One-Day Venice: Skip-the-Line St. Mark’s Basilica, Walking Tour & Gondola Ride

Highlights

• Guided Walking Tour
• Skip-the-Line St. Mark's Basilica
• Gondola Ride

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Canal Grande

   Pass by

   The Grand Canal is the main canal through the historic centre of Venice. About 3800 metres long, it divides the historic centre into two parts, tracing an inverted S, which runs from the Ponte della Libertà to the Bacino di San Marco.

2. 2

   Piazza San Marco

   30min

   It is the most famous Piazza of Italy. All the other squares in Venice are called "campi".

3. 3

   Basilica di San Marco

   Pass by

   St Mark's Basilica is the perfect blend of Byzantine and Gothic art. It is the cathedral church and seat of the patriarchate of Venice. Together with the bell tower and St Mark's Square, it forms the main architectural site of Venice, and is the best known symbol of the city and the Veneto region in the world. It is also one of the symbols of Venetian art and Christianity.

4. 4

   Teatro La Fenice

   Pass by

   The Gran Teatro La Fenice, located in the Sestiere di San Marco in Campo San Fantin, is today the main opera house in Venice and one of the most prestigious in the world. Every year it holds the traditional New Year's Concert. Twice destroyed and rebuilt[1], it has been the venue for major opera and symphonic seasons and the International Festival of Contemporary Music.

5. 5

   Basilica Dei Santi Giovanni E Paolo

   Pass by

   The basilica of Saints John and Paul is one of the most impressive medieval religious buildings in Venice, together with the basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. It is considered the pantheon of Venice due to the large number of Venetian doges and other important figures who have been buried there since the 13th century. It stands in the campo of the same name, in the Castello district. In September 1922 Pope Pius XI elevated it to the dignity of a minor basilica.

6. 6

   Chiesa di Santa Maria Formosa

   Pass by

   The Church of the Purification of Mary known as Santa Maria Formosa is a religious building in the city of Venice, in the Castello district, on the edge of the San Marco district. Campo Santa Maria Formosa is one of the largest squares in Venice and is located on an island bounded by the canals of Santa Maria Formosa, Pestrin, San Giovanni Laterano and Mondo Novo.

Before you go

Location