City Tours in Venice: Classic Venice 1

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Venetian Highlights: the Square, the Basilica of St Mark, Rialto, the off-the-beaten tracks, Murano island and the Venetian Lagoon

This tour features the highlights of Venice: all that you should not miss when visiting Venice, even if you have little time to spend. We begin with a walk through the Square of St Mark to outline its most celebrated monuments like the Bridge of Sighs, the beautiful architecture of the Doge’s Palace and the Renaissance Marciana Library.

We will then visit  the golden Basilica of St. Mark to admire some of its most precious treasuries: about 90,000 square feet of golden mosaics, the famous 4 bronze horses and the astonishing Golden Screen, decorated with 1,927 precious gems.

Leaving the Square, we will make our way to the Rialto Bridge, walking through some of the narrow alleys of Venice. We'll pass by the Opera House and get to the hidden little court where the Contarini Spiral Staircase is found.

We'll reach then the famous Rialto Bridge, to admire the magnificent view over the Grand Canal and stroll around the stalls of picturesque market place (the market place is open only in the morning, Mondays thru Saturdays - the fishmarket is closed also Mondays).

From there we'll cross the Grand Canal on a gondola traghetto and reach the Sestiere of Cannaregio. You'll be rowed to the other side of the Grand Canal for only 50 cents per person: it'll be your cheapest (and quickest) gondola ride in Venice. From the gondola you will admire some of the exquisite princely residences of the old patrician families.

We will then continue walking through peaceful corners of the city, "far from the madding crowd", and eventually reach the Fondamenta Nuove overlooking the northern Lagoon, where we'll board a luxury boat and take a ride through the lagoon, to discover its natural features. At the end of the tour you will reach the Island of  Murano  where you will have the possibility to admire the worldwide celebrated glass masters at work (we’ll see one of the few non-tourist glass factory!)

The play of light on the water surface will add an incomparable charm to the last part of your tour that will end by St Mark’s Square.

Duration: 3 hrs

Admission fees: 2,00 € per person Golden Screen of St Mark's Church

Tour price:
Private tour up to 4 person: 320 euros + admission fees

For larger parties see the price per person here below:

Number of paricipants	5 pax	6 pax	7 pax	8 pax	9 pax	10 pax
Price per person	73 €	70 €	67 €	63 €	60 €	55 €

 

 

The price includes: the service of a certified tour guide and the hiring of a luxury water taxi