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You will discover Venice on a combined tour that includes a guided walk through historic squares and streets, a visit to St. Mark’s Basilica, and a romantic gondola ride. You will learn about its Byzantine heritage, life in the city of water, and enjoy Venice from the water, with a break before the gondola ride.
A tour combination to discover the enchanting side of Venice through a morning walk, its Byzantine heritage through the St Mark's Basilica, and its deepest side through a romantic gondola ride
This combination of three tours will take you to the heart of Venice and its Byzantine art heritage The first part will take into the enchanting Venice made up of countless bridges, channels and "campo" (little squares), the pulsing heart of a water city.
Following our experienced tour guide, we will learn more about Venice's resent and past and interesting facts about life in a city built on water. Campo Santa Maria Formosa, Campo and Church SS. Giovanni e Paolo, the Mercerie, are only some of the highlights which will be admired during this walk.
In the second part of the tour let yourself admire Venice from a unique perspective: the water. In an eye glimpse, it will be like being projected into another world, away from the crowded alleys of the historical center and ready to discover a deeper side of Venice. At last, we will discover not only one of Venice's most famous sites and symbols, but also one among the world's most beautiful and breathtaking cathedrals: The St Mark's Basilica. Overlooking St Mark's Square and St Mark's Basin, the Basilica is one of the finest exemple of Byzantine art in the world. Surrounded by the majesic interiors of the Basilica, we will learn more about venice's history and in particular about its patron saint, St Mark. How did the saint's relics end up shielded here? Where do all these foreign decorations adorning the Basilica's interiors and exteriors come from? Let's discover it together! IMPORTANT!!: Between the Basilica guided tour and the gondola ride you will have approx a 3 hour-break.
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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)
● The gondola ride will be at 3.00pm
● Between the Basilica guided tour and the gondola ride you will have approx a 3 hour-break
● Please note that once finished the walking tour the guide will take you back to the meeting point for the Basilica tour. So please do not spread out or go away after the tour
● The tour will NOT operate during the following dates: April 6th, 8th and 25th; August 15th, November 1st
● 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 ticket to Saint Mark’s Basilica
✔ Personal headsets to hear the guide better
✔ 25/30 minutes gondola ride (shared one, up to 5 people on one 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