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Venice Landmarks: Walking tour plus St Mark's Basilica & Doge's Palace Visits
Duration: approx. 4 hours Location: Venice
- Per person
- € 73.00
Why choose this tour? |
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| 1 | Because you will admire the great landmarks of Venice with an extraordinary four hour tour |
| 2 | To compare the everyday life of modern Venice with its regal golden past |
| 3 | To admire St Mark’s Square, the Doge's Palace and St Mark’s Basilica in a fascinating mix of art, history and tradition |
Thanks to this fascinating tour you can take advantage of our Venice in one day tour with a fascinating journey to discover the main places to visit in Venice. An unprecedented walking tour in Venice of St Mark’s Square and the Rialto area to admire the city and take part in the magic and liveliness of Venice.
After a walk through the lively streets of the historic centre, which will allow you to visit the famous St Mark’s Square, Absolute Venice Tour takes you to the two main monuments Venice: the Doge's Palace and St Mark’s Basilica, with comprehensive and guided visits.
The walking tour Venice Italy will begin in the famous St Mark’s Square in Venice with a description of the main buildings that surround it. The tour will then continue to Campo of Santa Maria Formosa where, surrounded by beautiful buildings, you can listen to the history and some stories about this famous square and the beautiful church of Santa Maria Formosa.
We will then move to another famous square in Venice, Campo Santi Giovanni and Paolo, to admire the majestic equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni by Verrocchio, the Church of Saints John and Paul, and the Schools of Charity.
After seeing the site of the house of Marco Polo in Venice, Italy, you will admire the stunning exteriors of the Malibran Theatre and return to St Mark’s Square along the colourful streets of the Mercerie, the famous shopping area located between Rialto and San Marco.
The final stages of our tour will be the Doge's Palace and St Mark’s Basilica, two extraordinary sites in the centre of spiritual and temporal power of the ancient Republic of Venice.
Now home to one of the most prestigious museums in Venice, the Doge’s Palace Museum, the ancient Doge’s Palace is a true masterpiece of Venetian Gothic architecture. Probably built in the IX century, and transformed over the centuries to achieve the elegant look it has today, the Doge’s Palace was the power and grandeur of the Venetian Republic up to its downfall.
Among the sumptuous rooms of the Doge's Palace in Venice, a complete tour to admire the extraordinary painted masterpieces, sophisticated furnishings and countless artistic and historical treasures hidden in the refined rooms where the long history of Venice was decided. The tour also includes a visit to the Bridge of Sighs, the elegant structure suspended between the Doge’s Palace and the New Prisons, which owes its name to the sad fate of the condemned prisoners: crossing the Bridge of Sighs, they said farewell to freedom before being locked up in the new prisons.
This fascinating tour will conclude between the ancient walls of St Mark’s Basilica, with a guided tour of its golden interior. Originally built to house the precious relics of St. Mark, which had been stolen by two merchants of Venice in Alexandria, Egypt, St Mark’s Basilica assumed the role of a cathedral only in 1807, after keeping for centuries the role of Palatine Museum of the Doge’s Palace.
During the visit you will be able to enjoy the many treasures held in the St Mark’s Basilica, like the extraordinary mosaics, which will be explained in detail, from its history to the scenes depicted, the Golden Pall and the extraordinary Treasures of St Mark’s Basilica.
Important info
all year
Departure point:'Yex' Change Office - Under the Clock Tower in St. Mark's Square
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Departure time
From Monday to Saturday 9.00 am |
Languages available
From 1 April to 31 October From 1 November to 31 March |
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Prices
From 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 From 1 April 2016 |
Duration
approx. 4 hours |
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Please arrive at the meeting point at least 10 minutes before the tour departure time. At the tour departure point you will meet a representative who will check your vouchers and give you information to do the tour.
During the winter period (from November 1st to March 31st) the tour is BILINGUAL, because explanations will be provided in two languages if the audience provenience is mixed.
Access to the Basilica is only permitted to visitors with suitable attire (no shorts or vest or tops) and backpacks are not allowed for safety reasons.
The Procuratoria di San Marco reserves the right to PROHIBIT VISITS and access to the basilica at any time and without notice for reasons of force majeure (e.g. high water) and/or safety reasons. In cases of extra liturgical ceremonies, exceptional high tides or other special occasions, access to St Mark's Basilica may not be permitted and therefore the tour will not take place.
No credit or refunds will be given in the case of a no show (if you don't show up at the meeting point at the time indicated on your voucher)
This is a collective tour, which means there might be other participants going on the tour with you.
This is a combo tour including 3 single tours.
Please note that, due to the particular morphological structure of Venice and the logistic problems resulting from it, we cannot guarantee that the whole tour is accessible to people with limited mobility. This means that people with walking difficulties and wheelchair users could not be able to access some parts of the itinerary.
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