Venice in a Day, The Main Highlights of the City

Venice in a day is a combination city tour composed of 4 parts. The tour allows you to discover all of Venice’s most important places including the main highlights of the city with a walking tour in the morning, the Doge's Palace, the St Mark's Basilica and after an afternoon break a 30 min gondola ride.

-Combine super saver includes 4 of the best-selling tours in Venice

-Great photos opportunities!

-Local and passionate guide

-Don't waste your time and skip the line!

The tour starts with a historical introduction of St. Marks’s Square, and its architectural delights, allowing you to discover the history of the majestic St. Mark’s Basilica, and the surrounding buildings.
Leaving the square, you will be guided into the residential Castello area, allowing you to discover this part of Venice in all of its elegance.
You can expect to see campo Santa Maria Formosa, one of the largest squares in Venice with its church, named after its visitation of the Holy Virgin: campo Santi Giovanni and Paolo where you will be able to admire the famous church, the resting place of several Doges; and the equestrian monument of Bartolomeo Colleoni, an Italian mercenary Captain. The former residence of Marco Polo, probably the most famous Venetian merchant, and the Malibran theatre are also part of the itinerary.

On your return to Saint Mark’s Square you will be accompanied inside the Doge’s Palace where you will visit the halls where the Duke (Doge) and his Council controlled the fate of the Serene Republic, be surrounded by hundreds of artistic masterpieces and discover the political history of Venice and its people. You will be able to admire the paintings realized by some of the most important artists of the Italian Renaissance, amongst them, the world's largest oil painting by Tintoretto.
Passing through the famous Bridge of Sighs, you will reach the new prisons.

Finally you will visit the interior of St. Mark’s Basilica, once the private chapel of the Doge of Venice, and the only one of its kind in Italy, thanks to the sumptous golden mosaics and impressive marble inlay flooring.
Visit Saint Mark's Basilica first floor museum and see the famous horses and admire Saint Mark's Square from the Basilica's terrace.

The walking tour ends in Saint Mark's square at 1.00 pm
At this time you will have approx 2 hours free to stroll around the area or to have lunch (not included)

The last appointment of your package is the gondola ride at 3:00 pm or 5.15 pm!
Meet the assistant in front of the Saint Mark's post office (behind the Correr musuem)
Your shared 30 minutes round trip starts on the Grand Canal and then through the smaller canals.
It is the perfect way to appreciate the beauty, charm and colour of this unique city built on water.

Program
Walking tour: 9.00 am (1 h 30 min)
Doge's Palace and Saint Mark's Basilica: 10:45am (2 hours)
Gondola Ride: 3.00 pm or 5.15 pm (30 min)

Included

• Guided walking tour in the morning 4h
• Shared gondola ride in the afternoon 30 min
• Entrance fees 
• Personal audio system and headset for tour commentary
• Tour available in english, german, french, spanish
• Chance to visit with the same ticket: Museo Correr, Museo Archeologico Nazionale and Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in Saint Mark's square.

Not included

• Hotel pick-up and drop-off
• Food and drink
• Optional gratuities
• Hidden itineraries in the Doge's Palace
• Pala d'oro

Languages

German, English, Spanish, French

Requirements

• Meeting point 15 min before
• This tour is not suitable if you have limited mobility
• This activity is not wheelchair accessible
• This tour operates rain or shine
• This tour in gondola is not guided
• Shoulders and knees must be covered inside the Basilica
• Backpacks are not allowed inside the Saint Marks Basilica and the Doge's Palace
• On very few occasions Saint Mark's Basilica may be closed due to religious ceremonies, public holidays, private events or high water and we are not always informed in advance

Important information

MEETING POINT:
Print or show your voucher TWICE, once for the walking tour in the morning and once for the gondola in the afternoon.

15 min before in Calle larga de l’Ascension - 30124 (behind the Correr museum on the opposite side of the Saint Marks Basilica). Look for the TURIVE assistant next to the post office San Marco

• Walking tour from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm  (4 hours)
• Gondola ride at 3:00 pm or 5.15 pm  (30 min)
April-October 3 pm or 5.15pm / November-March 3 pm

• Check-in is 15 minutes prior to booked tour start time
• This activity is not wheelchair accessible
• Shoulders and knees must be covered inside the Basilica
• Backpacks are not allowed inside the Basilica and the Doge's Palace
• From the 1st of November to the 31st of March there is no skip-the-line entrance to the Basilica

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