City Center Historical Guided Walking Tour

Take a morning walking tour through the most important places in Venice and off-the-beaten tracks. Marvel in front of the Doge Palace or on the top of Rialto Bridge. An expert guide tells you about the endless history of this incredible city.

Group

1 hrs 30 min

Group size up to 15 persons

Mobile ticket

English

What is not included

Hotel pickup or drop-off

Entrance to the monuments

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What to expect:

Discover one of the world's most famous squares: San Marco. Your guide will narrate the rich history of the monuments at the Doge’s Palace, where the Doge and the highest politicians lived and ruled the ancient republic. See the front of the Basilica and learn about its nickname the 'Golden Church.'

Go through Calli and Campi, the narrow Venetian streets and squares. Find hidden artistic jewels at Santa Maria Formosa Square or the SS. Giovanni and Paolo Church with a spectacular façade, known as the Pantheon of Venice. See the Malibran Theatre, which was the house of the legendary Marco Polo.

Climb to the Rialto Bridge, the symbol of the city, to see the traditional markets which were once the center of Europe's commercial market.

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Price
Children (Age 1 and younger)	€0 per person
Adult (Age 2-99)	€36.25 per person

For any payment method you must book a ticket through the booking form below and receive confirmation by e-mail and (or) SMS.

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What places you will see

• Santa Maria Formosa Square
• San Marco
• Doge’s Palace
• Rialto Bridge

Activity book period

You can book tour up to 1 hour in advance.

Languages in what activity is performed

English

How long your tour will be

1 hrs 30 min

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Reviews by travellers

5.0 out of 5

409 reviews

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Zoe B.

The guide was very competent and mainly reported on the difficulties of the local Venetians. We were frightened by the decline in the number of residents reported in Venice (about 100,000 in 1960, today 49,000) and the frightening takeover of shops and restaurants by the Chinese.

2 days ago

Ruby G.

Nice small group and a lot of background knowledge...very interesting and recommended.

5 days ago

Summer M.

Our guide Valentina was suburb, she was fluent in English and Spainish and explained everything in both languages

11 days ago

Alexandra M.

It lasted 2 hours, we walked through very beautiful places and we enjoyed it. The road was pleasant. Valentina explained to us in detail in Spanish and English.

16 days ago

Gracie H.

We liked it a lot, it showed us very interesting places in Venice.

16 days ago

Jodie C.

Surprisingly, I was the only one who had booked a German-speaking tour... and ended up with a 1:1 tour, actually a great thing, unfortunately I had the impression that the tour guide found it a bit tedious that I took a lot of photos wanted and stopped again and again... for them, of course, it wasn't an "individual tour". I found the quarters great, including the early start time at 9 a.m.

26 days ago

You will discover

Doge's Palace

Piazza San Marco

Rialto Bridge

Marco Polo's Home

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City Center Historical Guided Walking Tour

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