Venice: Doge's Palace, St. Mark's Basilica and Gondola Ride

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Venice: Doge's Palace, St. Mark's Basilica and Gondola Ride

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Discover the Doge’s Palace and St. Mark's Basilica Venice on a guided tour. Cruise through the Grand Canal on a gondola before joining a glass-blowing demonstration and a self-guided tour.

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Highlights

Discover the magnificent halls of power at the Doge's Palace
Admire the golden mosaics of St. Mark's Basilica
Ride a gondola down the pretty waterways and on the Grand Canal
Create your own customized route to explore the San Marco and Rialto areas

Description

Experience Venice from multiple perspectives with a guided tour of the Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Basilica. Cruise down the Grand Canal by gondola, and explore the city at your own pace using a mobile app. Discover masterpieces of art and architecture at historic sites such as the Accademia and the beautiful San Marco and Rialto areas. Use the map on the app to guide you through the city and decide what to see. Listen to the automatic audio narration as you take in 31 attractions, including La Fenice theater, the Rialto Bridge, its local markets, and more. You can take the tour during the day or at night, according to your preference. Admire the breathtaking view of St. Mark's square, the heart of Venice, from the terrace of the Basilica. Benefit from a bonus glass-blowing session close to St. Mark's Square and assist a master glass blower at a glass-blowing demonstration using traditional techniques to create your unique glass item. Receive a small gift as a souvenir before ending the tour.

Includes

Guided tour of the Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Basilica Access to the terrace of St. Mark's Basilica and Museum Glass-blowing workshop and demonstration 30 minutes shared gondola ride Mobile app for the walking tour

Important Information

Each tour of this combo experience takes place at different times during the day The tour will not operate in the event of bad weather, exceptionally high tides, or unplanned religious events. The tour will be rearranged or you will be given a refund There is no data usage after installation by the app as it runs on GPS only The services can be done on different days. Please indicate the date for each tour on the booking The mobile app is supported on IOS 8 and android from the 4.1 version Each gondola can hold a maximum of 5 people. Seats will be assigned by the gondolier. The itinerary of the gondola ride is subject to change in the event of bad weather