Venice in a Day: the main highlights of the city

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Duration:3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Location: Venice, Veneto

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Venice in a day tour is a combination city tour, of 4 of our most popular tours taken in Venice and the best way to spend your time in Venice.

Starting in Saint Mark’s square, this atmospheric walking tour will then whisk you away from the crowded streets into the treasure filled pockets of the Castello area.
A qualified guide will walk you through the hidden squares, winding canals and historical buildings providing you with a perfect introduction to the origins, symbols, traditions, architecture, and life in current day Venice.

The tour then continues with the guided visit inside the Doge's Palace and the Saint Marks Basilica.

The walking tour ends in Saint Mark's square at 1.00 pm
At this time you will have approx 2 hours free to stroll around the area or to have lunch (not included)

The last appointment of your package is the 30 min classic gondola ride at 3:00 pm or 5.15 pm (verify the availability on your date).

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WHAT TO EXPECT

1. Torre dell'Orologio
Meet your guide in front of the Clock tower (not the bell tower!). Starting in Saint Mark’s square, this atmospheric walking tour will then whisk you away from the crowded streets into the treasure filled pockets of the Castello area. A qualified guide will walk you through the hidden squares, winding canals and historical buildings providing you with a perfect introduction to the origins, symbols, traditions, architecture, and life in current day Venice. The tour starts with a historical introduction of St. Marks’s Square, and its architectural delights.
2. Castello
Leaving the square, you will be guided into the residential Castello area, allowing you to discover this part of Venice in all of its elegance, through its labyrinth of narrow alleys - “calli”, many bridges, winding canals and wide picturesque squares - “campi”. Discover campo Santa Maria Formosa and campo San Giovanni & Paolo with its Basilica the place where the doges of Venice were buried. The former residence of Marco Polo, probably the most famous Venetian merchant, and the Malibran theatre are also part of the itinerary. At the end of your walking tour, come back with your local guide in Saint Mark's square passing through the Mercerie, the shopping connection street between Rialto and San Marco.
3. Doge's Palace
The tour then continues with the guided visit inside the Doge's Palace. Be intrigued by the fascinating history of La Serenissima and enter with your skip the line ticket into the Doge’s Palace, crossing the Bridge of Sighs and visiting its prisons cells. The Palace is a magnificent combination of Byzantine, Gothic and Renaissance architecture, in the heart of Venice. Once the residence of the Doge, the elected ruler of the city, and his counsellors, it became the centre of the Venetian Empire and the seat of the Government. The Doge's Palace was opened as a museum in 1923.
4. Basilica di San Marco
Follow your guide visiting the Saint Marks Basilica, which majestically symbolizes the lagoon and enshrines the city’s history and Saints relics. With its awe – inspiring gold mosaics our talented guide will walk you through the church. The walking tour ends in Saint Mark's square at 1.00 pm At this time you will have approx 2 hours free to stroll around the area or to have lunch (not included)
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The last appointment of your package is the gondola ride at 3:00 pm or 5.15 (please verify the availability on your date). Meet the assistant in front of the Saint Mark's post office (behind the Correr musuem) Your shared 30 minutes round trip starts on the Grand Canal and then through the smaller canals. It is the perfect way to appreciate the beauty, charm and colour of this unique city built on water. Feel part of an ancient Venetian tradition and experience Venice as the locals have for more than a thousand years.
6. Museo Correr
At the end of the tour, keep your Doge's Palace ticket to visit on your own (the same day or the following day) the Museo Correr, Museo Archeologico Nazionale and Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in Saint Mark's square, opposite side of the Saint Mark's Basilica.

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Posted By : fionnak2021
Such a good tour! If you are limited on time in Venice, this is the tour for you. Slip the line at the dove's Palace and St Mark's Basillica plus a wander around the hidden parts.of Venice. Our guide Roberta was knowledgeable and funny, as well as really interesting and passionate about her city. All topped off with a fab gondola ride. Well worth the money and highly recommended!

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Posted On : 2023-06-03 12:52:30

Posted By : DEWANIS
it’s only after visiting Venice, one realises as to why it is called as 'City of Architecture & Romance'. Built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea, it has no roads, just lanes, canals – including the Grand Canal thorough-out, with No noise of Cars & Mainly Ferry & Gandolas as source of Travel!
Just a Peaceful Romantic Atmosphere all along.......
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Posted On : 2023-05-29 08:56:20

Posted By : ricks678
Our guide was ver knowledgeable and shared a lot of information. The pace was fast and covered a lot of ground. Would have been better with a few rest stops during the first 3.5 hours.
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Posted On : 2022-10-05 04:28:09

Posted By : Lisa_C
Venice is 1000 years old in the 21 century. Very unique. Timeless beauty . Wonderful memories. Safe travels.
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Posted On : 2022-09-06 03:30:46

Posted By : Timothy_D
We did get to see a lot of Venice and got tickets to the two big items, but the skip the line wasn’t so much skip the line as other tours; the places didn’t seem to care about the tour queue. Also, our guide was not very energetic or engaging, so even though the the places to see were impressive, it felt like a high school class tour with Ferris’ teacher.
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Posted On : 2021-08-08 13:02:34

Posted By : Mersesidered
Really amazing full day in Venice. We started the day with a gondola ride after that we had a guided visit of the Saint Mark's Church and Doge's Palace and in the afternoon a sightseeing tour of Venice. It was simply amazing.
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Posted On : 2020-02-27 11:06:27

Posted By : 699Kusho
Very beautiful city and.nice atmosphere unfortunately under water but we hope to be safe this miracle of the small world.
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Posted On : 2019-12-04 03:34:59

Posted By : tucci642019
This tour did show the basics when touring Venice. Because we could only do Sunday made for a very long day - gondola at 11 and then wait until 2 to continue the rest of the package. There were too many people in the group for the St Marks and Palace tour - could not see what guide was referring to as we were at the back of the pack. The gondola and canal tours were very good!!
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Posted On : 2019-11-02 12:34:43

Posted By : George A
Great tour guide. Extremely knowledgeable, and polite!

The sights were amazing!!

Highly recommended.
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Posted On : 2019-10-29 14:27:26

Posted By : R2277BWjeffreyh
this tour was very well done, enjoyed every bit including the gondola ride and canal cruise, our tour guide regina was fantastic
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Posted On : 2019-10-27 19:14:21