Venezia Trip Overview
This external guided walking tour takes you through the smaller streets and away from the main hustle and bustle of the city centre. We pass through beautiful areas of the city, crossing canals and stopping at some of the most important places where you can take hear the history and stories of the magical city and take wonderful photos.
Additional Info
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Starts: Venezia, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
Explore Venezia Promoted Experiences
What to Expect When Visiting Venezia, Veneto, Italy
This external guided walking tour takes you through the smaller streets and away from the main hustle and bustle of the city centre. We pass through beautiful areas of the city, crossing canals and stopping at some of the most important places where you can take hear the history and stories of the magical city and take wonderful photos.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Piazza San Marco, 31024 Venice Italy
Meet your local guide in front of the post office just behind Saint Mark’s Square, and let yourself be lead through the labyrinth of alleyways, squares or “campi” and hear about the history, stories and the local Venetian dialect.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Teatro La Fenice, Campo San Fantin San Marco 1965, 30124 Venice Italy
On leaving the square, you will stop in front of the Fenice Theatre founded in 1792, one of the most famous Opera House’s in Europe, learn about its glorious but also troubled history.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Scala Contarini del Bovolo, San Marco, 4303, 30124 Venice Italy
Passing through other hidden corners of the city you will be able to discover the history of Venice, through its prominent architectural sights.
Admire the Bovolo Staircase, a Renaissance masterpiece, and one of Venice’s finest architectural jewels; this fascinating and complex spiral staircase is part of the Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo and dates from 1499.
It is tucked away in a small courtyard close to Campo Manin.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Ponte di Rialto, Ruga degli Orefici (Rialto) San Polo, 30125 Venice Italy
Before heading back, you will make a stop close to the Rialto Bridge, the oldest bridge across the Grand Canal and discover what made it the historical center of the commercial area of the city.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Campo San Luca, San Marco District, Venice Italy
The tour ends in campo San Luca, just a short walk from the Rialto Bridge.
Duration: 5 minutes
