Duration: 7 Hours
Meet your private expert local English-speaking guide today at the preset time at your hotel for a guided tour of Venice’s highlights. These include the must-see sights of the Basilica San Marco with it’s stunning golden mosaics inside. The Basilica is a masterpiece of architecture & it is the most popular tourist attraction in Venice and ranks fifth in the world after Saint Peter’s Basilica, Notre Dame de Paris, the Taj Mahal, and Saint Paul’s Cathedral.
Also, you will visit the Doge’s Palace once the seat of the Venetian Empire and houses masterpieces of art by Titian, Veronese, as well as Tintoretto. Then walk through the Bridge of Sighs. Your guide will then walk you through old Venice as you stroll through a narrow calle up to the Rialto Bridge (built in 1580), you’ll then continue to visit the famous open air fish market.
After the market you’ll be led to your private Venetian Water Taxi (private boat), for a tour down the Grand Canal, where unfolding before you, you’ll see the history of magnificent Venezia and its architectural jewels & splendid Ca’s (Venetian Palaces) that line the canal edges. Your driver will then head over to the island of Murano, where you’ll visit a private workshop of Murano Glass for a demonstration of the craft of traditional glassblowing. Heading back to Venice Island via the lagoon and enjoy a panoramic tour along the way. Then the day wraps up with an incredible dinner featuring Venetian specialties …what a perfetto end to a magnifico day in Venezia!
Inclusions:
- All Entry Tickets & Advanced Reservations
- Local expert English speaking walking guide & all private boat transportation
