Guided Walking Tour of Venice, St Mark's Basilica & Doge's Palace
Description
Experience the very best of Venice in one seamless half-day journey. This "All-in-One" tour is designed for travelers who want to see the city's icons without the stress of long queues. - Guided Walking Tour: stroll through the charming labyrinth of streets between St. Mark’s Square and the Rialto Bridge. Discover hidden gems and the history of the "Serenissima." - St. Mark’s Basilica: step inside the "Golden Cathedral" to marvel at its world-famous mosaics and Byzantine art. - Doge’s Palace: enjoy priority access to the heart of Venetian power. Visit the opulent Council Chambers, cross the infamous Bridge of Sighs, and explore the historic prisons. Why choose this tour? You’ll save hours of waiting time and cover Venice’s most important landmarks with a professional local guide.
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Heart of Venice, Piazza San Marco is the principal public square of Venice and since 1987 UNESCO world heritage.
Campo Santa Maria Formosa is a campo in Venice, located in the Castello district. It is one of the largest squares in the city: a total of nine calli and eleven bridges branch off from it.
The basilica of Saints John and Paul is one of the most impressive medieval religious buildings in Venice, together with the basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. It is considered the pantheon of Venice due to the large number of Venetian doges and other important figures who have been buried there since the 13th century.
Near the church of St. Giovanni Crisostomo there is Marco Polo's house, he was an Italian traveller, writer, ambassador and merchant.
The Golden Basilica, a perfect blend of Byzantine and Gothic art
A masterpiece of Gothic architecture, the Doge’s Palace is one of the symbols of Venice
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please provide the full names of all travelers when booking. Failure to present a voucher with all travelers’ full names at the ticket office prior to entry may result in denied entry to the attraction.
- Each traveler must present a valid passport or ID document that matches the name provided at the time of booking for successful entry to St.Mark’s Basilica.
- In cases of religious ceremonies, exceptionally high tides or other special occasions, access to St. Mark's Basilica may not be permitted.
- To visit St Mark's Basilica it is necessary to dress appropriately (no shorts, vests or tops) and backpacks are not allowed for safety reasons.
- his is a collective tour, which means there might be other participants going on the tour with you.
- Please note that, due to the particular morphological structure of Venice and the logistic problems resulting from it, we cannot guarantee that the whole tour is accessible to people with limited mobility. This means that people with walking difficulties and wheelchair users could not be able to access some parts of the itinerary.
- The gondola ride might be suspended in case of bad weather. In such cases, you are required to go to the tour departure point in order to know whether the tour takes place or not and any alternative ways to use the service.
- Please make sure to arrive on time so you don't miss out! We are unfortunately unable to offer refunds or credits for late arrivals or no-shows.
- On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay an access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it/en.
- Entrance fees reserved for tour operators and guides: €12.00 for St. Mark’s Basilica.
- sconsigliato ai viaggiatori con problemi di deambulazione
Reviews(25)
Highly recommend this tour. Our guide was very helpful and informative. Small size group of 12 then just 6 for the extended tour of the basilica and Doges Palace. We learned lots of history of the beautiful Venice. This tour hits all the highlights!
Our tour guide Roseanna was fabulous - I learned so much about Venice. She was passionate about Venetian history and it came through. Highly recommend!
It is a very interesting visit , the guide spoke French , that is to say absolutely. Visit of the Basilica and Palace of the Dodes included
If you do not Want to wait in line under à scorching sun, if you want to exprrience Venice like aVenetian, if you want to have à knowlageable guide, than don't miss this tour.
The tour was great. Our tour guide was Rozanna. She's very knowledgeable about Venice's history. She made the explanation fun with her storytelling style. Too bad it was raining.
our guide was so good, she spoke fluent spahish, answered all the questions. very good, dont hasitate to take this tour
We were met promptly at our meeting place and divided into appropriate groups, ours was about 15 people so a lovely size. We then went on a walking tour around venice with our very informative and charming guide. You are provided with a headphone pack so you can clearly hear your guide if its noisy around you or you fall back a bit to look at something. The skip the line access was great and the Doges Palace was absolutely incredible. St Marks basilica is a work of art and the information our guided provided on both venues was outstanding. I thoroughly recommend this tour as you get to see the majority of Venice and its attractions in the one day. Little tip though is to research the flooding in st marks square according to the time of year you are visiting. Whilst they provide walkways to keep you dry I was just find in wellies.
First of all I have to say that I was a bit skeptical about the price of 80€ per person. But I can anticipate one thing. It was definitely worth it and I can only recommend it to anyone. The German tour consisted of about 8 people and lasted a total of about 4 hours. Our guide was an inveterate Venetian who told us a lot about your city. Boredom definitely didn't get by here The excursion started with a walk through San Marco, towards Castello and via Cannaregio back to St. Mark's Square. After a short break, we had to visit the Doge's Palace (also with guided tour, Fast Track entry). Our caregiver told us about many details that you can never know as a tourist. Finally we went to the Basilica (here again ticket and group admission). Our guide Nathalia shone with her knowledge here too and told us a lot about the history of Venice. My first thought was to book various attractions through Venezia Unica. However, you have to do without a guide here, which I personally like better. My girlfriend and I stayed 3 days in Venice. For this time we got a Citypass with Rolling Venice Ticket (under 29 years) for a slack 29€ per person. With this tour we discovered beautiful corners of Venice, visited two attractions that interested us. What more could you want. TOP
<p>Great tour. Our guide, Catarina, was very knowledgeable and informative. Would recommend this to anyone who wants to have a quick overview of Venice, and more details and insight into the Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Basilica.</p>
<p>Our guide was great! We saw so much and learned so much. A very well organized tour.</p>
