Venezia Trip Overview
Explore Venice history on this 4-hour guided walking tour through the most characteristic and important places. Visit the Basilica of St. Mark’s and the Doge’s Palace.
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Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Venezia, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Explore Venice history on this 4-hour guided walking tour through the most characteristic and important places. Visit the Basilica of St. Mark’s and the Doge’s Palace.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Piazza San Marco, 31024 Venice Italy
Description origins, history and description of the main monuments from outside: Basilica San Marco, Palazzo Ducale, Bell Tower, Clock Tower and Procuratie.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo (San Zanipolo), Campo SS. Giovanni e Paolo, 30122 Venice Italy
The “Doge’s Pantheon”, the Great School of Charity, the Captains of Fortune
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Campo Santa Maria Formosa, Castello, Venice Italy
History and anecdotes related to this wonderful and characteristic square
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Doge’s Palace, Piazza San Marco, 1, 30124 Venice Italy
This palazzo represented for centuries the seat of the Venetian political power. In his splendid rooms, plastered and immersed in hundreds of masterpieces of painting, the Duke and his Council controlled the fate of a thousand-year history republic. The halls of power, plunging visitors in a very particular historical context: the European Middle Ages and the immediately following centuries. Be surprised of the rich details of the gold staircase, of the realism of the scenes depicted by many artists who have decorated this building, relive the anguish of the prisoners crossing the famous Bridge of Sighs, and entering the Venetian prisons, famous for hosting Giacomo Casanova.
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Stop At: Basilica di San Marco, Piazza San Marco 328, 30124 Venice Italy
One of the most majestic cathedrals of the world! Enjoy the visit of this masterpiece of Byzantine art, unique of its kind in Italy. Have the pleasure to savor beautiful gold mosaics and marble inlays of the floors, sitting comfortably while our guide will show the represented biblical scenes, the history and the particularities of this ancient basilica.
Duration: 1 hour
