Venezia Trip Overview
Take part in this 3-hour tour that combines a fascinating walk through the historic centre of Venice and a guided visit to the Doge’s Palace. You will pass through the gates of the thousand-year-long history of a unique city.
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Duration: 3 hours 15 minutes
Starts: Venezia, Italy
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Half-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Take part in this 3-hour tour that combines a fascinating walk through the historic centre of Venice and a guided visit to the Doge’s Palace. You will pass through the gates of the thousand-year-long history of a unique city.
Itinerary
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Pass By: Piazza San Marco, 31024 Venice Italy
Gem of Venice, Piazza San Marco is one of the must-sees places if you’re visiting this beautiful city.
Stop At: Doge’s Palace, Piazza San Marco, 1, 30124 Venice Italy
Seat of Venetian doges, hence the name Palazzo Ducale.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Casa di Marco Polo, Calle Scaleta, 30121 Venice Italy
Marco Polo was an Italian traveller, writer, ambassador and merchant.
The report of his travels in the Far East is collected in the work Il Milione, a veritable geographical encyclopaedia that brings together the essential knowledge available in Europe at the end of the 13th century about Asia.
Stop At: Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo (San Zanipolo), Campo SS. Giovanni e Paolo, 30122 Venice Italy
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. It stands in the campo of the same name, in the Castello district. In September 1922 Pope Pius XI elevated it to the dignity of a minor basilica.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Campo Santa Maria Formosa, Castello, Venice Italy
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 (some of which simply connect the entrances to the palaces) branch off from it.
The name is due to the presence of the church of Santa Maria Formosa.
Duration: 10 minutes
