90-Minute Walking Tour of Venice – Venice, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

Explore the incomparable architecture of Venice on a 90-minute walking tour of its major highlights, and discover a few hidden gems along the way. Departing from the spectacular St. Mark’s Square, dominated by the Basilica of San Marco, head off after a brief introduction to admire some of the most beautiful architecture in Venice.

An experienced guide will escort you through the streets recalling the millennia of the Serenissima Republic as you walk from Piazza San Marco to Santa Maria Formosa and the church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, referred to as the “Pantheon of Venice.”

Pass the charitable Scuole Grandi (Great Schools of Venice) and hear about the heroic deeds of the famed Captains of Fortune. Discover where Marco Polo lived and worked in Venice, and admire the Teatro Malibran, one of the city’s most historic opera houses, where ancient and modern history meet at a wonderful corner of Venice

Return to San Marco through the Mercerie, providing a vital connection between the Rialto and San Marco, and now the main shopping street in Venice, which you are free to explore at the end of your tour.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Explore the incomparable art and architecture of Venice
See the stunning Basilica of San Marco and the Doge’s Palace on St. Mark’s Square
Walk in the footsteps of Marco Polo and discover where the great explorer lived and worked
Admire the church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, known as the “Pantheon of Venice”
See the Scuole Grandi charitable schools of Venice

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