Highlights and Hidden Gems Night Tour in Venice

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Duration:2 hours (approx.)
Location: Venice, Veneto

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As the sun sets, Venice shows its most intimate side. Enjoy the dreamlike beauty of Venice by night, while discovering hidden gems among dark and mysterious "calles". This is a night tour you will remember: Venice is even more beautiful at night when the most amazing monuments of the city and the most secret hidden gems are enlightened by dim street lights. Loose yourself in the myriad reflections created by the buildings in the waters of the Grand Canal and immerse your soul in the magic that pervades Venice after sunset
You will enter the intricate maze of narrow streets that wind through Venice to discover ancient stories, legends and mysteries that will be revealed to you in this unique tour of Venice at night.
You will walk thorugh the most significant corners of Venice at night when churches and ancient palaces are silhouetted against the magic night sky.

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Giddily over the top even by rococo standards, this impressive building is a gaudy, glitzy 18th century Jesuit church. Almost impossible to take a picture in all at once!
2. Scuola Grande di San Marco
Instead of a father son sunday soccer play, sculptor Pietro Lombardo and his sons had something more ambitious in mind: a high Renaissance polychrome marble facade for the most important confraternity in Venice! Mauro Codussi put the finishing touches of this gem, particularly beautiful at the sunset or at night. Magnificent lions of St. Mark prowl above the portals, while sculpted trompe l’oeil perspective beguile the eye. Nowadays this beatiful building is hosting a public hospital
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Named after two minor martyrs of early Christian Rome, Santi Giovanni e Paolo, elided to san Zanipolo in Venetian dialect, this church was designed to make worshippers feel small and reverential. The cavernous interior (90m by 38 meters) could accommodate virtually half of the population of the neighbourhood n the 14th century. Its 33m high nabe is reinforced by a clever series of cross-beams - necessary because of Venice’s waterlogged soil. Typical of Italian gothic (and different from the French one), its exteriors and interiors have a barnlike simplicity. Rarest of all is the surviving 15th century stained glass in the south transept, created in the closeby Murano. For centuries Zanipolo was the site of the Doge’s funerals and the walls are punctuated by 25 of their lavish tombs.
4. Equestrian Statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni
Bartolomeo Colleoni ‘s galloping bronze equestrian statue is one of the only two such public monuments in Venice. It commemorates one of Venice most loyal mercenary commanders: from 1448 Coleoni commanded armies for the Republic of Venice, though in true mercenary from he switched side a couple of times when he had been stiffed on pay or promotions!
5. Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Miracoli
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6. Mercati di Rialto
The market place in Venice is Rialto: its fish and vegetable market in the morning is noisy, raw, authentic and full of true venetian life. In the night is a quiet place to walk through (with a fish smell!) and one of the hotspot of Venetian nightlife.
7. Ponte delle Tette
This bridge is know since the 15th century as “Tits Bridge”. Back in those days, shadowy porticos around this bridge sheltered a designated red light district where neighbourhood prostitutes were encouraged to display their wares in windows instead of taking marketing campaigns to the streets in their legendary platform shoes.
8. Campo Santa Margherita
Even in the dead of winter and the heat of the summer, you can count on action here in Venice at night. The oblong, unruly square features a bevy of beverage temptations with several wine bars and restaurants. During the day it hosts a small regular weekday market, an flea market once a week and periodic political protests.
9. Campo San Barnaba
This square and church may look familiar, even for newcomers in Venice. A scene in the 1989 film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was shot in the Campo San Barnaba in front of the church, with the church's façade as an imaginary library. Indiana was then escaping from the library through an undergoing tunnel (which of course does not exist) ending up in the middle of this square, surprising elegant italian families having an ice cream. Also an inconic scene from the movie “Summer Time” (1955) was show shot here, with Catherine Hepburn falling into a nearby canal.
10. Ponte dell'Accademia
This wooden bridge was built in 37 days in 1933, to replace a corroded 1854 steel bridge) and was meant to be temporary. It is still here! It connects Dorsoduro and the Gallerie dell'Accademia with San Marco district offering one of the most scenografic view above Canal Grande
11. Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute
This church is a monumental sigh of relief (Salute means health), placed in the final part of the Canal Grande, when the canal ends up into the basin of Saint Mark.. This splendid domed church was commissioned by Venice’s plague survivors as thanks for salvation.
12. Punta della Dogana
This warehouse (Dogana means Customs) has been built in 1677 by Giuseppe Benoni to ensure no ship entered the canal Grande without paying duties It has been renovated and reopened in 2009 (after an intervention by Tadao Ando) and now it belongs to the french Collectionist Pinaul (together with Palazzo Grassi). It is now a art space helding exhibitions organised bt the Pinault collection. From the top you can enjoy a magnific view spotting in one shot The Doge’s Palace, Piazza San Marco, the island of San Giorgio, the Canal Grande, the Canal Della Giudecca and the Giudecca island with the Zitelle and Redentore church and the Venice Giardini.

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Posted By : Bikram_M
Nice Tour Guide, he got in touch via what’s app and made adjustments for me . I had to leave tour midway for personal reasons. You will enjoy the off beaten pathways he takes you thru .
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Posted On : 2024-06-26 05:21:30

Posted By : Janell_K
Excellent tour. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Interesting to experience the quiet out of way areas. I would definitely recommend this tour!
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Posted On : 2024-06-22 15:55:05

Posted By : Sharon_S
Great trip! Exploring Jewish ghetto with Valerio. Wonderful guide, gave us good information and helped us to learn how to navigate Venice.
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Posted On : 2024-06-13 12:15:19

Posted By : sharpe2travelers
Valerio is a great guide, He was very personable and had really good information to help you learn your way around Venice. We would definitely book another tour.
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Posted On : 2024-06-12 14:19:22

Posted By : Malvika_A
Venue was changed last minute and the new one was 25 minutes away. I ended up missing the tour. Haven’t even been refunded yet.
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Posted On : 2024-06-11 17:57:29

Posted By : Grant T
Great guide, very knowledgeable and friendly! I would highly recommend him for any tours, especially the Venice night tour!
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Posted On : 2024-06-11 04:42:46

Posted By : Gregory_K
Our tour guide Valerio was wonderful !!! He was very friendly and informative. We learned many interesting things about Venice that I was unaware of. He even showed us how the tide was rising for the night and about the new system the city has to combat this problem. I discussed a series of books by author Donna Leon about a police commissioner that take place in Venice. He said he’s read them all and that a lot of people ask about the places in the books. Valerio was kind enough to let us borrow his bug spray since they were coming out towards the end of the tour! I would definitely take another tour by him😎
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Posted On : 2024-06-06 14:01:11

Posted By : Jessica_G
Extremely knowledgeable. Hands down the best thing we did in Venice. Highly recommend, especially if you want to experience the hidden gems.
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Posted On : 2024-06-04 03:24:36

Posted By : Sightseer17751259471
We would like to express our sincere appreciation for the excellent tour provided by our Venice guide Valerio Coppo. His profound knowledge of the city's history and his passionate presentation style far exceeded our expectations.

Through his lively stories and anecdotes, the rich culture and fascinating history of Venice became tangible and unforgettable for us. His enthusiasm for the city was infectious and made our tour a truly enriching experience.
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Posted On : 2024-05-23 03:33:05

Posted By : jensR2575HS
Valerio was so knowledgeable, funny and interacted with all of the guests. He gave us a great recommendation for a restaurant afterwards, called to make sure they were still open and directed us there. Thank you Valerio!
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Posted On : 2024-05-20 17:25:54