Venice: 4-Hour City Tour with Doge’s Palace & Basilica Visit – Venice, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

After leaving your centrally located meeting point, 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 the Santa Maria Formosa Square, one of the largest squares in Venice complete with its church named after its visitation of the Holy Virgin. You will also experience the Saints Giovanni and Paolo Square 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. You can also explore the former residence of Marco Polo, probably the most famous Venetian merchant.

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. You will be surrounded by hundreds of artistic masterpieces and discover the political history of Venice and its people. You will be able to admire famous paintings by some of the most important artists of the Italian Renaissance, including 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. You will be able to sit down in the church and absorb the atmosphere, whilst listening to your guide who will describe the biblical scenes represented throughout the building. This is the only tour with special authorization to be seated in the central nave inside the Basilica. Your 4-hour combined tour will then conclude outside the Basilica in Saint Mark’s Square. 

At the end of the tour have the opportunity to visit the Correr Museum with the same ticket.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Take a 4-hour city guide to see the of Venice
Learn about your surroundings from your local guide
Explore Saint Mark’s Square and the residential Castello area
Marvel at the Doge’s Palace and Saint Mark’s Basilica
Cross the famous Bridge of Sighs and reach the prison cell of Giacomo Casanova

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