Choose this tour if you wish to:
- enjoy a wonderful stroll through the streets (calli) of Venice
- hear the fascinating history
- have an unforgetable tour of the Doge's Palace
Join us for a
fantastic stroll through the most characteristic and important places
and hear the history of Venice. A stroll through the calli (streets)
and the canals of Venice is the best way to truly experience this
amazing city.
Your
guide will lead you on a wonderful tour to include Piazza San
Marco to hear the origins of Venice. Then the main monuments: Basilica
San Marco, the Bell Tower, Clock Tower and Procuratie.
Hear the anecdotes related to the wonderful and characteristic square of
Santa Maria Formosa. Campo SS Giovanni e Paolo - known as the
"Pantheon" of Venice, the Great School of Charity and the Captains of Fortune and Marco Polo's House.
The Palazzo
Ducale (the Doges Palace), represented for centuries, the seat of the
Ventian political power. In the Duke's splendid rooms, plastered and
immersed in hundreds of masterpieces of painting, the Duke and his
Council controlled the fate of a thousand year Republican history.
During this tour you will relive this time
with your guide who will show you the Halls of Power and plunge you into
a very particular historical time: The European Middle Ages and the
immediate following centuries.
You will be amazed by the rich details of the
Gold staircase and by the realism of the scenes depicted by the many
artists who have decorated the building.
As you cross the famous bridge of Sighs
before entering the Venetian Prisons you will be able to imagine the
anguish of the prisoners who took their last breath of fresh air as they
crossed the famous bridge. The Prisons are famous for hosting Giacomco
Casanova.
NOTE: The cost of the tour will be charged 9 working days prior to the tour date
CANCELLATION:
Till 9 workings days before the tour - no penalty
Between 8 and 4 working days before the tour - 10% penalty
From 3 workings days before the tour - 100% penalty
This tour is operated by our bus co-operator agency.
