride on the Grand Canal and quiet side canals!Throughout our Venice tours you'll travel in groups of only 12 people or fewer, with expert local tour guides on hand to tell you the stories behind top attractions and hidden palaces. Meanwhile, pre-reserved skip the line tickets potentially save you hours of waiting in line.
- Route StopsRialto BridgeRialto Fish MarketFondaco dei Tedeschi (from outside)House of Marco Polo (from outside)Church of Miracles (from outside)Campo San Giovanni e PaoloScuola Grande di San Marco, Venice's main hospital (from the outside)Bronze Equestrian monument of Bartolomeo Colleoni by VerocchioCampo Santa Maria FormosaArch of ParadiseChurch of San Zulian (from outside)Gondola ride (30 minutes)St. Mark's BasilicaSt. Mark's SquareDoge's Palace (general access rooms)Bridge of Sighs (inside)New Prisons (inside)
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