Venice Express Walking Tour
- 1h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Explore the incomparable architecture of Venice on a 90-minute, guided walking tour. This walking tour features all the most significant monuments that stand in testimony to the glorious past of Venice. Discover the thousand-year long history of the Serenissima, and learn how this island city became a cross-roads of civilizations and the Queen of the Seas.
Inclusions
What's included
- Local guide
- Professional guide
- Headsets to hear the guide clearly (for groups larger than 10 people)
What's not
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
Itinerary
The principal public square of Venice, with the description of the history of the main monuments: St. Mark's Basilica, The Doge's Palace, the Campanile, the Clock Tower and the Procuratie.
It was erected in 1492 under the design by Renaissance architect Mauro Codussi. It lies on the site of a former church dating from the 7th century, which, according to tradition, was one of the eight founded by San Magno, bishop of Oderzo. The name "formosa" relates to an alleged appearance of the Holy Virgin disguised as a voluptuous woman
One of the largest churches in the city, it has the status of a minor basilica. After the 15th century the funeral services of all of Venice's doges were held here, and twenty-five doges are buried in the church.
Marco Polo was an Italian merchant, explorer, and writer, born in the Republic of Venice
Commercial lifeline between Rialto and St.Mark's
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meeting point: The Tour Shop, Campo San Zaccaria, opposite the church. Please arrive 15 minutes early to exchange your voucher and complete check-in. Tours start promptly, and late arrivals cannot be accommodated once the experience has begun.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 25 travellers
- Operated by
- Very Viva Venice Srl
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- May be operated by a multilingual guide
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- 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
- Please be at meeting point at least 15 minutes before the departure time
How it compares in Venice
- Its from-price is 83% below the median of the 1991 experiences we list in Venice.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 831 of 1991.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
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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