Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride

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About this activity

Discover the famous sites of Venice on this walking tour, followed by a ride through the city’s canals on an iconic gondola. You will be captivated by the beauty of Venice, made up of 117 small islands connected to each other by 400 bridges. Let yourself be seduced by one of the city considered among the most beautiful in the world and, together with its lagoon, it is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

You will learn the fascinating history of Venice as you wander through narrow alleys and over stone footbridges, and then hop aboard a Venetian gondola for a leisurely ride along the Grand Canal.

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At a glance

Duration: 3 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 8 people
People per booking: 1–8
Guide: English
Operated by: ROMAETRAVEL

Ages: Adults (1–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Small group limited to maximum of 14 people
Included: Traditional Gondola ride
Included: Guided tour

Not included

Not included: Food and drinks
Not included: Personal purchases
Not included: Tip

Itinerary

Canal Grande

10 min

The Grand Canal is the most important "street" in Venice that can be followed by ferry or gondola.

The Grand Canal divides the city centre into two parts, it is older than Venice for this reason the city was built following the path of the river.

One end of the canal leads into the lagoon near the Santa Lucia railway station and the other end leads into the basin at San Marco. It makes a large reverse-S shape through the central districts (sestieri) of Venice. It is 3.8 km (2.4 mi) long, and 30 to 90 m (98 to 295 ft) wide, with an average depth of 5 metres (16 feet).
Piazza San Marco

30 min

Piazza San Marco often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of Venice where it is generally known just as la Piazza ("the Square"). All other urban spaces in the city (except the Piazzetta and the Piazzale Roma) are called campi ("fields"). The Piazzetta ("little Piazza/Square") is an extension of the Piazza towards the lagoon in its south east corner. The two spaces together form the social, religious and political centre of Venice and are commonly considered together.
Campanile di San Marco

30 min Admission not included

The Basilica di San Marco (St Mark’s Basilica) is the cathedral church of Venice. It is located in the Piazza San Marco, which has always been the center of Venetian public and religious life. The building’s structure dates back to the latter part of the 11th century. Much work has gone toward embellishing this, and the famous main façade has an ornamented roofline that is mostly Gothic.
Torre dell'Orologio

10 min Admission not included

The Clock Tower in Venice is an early Renaissance building on the north side of the Piazza San Marco, at the entrance to the Merceria. It comprises a tower, which contains the clock, and lower buildings on each side. It adjoins the eastern end of the Procuratie Vecchie.
Ponte dei Sospiri

30 min

The Bridge of Sighs (Italian: Ponte dei Sospiri) is one of the most particular bridge in Venice.

The Ponte dei Sospiri was built using white Istrian stone in 1602 to connect Palazzo Ducale to the Prigioni Nuove, the new Venetian prisons. It has the peculiarity to be entirely covered and is formed by two, wall-separated corridors, leading to and forth the prison.
Ponte di Rialto

30 min

In Venice we can count around 354 bridges. All these bridges were built to transportation issues but they add something special to the beauty of th city.

The Rialto Bridge is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice. Connecting the sestieri (districts) of San Marco and San Polo, it has been rebuilt several times since at first it was built with two old ships and than in a wooden structure. The last reconstruction, dated 1591, is the one we can see today.
Palazzo Ducale

30 min Admission not included

The Doge's Palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice in northern Italy. The palace was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the former Venetian Republic, opening as a museum in 1923. Today, it is one of the 11 museums run by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia.
Teatro La Fenice

10 min Admission not included

Teatro La Fenice is an opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of "the most famous and renowned landmarks in the history of Italian theatre", and in the history of opera as a whole. Especially in the 19th century, La Fenice became the site of many famous operatic premieres at which the works of several of the four major bel canto era composers – Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi – were performed.
Laguna di Venezia

Passing by

The Venetian Lagoon is an enclosed bay of the Adriatic Sea, in northern Italy, in which the city of Venice is situated. Its name in the Italian and Venetian languages, Laguna Veneta—cognate of Latin lacus, "lake"—has provided the English name for an enclosed, shallow embayment of salt water, a lagoon.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

The guide will wait for you in front of Flying Tiger shop located inside the train station

End point

The guide will wait for you in front of Flying Tiger shop located inside the train station

Using your ticket

You will be contacted the day prior to your tour with the exact pickup time, by the local tour operator
Your guide will meet you at the main entrance of the train station
It is recommended to wear comfortable shoes
You are welcome to bring your own drinks and snacks
Not wheelchair accessible

For any other information, please contact +390698871814 or +393533819044 or write an e-mail to [email protected].

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Good to know

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
It is recommended to wear comfortable shoes
On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it