Small Group Venice Grand Canal Panoramic Tour

Highlights

• Small Group Experience
• Expert Live Commentary
• Grand Canal Navigation

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Canal Grande

   Pass by

   Navigate on board an elegant water taxi the famos s-shaped canal, the Grand Canal

2. 2

   Piazza San Marco

   Pass by

   St. Mark's Square has always been the most important Square in Venice and it has been defined as "the most beautiful drawing room of Europe".

3. 3

   Palazzo Ducale

   Pass by

   The Doge's Palace is one of the finest example of Venetian Gothic style. It was the residence of the Doge, and the political and judicial heart of the city.

4. 4

   Abbazia di San Giorgio Maggiore

   Pass by

   The island of San Giorgio Maggiore is located right in front of St. Mark's Square. On the island there is a 6th-century Benedictine church designed by Andrea Palladio.

5. 5

   Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore

   Pass by

   The Church of the Redeemer was designed by the architect Andrea Palladio and built as a votive church to thank God for the deliverance of the city from a major outbreak of the plague.

6. 6

   Ca' Pesaro Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna

   Pass by

   The Ca' Pesaro is a Baroque marble palace facing the Grand Canal built by the Venetian architect, Baldassarre Longhena, who also designed the church of the Salute and Ca' Rezzonico, for the noble and wealthy Pesaro family.

7. 7

   Ponte degli Scalzi

   Pass by

   At the beginning of the Grand Canal, the "barefoot bridge" connects the Railway station to the rest of the city.

8. 8

   Ca' Rezzonico

   Pass by

   It is a particularly notable example of the 18th century Venetian baroque and rococo architecture and interior decoration, and displays paintings by the leading Venetian painters of the period, including Francesco Guardi and Giambattista Tiepolo. Nowadays it hosts a public museum dedicated to 18th-century Venice (Museo del Settecento Veneziano).

Before you go

Location