Venezia Trip Overview
Combine super saver includes 3 of the best-selling tours in Venice:
– Visit the prisons of the Doge’s Palace by crossing the Bridge of Sighs
– Marvel at the golden mosaics of the St Marks Basilica
– Ride in a gondola along the minor canals and the Grand Canal
Additional Info
Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Venezia, Italy
Trip Category: Cruises, Sailing & Water Tours >> Gondola Cruises
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What to Expect When Visiting Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Combine super saver includes 3 of the best-selling tours in Venice:
– Visit the prisons of the Doge’s Palace by crossing the Bridge of Sighs
– Marvel at the golden mosaics of the St Marks Basilica
– Ride in a gondola along the minor canals and the Grand Canal
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Piazza San Marco, 31024 Venice Italy
The tour starts with a historical introduction of St. Marks’s Square, and its architectural delights, allowing you to discover the history of the majestic St. Mark’s Basilica, and the surrounding buildings.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Doge’s Palace, Piazza San Marco, 1, 30124 Venice Italy
Discover the Doge’s Palace, one of the most important symbols of Venice and for centuries, the historical seat of the most important political power of the Serene Venetian Republic.
Meet your professional guide in Saint Mark’s Square who will escort you into this magnificent palace, to visit the halls of power, and immerse yourself in medieval Europe, among hundreds of masterpieces.
Dominating Saint Mark’s Square, the heart of Venice, the Doge’s Palace stands out for its size and its extraordinary structure, where Byzantine, European and Oriental architecture collide. Immediately entering the Palace you will pass through the great courtyard and admire the wealth of detail on the famous Golden Staircase.
Once inside the Palace, you will visit the halls where the Duke (Doge) and his Council controlled the fate of the Serene Republic, whilst surrounded by hundreds of artistic masterpieces and discover the political history of Venice and its people. You will be able to admire the paintings realized by some of the most important artists of the Italian Renaissance, amongst them, the world’s largest oil painting by Tintoretto.
Passing through the famous Bridge of Sighs, you will reach the new prisons. The bridge was given its name by the English poet Lord Byron, probably referring to the last breath of the prisoners, who had their last view of the lagoon and of Venice from the window of this bridge, before they were to be imprisioned.
The first part of the tour concludes in the courtyard of the Doge’s Palace.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Stop At: Basilica di San Marco, Piazza San Marco 328, 30124 Venice Italy
For the second part of the tour, visit the outside of the Saint Mark’s Basilica, once the private chapel of the Doge of Venice, and the only one of its kind in Italy. Your guide will describe the biblical scenes represented throughout the building, together with its history and particularities. Visit the museum with the famous horses on the first floor and the terrace overlooking Saint Marks square.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Gondola Bauer, Calle Larga XXII Marzo, 2091/b, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy
End the tour with a gondola ride, this is the perfect way to appreciate the beauty, charm and colour of this unique city built on water. This traditional Venetian mode of transport, departs from campo San Moise, where you will be invited to relax aboard this historic vessel. Admire Venice from this amazing point of view, witness its magnificent architecture, and whilst gliding under its bridges, discover secret entrances to the elegant palaces and hidden corners of the city. The gondola ride is not a guided tour – words are not required to embrace the beauty of seeing Venice from the water.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Museo Correr, Piazza San Marco San Marco 52, 30124 Venice Italy
At the end of the tour, keep your Doge’s Palace ticket to visit on your own: Museo Correr, Museo Archeologico Nazionale and Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in Saint Mark’s square, opposite side of the Saint Mark’s Basilica.
Duration: 1 hour
