Best of Venice walking tour from Venice

About this tour

This tour is a MUST to learn about the magical, mysterious city named Venice!

Venice is a fascinating MAZE OF NARROW STREETS, charming squares, elegant palaces and imposing churches: make sure you don’t miss a thing joining an enlightening WALKING TOUR led by our professional guides. A guided promenade through those characteristic and important places that made the history of VENICE, created for art lovers and first time visitors alike. The tour starts from the very heart of the city, that is to say the stunning PIAZZA SAN MARCO, where our local guide will reveal you all the secretes about the origins and the history of its main monuments, that is to say ST MARK’S BASILICA, the DOGE’S PALACE, the BELL TOWER and the PROCURATIE: just this incredible wealth of art is worth a visit to Italy. During the years the Basilica has become the symbol of the city, with its Byzantine style cupolas, its golden mosaics and its priceless bronze and golden horses coming from Costantinopoli. We will then proceed to Campo SS. Giovanni e Paolo, the “Pantheon” of Venice, the Great School of Charity, and other places of interest such as Marco Polo’s House, where you can see the roots of the great traveler and writer. We will finally return to San Marco through the Mercerie, the vital connecting nerve between Rialto and San Marco and the main street for city shopping. Take advantage of the knowledge of a professional guide and go deep into Venice priceless artistic heritage, a perfect morning between art, architecture and history, and the perfect introduction to a city that words cannot even begin to capture.