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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The 15 most popular city tours in Venice. The ones worth your time in a city with plenty to choose from, each with prices, running times and the operator behind it.
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.
“Our experience was very disappointing. At the first stop (St. Mark’s Basilica), the two tour guides gave a brief explanation but after that, they completely disappeared. The group I was with was left confused and unsure of where to go next. We tried to continue to the following stops on our own, but the lack…”
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.
“A very knowledgeable guide who showed us the main sights of Verona and gave us a good introduction to the history of the town,”
Private 2.5-hour Venice tour from Dorsoduro with sweeping views, quieter neighborhoods, and local guidance for your group for $146.33 pp.
“This is long overdue! We had a wonderful private tour for our family of four. Out guide was super knowledge and told us wonderful historical and architectural stories that we would never have seen or known otherwise.”
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.
“Our tour guide was great and told us some great ghost stories. We visited some parts of Venice that we would have never known about.”
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.
“The tour was an incredible way to see the city from a completely different view. We are experienced kyakers, but I think the route can be adjusted for any level of experience. Alexandra was an amazing guide who really told about history of Venice and her passion for her city. I completely understand why Venitoans…”
Private Dorsoduro walk in Venice with a local guide. Street art, Palazzo Zenobio and San Giorgio Island in 2.5 hours.
“We honestly feel the tour is a bit too expensive for what it is (230 for 2 persons is a lot!), but our guide Monica was excellent, we learned a lot about the history and culture of Venice and saw many interesting places. If you have the chance to pick a time, go in the…”
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.