VENEZIA BIZANTINA
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Highlights
BYZANTINE VENICE GUIDED TOUR - VENICE WALKING TOUR + THE GOLDEN BASILICA (SKIP THE LINE)!
An essential tour for understanding Venice!! Take an open-air walk through the most historical and important places in Venice. A qualified and expert local guide will accompany you through the millennium of life of the Serenissima Republic focusing on Byzantine history!
(no minimum number of participants required)
ITINERARY:
Piazza San Marco - Origins, history and description of the main monuments: Basilica San Marco, Palazzo Ducale, Bell Tower, Clock Tower and Procuratie.
Santa Maria Formosa - History and anecdotes related to this wonderful and characteristic square. Campo SS. Giovanni e Paolo The "Pantheon" of Venice, the Grande Scuola di Carità, the Captains of fortune. Marco Polo's house and the Malibran Theater - Anecdotes and past and recent history intersect in this splendid corner of Venice. Return to San Marco through the Mercerie, a vital link between Rialto and San Marco and the main shopping street in the city.
After a bit of leisure visit one of the most majestic cathedrals in the world! On this tour, accompanied by a guide prepared in agreement with the Curia of Venice, you will enjoy a complete visit to this masterpiece of Byzantine art, unique in its kind in Italy, you will have the pleasure of enjoying splendid golden mosaics and marble inlays of the floors.
Enjoy the view of the Treasury, a splendor of religious art collected over the centuries.
Visit the Terrace of the Basilica with the copies of the famous horses, from this spectacular position admire the most beautiful view of the heart of Venice: Piazza San Marco.
Discover the Museum of San Marco where you can admire objects of various kinds and origins belonging to the Basilica, including the quadriga of San Marco, the famous horses, moved from its original on the terrace after the last restoration.
What is included?
- 2.5-hour shared guided walking tour with a qualified and experienced guide
- Skip-the-line guided tour of the Basilica
- Skip-the-line access to the Basilica with Terrace and Museum
- Audio receiver devices for groups larger than 10 people
What is there to know?
Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes
Availability: from May 1, 2021 to November 3, 2024 (the tour is not operational on April 25, 2024, August 15, 2024 and November 1, 2024)
Languages: English, French, German and Spanish (the visit is monolingual)
Unfortunately, the tour is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with mobility disabilities.
Comfortable shoes and appropriate clothing are recommended
It is mandatory to show up at the meeting point 15 minutes before departure time.
Customers must have mobile or printed vouchers specifying "Service provided by Venice Tours Srl"
Appropriate clothing is required to visit the Basilica (no shorts or tank tops)
For security reasons, bags, purses or backpacks are not allowed inside the Basilica.
Openings
Departure: Walking tour at 9:00, Basilica tour at 10:45
From: 05/11/23 - 25/12/23, 09/01/24 - 26/01/24, 14/02/24 - 27/03/24:
English: Monday to Saturday; French: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; German: Friday; Spanish: Wednesday and Saturday
26/12/23 - 08/01/24, 27/01/24 - 13/02/24:
English and French: Monday to Saturday; German: Friday; Spanish: Wednesday and Saturday
03/28/24 - 11/03/24:
English, French, German and Spanish: Monday to Saturday
Meeting point
At the brown wooden newsstand with the yellow sign saying "MEETING POINT", Calle Larga de l'Ascension, opposite the post office.
Cancellation policies
The reservation can be cancelled without any charge up to 72 hours before the service.
The tour does not operate in case of exceptional high tide (in this case it can be postponed to a later time/day otherwise it will be refunded).
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