Private 2-Hour Venice Walking Tour: Explore the City with an Expert Guide

Highlights

• 2-Hour Private Tour
• Iconic Landmarks
• Optional Gondola Ride

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Piazza San Marco

   30min

   Meet your local guide in front of the entrance of the Correr museum in Saint Mark's square (opposite side of the Saint Mark's Basilica). Your guide will have a sign with your name on it to be recognizable. You'll be escorted by your private guide during a relaxing 2-hour guided walk away from the main tourist sites and crowds.

2. 2

   Teatro La Fenice

   30min

   We make our way through the labyrinth of alleyways towards the famous Opera house La Fenice which burned down and has now been rebuilt to is original glory.

3. 3

   Scala Contarini del Bovolo

   30min

   Then a quiet walk towards Palazzo Fortuny once known as Palace of the Orpheans, we will see the ornate Bovolo spiral staircase (known as ‘of the snail’) tucked away in a tiny courtyard, then onto a view of Rialto bridge and Grand Canal.

4. 4

   Ponte di Rialto

   30min

   Discover the hunch-back of Rialto, Marco Polo’s house and much more. Take advantage of our expert guides, and learn about the Venetian dialect. Hear the history of this enchanting city from our local guides. Discover the extraordinary architectural masterpieces and why they were built that way, learn how Venice lost out on the trade routes when the New World was discovered, leaving Venice medieval forever. Strolling along the narrow streets, “Calle”, to encounter hidden away treasures.

Before you go

Location