Venice: Hidden Gems Walking Tour with a Local Guide
Description
Explore the San Marco district of Venice with a local tour guide. See unique highlights including the spiralling Scala Contarini del Bovolo, the Teatro La Fenice and more. With countless hidden gems, beautiful streets and canal views at every turn, this off the beaten path walking tour is the perfect introduction to Venice. Start by meeting your guide at the Venice Tours office located at campo san gallo. From there, you'll pass by fascinating sights such as Campo Manin and Campo Sant'Angelo. Be ready to take snaps of the San Moisè Church and enjoy its Baroque style architecture, adorned with sculptures. Afterwards, continue exploring Venice at your own pace with a sightseeing app. From iconic landmarks including St Mark’s Basilica to Doge’s Palace and more, you’ll uncover more of the Floating City.
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Itinerary
Admire the iconic spiralling staircase, which was famously featured in Orson Welles' 1952 adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello. Built in the 15th century, the staircase's name translates to 'of the snail'.
This courtyard is named after Daniele Manin, who led part of the Risorgimento in the 19th century. The movement aimed to unite Italy against the Austrian Empire.
Enjoy this secret corner of Venice, a charming narrow street filled with apartments and the luxurious Hotel Corte di Gabriela.
Located nearby the famous Rialto Bridge, this fascinating alley's name translates to 'Street of the Blind'.
This square is situated in the heart of the city and lined with several palaces. Its name is taken after a church which was closed and later demolished during the Napoleonic era.
This historic opera house is one of the most famous and important theatres in Italy. Composers such as Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi held many operatic premieres at this iconic location.
Constructed in the 7th century, this Baroque style church is well-known for its façade, adorned with intricate statues.
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The guided walking tour is approximately 2 hours long. Please arrive 5 minutes early if possible so you do not miss the tour departure
- Please dress appropriately for the weather and wear comfortable shoes
- To access your sightseeing mobile app, scan the QR code on your voucher. Download the app and audio guides prior to arrival
- On certain dates, visitors staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a 5€ access fee. Visit the City of Venice website to learn more
- Meet your guide at the Venice Tours office, Campo San Gallo, San Marco 1093/B, close to San Marco Square. Your guide will be wearing a dark blue 'Vox City' uniform
Reviews(25)
My tour was great! All the information was clear, and the spots we visited were worth while. I went back to the places I liked the most after the tour and got great recommendations for food and drinks! My tour guide also bought my groups some drinks, such as aperol spritzs’. Overall 10/10 experience, especially for a solo traveler
Thank you so much for your fantastic review! We're thrilled to hear that you had such a great experience and found the tour both informative and enjoyable. It's wonderful to know that the places you visited inspired you to return afterward and explore even more, and that the food and drink recommendations helped make your trip even better. We're especially happy to hear that your guide went above and beyond to create a fun and welcoming atmosphere for the group. As a solo traveler, finding memorable experiences and making connections can be especially meaningful, so we're delighted that the tour was a highlight of your trip. Thank you for your 10/10 recommendation, and we hope to welcome you on another adventure in the future! Many thanks, VoxCity
We had to do the tour this time with Valentina, we loved it, beyond all the tour that was very complete, there were surprises, and we were super happy with the activity.
Buenos días, Gracias por dejarnos este comentario tan importante. Nos alegra y entusiasma que haya disfrutado de nuestro walking tour. ¡Esperamos tener la oportunidad de volver a verlo! Atentamente, VoxCity
TOTAL GARBAGE There is no audio to this so-called audio guide of the Bell Tower. Only four panoramic pictures of dubious quality, non expandable. A total and useless waste of money.
Good morning, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We're truly sorry for the inconvenience you experienced. We’re sorry if you didn’t enjoy our audioguide. We always strive to optimize the length of the audio and improve it thanks to your valuable feedback. It is tested and carefully designed to ensure a pleasant experience within the venue. We genuinely appreciate your feedback and will review the clarity of our instructions to help ensure a better experience for future travelers. We always try to do our best to ensure good experiences. Many thanks, VoxCity
Very disappointing, there was no landmark to meet the guide or the tour group. I reached out to the guide or contacted whomever was listed under their contact information about where the physical address was to meet people because San Marcos Square is extremely crowded especially on a Saturday and nobody got back to me. So this was a complete waste of money and very disappointing that I could not locate a central area to meet people. And there was no instructions under the meeting point information on the website. They need to have clear instructions about where to meet the guy because there’s probably 50 to 102 groups that meet in the central area of San Marcos Square so there’s nothing to delineate where you’re supposed to meet the guide.
Didn’t expect much given the low price and availability only 3 hours prior, but this tour was great. It started with a Virtual Reality show of Venetian history. Valentina gave us an extremely informative tour of highly relevant aspects of how Venice became what it is today.
We booked a tour for 11:30am and when we go there we were told that they had put us on the 4pm tour, which we could not attend because of plans. After A LOT of pushback and arguing with the tour leader they put my group of 15 ppl on the 11:30 tour with 10 others, but the tour was not Historical like we had booked it was just a general tour of Venice. Very disappointed. The Viator and Vox team would not help us in any way and would not issue a refund for THEIR mistake. What a terrible experience. I would not recommend booking this tour.
Francesco was interesting, well informed and engaging. The tour was a perfect way to start our 5 day stay to get oriented to the city. The rest of our visit was enhanced by our walking tour. We saw such a variety of sites, got so much information that we wouldn’t have gotten from a tour book. Great tour.
Was a nice walking tour that gave insight into Venice life and how some things have worked over the years. Would have liked more history though. At the start the guide said they didn't want to throw a bunch of facts at us but that's what we were there for. It's great as a general overview but not detailed history if that's what you're after. Also want to say the tour company was very responsive and accommodating when we notified them we were going to be late because we got on the wrong ferry (doh!). So as a business I highly recommend, just maybe not this tour specifically for history buffs.
Missed the tour due to taxi driver had the address and dropped us off at the wrong location (we did not realize this) and told us would be 5 minutes to walk to get the tour. Another 45 minutes later we arrived after the tour started. We spoke to the tour company. Explained what happened with the taxi, and didn't have another tour on Sunday 5/7/23. Offer us Monday 5/7/23 only in Venice for the day. We were leaving the next day to fly home back to Orlando, Florida. The tour company was very nice and very helpful. Told us to contact Viator directly about compensation. Disappointed. Made the best of it.
Hi Charlene. Thanks for sharing your experience with us. We are sorry that you had a bad experience with the taxi service, but this was out of our control since we only offer the walking tour. We hope you managed to enjoy Venice nevertheless and feel free to contact us at customer@voxcity.com if there is anything else we can do for you! Lucas
There isn’t anything hidden in the stops that are highlighted on this tour(St. Mark’s Square, Rialto Bridge). You would be better finding a guidebook. There aren’t any legends or mysteries that were shared. The guide was knowledgeable and could spew out dates of the building but the tour was boring and not what I expected based on description.
Hi Gabriella, thank you for taking the time to review us. We're really sorry that your experience didn't lived up to expectations, we will make good use of your comments so as to improve our Venice walking tour. Thank you and really hope to see you soon in another Vox City destination worldwide.
