Venice: City Center Historical Guided Walking Tour
1.Venice: City Center Historical Guided Walking Tour
Walk St. Mark’s Square and Rialto, plus VR history and optional gondola. Small-group tour for about $14, in 1–2.5 hours.
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Walk St. Mark’s Square and Rialto, plus VR history and optional gondola. Small-group tour for about $14, in 1–2.5 hours.
Most PopularA shared gondola ride on Venice’s Grand Canal passing Santa Maria della Salute, San Moisè, La Fenice, and more in about 30 minutes.
Skip lines to Doge’s Palace and top St Mark’s Square museums with this Venice city pass. Includes Querini Stampalia and Scuola Carmini.
Venice winter pass with a guided walk, priority entry to Prisons Palace and Procuratie Vecchie, optional museums, plus a Canal audioguide.
“Wonderful experience though it would have been nice to know that they don’t provide you with the tickets earlier than your scheduled time (like some other places - like the Vatican - do)”
A 2-hour guided walk through Venice’s San Marco area, with famous sights, lesser-known corners, and an app for 100+ self-guided stops.
A small-group Venice highlights day with **skip-the-line** St. Mark’s and Doge’s Palace, plus gondola time and museum access.
“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…”
Verona’s must-see squares and Romeo-and-Juliet legend in a small-group 2-hour walk with a local guide. English. Great value.
“Tour guide was exceptional... she was very knowledgable and tailored the tour to our needs. We learned so much about Verona. We highly recommend it!”
Private 2.5-hour Venice tour from Dorsoduro with sweeping views, quieter neighborhoods, and local guidance for your group for $146.33 pp.
“We were running late, so our tour guide Giada was kind enough to modify the tour to something closer to our hotel. It was the first time to Venice for many of my family, so her modifications were perfect, as they filled in some of the history. This was a wonderful experience and Giada was…”
Taste Venetian cicchetti and tapas on a guided 2.5-hour walk through central Venice, with stops near the Grand Canal and Rialto.
A 90-minute Venice ghost and legends night walk through Cannaregio and Castello with local guides, headsets, and creepy true tales.
“The guide was very knowledgeble, But was visibly nervous and talked very fast with little engagement. Interisting facts, but we were hoping for a more macabre stories told with more entusiasme.”
A 2-hour Venice small-group walking tour to Rialto Bridge and St. Mark’s Square with an English local expert. $41, no entrances.
Private 2-hour Venice walk at 4pm: quieter neighborhoods, Santa Maria della Salute, Zattere promenade, and Squero shipyard with local stories.
“On this excellent tour we got to see areas of Venice that are often ignored.”
Venice kayak tour through Canareggio and Castello canals with a rowing club visit, plus Arsenale di Venezia views. Intermediate skills.
“Kayaking in Venice is a wonderful experience, highly recommended. This tour took us on a 5km tour of canals thin and wide. As a couple we were able to use a tandem kayak which was our preference. The tour advises that phones aren't to be used, but the guide takes photos and videos of you…”
Private Dorsoduro walk in Venice with a local guide. Street art, Palazzo Zenobio and San Giorgio Island in 2.5 hours.
“Alice was WONDERFUL! I’d been to Venice many years ago when I was in college and my husbands first time. Alice is a local and showed us many wonderful spots-she was kind, genuine and fun.”
Small-group Venice street food tour with Rialto Market tastings, cicchetti at local bacari, and a lunch-filled walk near the city’s sights.
“Come in winter, far fewer people so you can actually converse with your host. Tony was a lovely host”
The historic centre, the lagoon islands and the art the city was built around.