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You will discover Venice by combining a guided visit to St. Mark’s Basilica with a shared gondola ride. You will admire Byzantine mosaics and then glide through peaceful canals to the Grand Canal, enjoying unique views of palaces and the Church of Santa Maria della Salute from the water.
Explore Venice through a peaceful gondola ride and one of its symbols: The St Mark's Basilica. Enjoy a guided visit to one among the most renowned and amazing cathedrals in the world: The St Mark's Basilica This is the place where Eastern and Western architecture run into each other, as majestic in its exteriors, as reach in the history it witnessed and represents. Here, we will learn more about the everlasting history of Venice, about St Mark and how his ruins came to rest and be shielded here. A tour not only to see Venice, but to experience this city through its history and glorious past, still shining in its historical sites and legendary characters. Surrounded by the Basilica’s beautiful golden mosaics and marble inlays, our professional guide will take us along the history and the special features of this unique masterpiece of byzantine art.
Then, discover Venice as locals have been doing since far back in time, sliding among the narrow canals and admiring the masterpiece of architectures, water reflections and peace away from the crowded alleys. During this ride, you will have the chance to admire some among Venice's most famous and beautiful sites seen from the water, a rare sight which can be seen only on a gondola. And be ready for the last part of the ride, because it is the one that sees the gondola flowing into the Grand Canal, revealing breathtaking views over the most famous canal of Venice and over the Salute Church.
Please note that it is a shared gondola (up to 5 people for each one) so the gondola might be shared with other people.
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Additional Information
● Please be at the meeting point 15 minutes before the tour departure time
● Provide a printed/mobile copy of your voucher to our staff
● For security reasons backpacks and large bags are not allowed inside the Basilica
● Please wear appropriate clothes to enter the Basilica (no bare knees or shoulders)
● Please note that it is a shared gondola (up to 5 people for each one) so the gondola might be shared with other people
● The Gondola Ride will take place also with rain, only in case of very heavy rain it might be cancelled and the tour will be refunded (if not taken another day/time)
● Between the Basilica guided tour and the gondola ride you will have approx a 3 hour-break
● The gondola ride will start at 3:00pm. You are required to go back to the meeting point at 2:45pm
● The tour will NOT operate during the following dates: April 6th, 8th and 25th; August 15th, November 1st
● This tour operate Monday to Saturday in english and spanish and Friday and Saturday in italian
● IMPORTANT: tickets to St. Marks Basilica will become nominative, meaning that for each booking it will be MANDATORY to provide the full names of all participants, which must match the identification documents shown at the entrance
Inclusions
✔ Experienced tour guide
✔ Skip the line entrance to the Basilica
✔ Personal headsets to hear the guide better
✔ Boarding assistance to the gondola
Exclusions
✖ Hotel pick-up and drop-off
✖ Tickets, meals and drinks except if expressly specified in the tour inclusions
✖ Other services not specified
✖ Commentary during the gondola ride
Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to 48 hours before the service. Cancellations made with less notice or a no-show will result in no refund
Meeting point
Calle Larga Ascensione, in front of the Italian Post Office located next to the Correr Museum. The staff will arrive with a Meeting Point sign