VENICE
The Venice shortlist.
The 7 most popular venetian museums & palaces 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.
Venice’s Interactive Da Vinci Museum ticket: hands-on Earth-Water-Air-Fire machines, anatomy studies, and photo-friendly replicas for $10.
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Climb Venice’s external Scala Contarini del Bovolo and enjoy canal-and-rooftop views for a quick, great-value stop.
“Easy to access and collect tickets. Lovely views and good value.”
See Teatro La Fenice with an English guide in Venice. Learn opera history, visit the royal box, and experience the magic in 1 hour for $28.
“Our guide was very thorough and clear in telling us the history of the beautiful La Finiche Opera House. She gave us lots of details about the actual building and the way the performances are organized. we were brought up to the Royal box which was fascinating and we saw the interesting exhibition of Maria…”
Priority entrance to Doge’s Palace plus Bridge of Sighs, prisons, and St Mark’s museums, guided by a downloadable audio guide on your phone.
“Being able to walk straight in early in the morning made getting about and enjoying the incredible palace and interesting prison a lot easier . A good cafe and gift shop are available at the end of the tour and toilets are readily available.”
Visit Venice’s Natural History Museum in a grand 13th-century palazzo by the Grand Canal, featuring 2 million objects and dinosaur fossils.
1-hour English guided tour of Venice’s Teatro La Fenice: Baroque interiors, royal box, and the phoenix fire story.
“Meet outside Teatre de Fenice. Can book at the theatre & get audio guide & do the tour at your own pace.”
A private San Polo walk tied to Leonardo’s inventions, with skip-the-line museum entry and optional Chiesa di San Barnaba machines in Venice.
“Learned a ton about Venice history and cultural beginnings and evolution. Stefania was a fantastic guide.”
The historic centre, the lagoon islands and the art the city was built around.
