Venice 4 Hour Summer Walking Tour – Venice, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

Get a comprehensive introduction to some of the most spectacular sights in Venice on a half-day walking tour, with access inside the Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica.

Meet your guide on St. Mark’s Square, and enjoy views of the Grand Canal before heading through the narrow streets and lovely canals of crumbling houses. Stop for a closer look at the Chiesa Santa Maria Formosa, where the Holy Virgin is alleged to have appeared disguised as a voluptuous woman.

Visit the former home of Marco Polo. Then, walk through the Campo SS. Giovanni e Paolo, the 2nd largest square in Venice. Return to San Marco through the Mercerie, and go inside the Palazzo Ducale, the seat of political power in Venice for centuries.

Discover splendid rooms lined with masterpieces of art. Your guide will show you the halls of power, before taking you to the Bridge of Sighs, where the harsh reality of Venetian power will come to life.

End at St. Mark’s Basilica, one of the most majestic cathedrals in the world. See splendid examples of Byzantine art, as well as religious art in the Treasury. Marvel at the cathedral’s gold mosaics and marble inlays.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Discover where Marco Polo was born and raised
View masterpieces of art at the Palazzo Ducale
Go inside St. Mark’s Basilica to see fabulous decorations of gold and marble
Learn about the consequences of the Dukes’ power at the Bridge of Sighs

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