No Wait: Best of Venice Tour with St. Mark's Basilica and Optional Gondola Ride

3 Hours

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English

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Overview

Explore the most famous sites in Venice with an insider guide on this walking tour. Learn the history of iconic attractions around St Mark's Square, and explore the commercial heart of this ancient city as you walk across the Rialto Bridge. Head to the front of the long line at St Mark's Basilica to admire the cathedral's glittering gold splendor without the wait. Rest your feet, but not your eyes and emotions for a quintessential 30-minute shared gondola ride with a local gondoliere from the Grand Canal (if Gondola ride tour selected). Optional upgrades include a small-group tour with a water taxi ride along the Grand Canal and a guided tour of the Doge's Palace at St Mark's Square.

Walking tour of Venice's top attractions
Discover St Mark's Square, Rialto Bridge and the former house of Marco Polo
Enjoy 30-minutes shared gondola ride with a local gondoliere (if option selected)
Skip the long lines at St Mark's Basilica with fast-track entrance
Tour St Mark's Basilica and its terraces, where you'll see views of St Mark's Square below
Upgrade to include a Doge's Palace tour with your expert guide
Small Group of 24 people or less

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For an excellent introduction to Venice, explore its most iconic attractions with an expert guide. Your walking tour begins at the famous Rialto Bridge, which spans the Grand Canal. The oldest bridge in Venice, the Rialto marks the historic and current commercial hub of the city and is bustling with shops and markets. Wander away from the crowds to explore hidden gems and unique architecture. Stroll around the squares of Campo San Luca and Campo SS Giovanni Paolo, and stop at the former home of the medieval merchant explorer Marco Polo.Make your way to St Mark's Square for a guided overview of its world-famous attractions. At the glorious, Italo-Byzantine St Mark's Basilica, skip the long line and head straight inside. Admire the cathedral's soaring, gilded domes, and enjoy a unique view of St Mark's Square from the basilica's upper terraces.Tour with Gondola ride (2.75-hour duration):You will enjoy a 30-minute gondola tour of the waterways with a real local gondoliere. We'll start on Venice's main thoroughfare, the much-traveled Grand Canal, where we'll see such sights as Santa Maria della Salute Church, a 17th-century Baroque building constructed by lucky plague survivors to thank God for sparing their lives. Next, we'll veer off down the quieter minor canals where we'll float lazily by more iconic city sights and under its famous bridges. You will catch views of the dazzling Fenice Opera House and Theatre, the former home of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Venice, the magnificent Church of San Moisè and the gothic style Bauer Palace.'Upgrade to a small-group tour (3-hour duration, 2 pm start):Enjoy a more personalized experience with a group of no more than 10 people. Start your tour with a 1-hour water taxi ride along Venice's Grand Canal, and visit the famous Goldoni Theater and Bovolo staircase in addition to all the sights on the standard tour.Upgrade to include a tour of Doge's Palace (3.5-hour duration):For inside look at the remarkable Doge's Palace, upgrade to include a 1.5-hour guided tour. Skip the line and explore the palace's lavish public rooms decorated with masterpieces of Renaissance painting, including famous frescos by Veronese and Tintoretto. Hear stories of the trials, treachery and espionage that took place within the palace walls, and walk across the tragically named Bridge of Sighs, where captives entered the palace's notorious prison network.

No Wait: Best of Venice Tour with St. Mark's Basilica and Optional Gondola Ride

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