Venezia Trip Overview
Enjoy a 2 hours guided walking tour of Saint Mark’s Basilica, Saint Mark’s Square and the Doges Palace. Be intrigued by the fascinating history of La Serenissima and discover what it is like to live in this unique city! Walking around this open air museum our informative guide will take you to the external sights of Saint Mark’s Square, the Doge’s Palace, the Sansovino library, the Bell tower, the incredible legends of the Clock tower and the Bridge of sighs and its adjoining prisons.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Venezia, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Enjoy a 2 hours guided walking tour of Saint Mark’s Basilica, Saint Mark’s Square and the Doges Palace. Be intrigued by the fascinating history of La Serenissima and discover what it is like to live in this unique city! Walking around this open air museum our informative guide will take you to the external sights of Saint Mark’s Square, the Doge’s Palace, the Sansovino library, the Bell tower, the incredible legends of the Clock tower and the Bridge of sighs and its adjoining prisons.
Itinerary
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Pass By: Torre dell’Orologio, Piazza San Marco, Venice Italy
Meeting point of the tour
Stop At: Piazza San Marco, 31024 Venice Italy
Be intrigued by the fascinating history of La Serenissima and discover what it is like to live in this unique city! Walking around this open air museum our informative guide will take you to the external sights of Saint Marks Square and the Doge’s Palace, the Sansovino library, the Bell tower, the incredible legends of the Clock tower and the Bridge of sighs and its adjoining prisons.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Campanile di San Marco, Sestiere San Marco 328, 30124 Venice Italy
Listen its story from your guide while you are in Saint Mark’s square.
Stop At: Doge’s Palace, Piazza San Marco, 1, 30124 Venice Italy
Skip the lines to the neighboring Doges’ Palace, the ducal seat of power during the Venetian Republic.
Admire its Byzantine architecture, passing through decorative chambers to see paintings by Tintoretto, Titian, and Veronese, to name a few.
Continue down a very small passageway to cross the Bridge of Sighs from the inside, and descend into the prison cells where Casanova was incarcerated until his legendary escape.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Basilica di San Marco, Piazza San Marco 328, 30124 Venice Italy
Next, skip the long lines to St. Mark’s Basilica, which enshrines the city’s history and the relics of saints.
See stunning mosaics and gold work.
Your guide will tell you the history of the cathedral and how it was built.
Admire the masterpieces by Venetian goldsmiths.
Duration: 1 hour
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.
You can visit them the same date in the afternoon or the following day or the day after too (check the expiration on your ticket, usually for a couple of month)
Duration: 1 hour
