In and Around St. Mark‘s Square: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
- 1.3–1.5 hours
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
- Private tour
Highlights
Explore St Mark‘s Square and its surroundings on this affordable self-guided walking tour with Dr Susan Steer, an art historian who specializes in Medieval and Renaissance Venice. • Learn a bit about the 3000+ year history of power and wealth of Venice as a merchant city • Hear from producer, Dr Susan Stee, one of Context Travel's local expert tour guides • Do it all in 75 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.
Inclusions
What's included
- Lifetime access to this tour in English
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
- App for Android and iOS
What's not
- Smartphone and headphones
- Food and drink
- Entry fees to museum or attractions mentioned en route
- Transportation
Itinerary
Dive into the history of Venice on this walking tour of Piazza San Marco (St. Mark‘s Square) and its surroundings with Context Travel expert Dr Susan Steer, an art historian who specializes in Medieval and Renaissance Venice.
Our walk starts at St. Mark’s Square, “the most beautiful drawing room in the world”, as Napoleon called it, and one of several historically significant landmarks you‘ll visit on this tour. You‘ll gain an understanding of the important role Venice played in merging the Eastern and Western worlds during the Medieval and Renaissance eras.
On this self-guided audio tour, you'll explore the outside of the Doge’s Palace
Take in St Mark’s Square‘s sights, including the Clock Tower, Saint Mark‘s Basilica, the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana (Marciana library), the Zecca (the State Mint), and the many museums in the square
Take in St Mark’s Square‘s sights, including the Clock Tower, Saint Mark‘s Basilica, the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana (Marciana library), the Zecca (the State Mint), and the many museums in the square
You'll see the two columns, Colonna di San Marco and San Teodoro as you walk
Observe the ornate arches, stunning buildings, picturesque bridges and windy canals that make Venice the most romantic city in the world, including Bridge of Sighs and Ponte della Paglia
You'll pass by and hear about the Palazzo delle Prigioni, once a prison
Take in St Mark’s Square‘s sights, including the Clock Tower, Saint Mark‘s Basilica, the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana (Marciana library), the Zecca (the State Mint), and the many museums in the square
Take in St Mark’s Square‘s sights, including the Clock Tower, Saint Mark‘s Basilica, the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana (Marciana library), the Zecca (the State Mint), and the many museums in the square
You'll pass by Teatro la Fenice and hear its history while you walk
Gaze upon Ateneo Veneto and hear its history while you walk through the streets of Venice
Cancellation
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Before arrival, please install the app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- VoiceMap Audio Tours
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable
How it compares in Venice
- Its from-price is 90% below the median of the 1991 experiences we list in Venice.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 958 of 1991.
About Venice
Venice floats on a lagoon of more than a hundred islands, a city of canals, palaces and bridges with no cars, where every walk ends somewhere unexpected.
The Grand Canal sweeps through the city in a great reversed S, lined with palaces and crossed by the Rialto Bridge. Near its mouth, Piazza San Marco gathers St Mark's Basilica with its golden mosaics, the Doge's Palace, the Bridge of Sighs and the tall brick campanile. Water buses and gondolas show the city from the angle it was built to be seen.
Top-ranked sights in Venice: St. Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco), St. Mark's Basilica (Basilica di San Marco), Grand Canal.
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