Morning Walking tour & Gondola Ride
HIGHLIGHTS
- 1:30 Hour Walking Tour with English Speaking Guide
- Expert Guide in Venetian- Arts & Architecture
- Comprehensive overview and description of St. Mark's Square (= Piazza San Marco)
- Description of St. Mark's Cathedral (= Basilica San Marco) | exterior
- Description of the Doge's Palace (= Palazzo Ducale) | exterior
- Description of Bell Tower & Clock Tower | exterior
- Description of Procuratie | exterior
- Walk by St. Maria Formosa Sq. and Campo SS. Giovanni e Paolo
- See the Marco Polo’s House and Malibran Theatre
- 30 minutes gondola ride on the Grand Canal and minor canals
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
With one of our expert Guide you will walk around the famous St. Mark's Square (= Piazza San Marco) and from its center you will discover facts and details on all important monuments that overlook this majestic Piazza! Learn origins, history and description of the main monuments like the Basilica San Marco, Palazzo Ducale, Bell Tower, Clock Tower and Procuratie. You will then proceed towards more secluded areas "Off the beaten Path" like Santa Maria Formosa, a wonderful and characteristic square, and Campo SS. Giovanni e Paolo also called The "Pantheon" of Venice with its the Great School of Charity and the Captains of fortune. On you way back your will walk by Marco Polo’s House and Malibran Theatre, for entertaning tales on Anecdotes and past and recent history of this beautiful corner of Venice.
Then at 11:00am you will embark in a gondola (Up to 6 People) for an amazing ride through the Grand Canal and minor Canals in Teatro La Fenice area.
