Tours 

Walking tours

There is no better way to explore Venice than on foot. A have researched the most interesting and varied routes. All my Venice walking tours are fully costumised to your interests. The following are ideas of three-hour tours that could be combined to make a memorable day, but please contact me to discuss what your requirements are. It is possible to do shorter and longer versions of the tours.

1. The Saint Mark's Basilica and its surroundings - 3-hour tour for first time visitors

Riva degli Schiavoni - waterfront -, Chiesa di/Church of San Zaccaria -and its interior -, Ponte dei sospiri/The Bridge of Sighs, Palazzo Ducale/Doge's Palace, Piazzetta, Biblioteca Marciana/Marciana Library, Piazza di San Marco/Saint Mark's square, Basilica di San Marco/Saint Mark's Basilica - and its interior -, Procuratie/Procuratie Palaces, Caffee houses.

This tour can be extended visiting Doge's Palace that takes 1,5 hours.

Another possibility to walk down to Rialto getting a very short but ancient calle and finish the tour there. To walk down to Rialto takes half an hour.

Chiesa di San Salvador/Church of San Salvador - and its interior, Campo San Barolomeo/ Saint Barholomew's square, Corte del Milion, House of Marco Polo, Chiesa di San Giovanni Crisostomo/Church of Sa Giovanni Crisostomo - and its interior -, Campiello Remer, Palazzo Lion/Lion Palace, Fontego dei Tedeschi, Rialto Bridge, Chiesa di San Giacometto/Church of San Giacometto, Palazzo dei Camerlenghi/Camerlenghi Palace, Fishmarket, Canal Grande

3. Ghotic Churches in Venice - 3-hour tour

Chiesa di San Rocco/Church of San Rocco and its interior -, Scuola di San Rocco, Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari - and its interior -, Campo San Polo/San Polo square, Rialto Bridge, Fontego dei Tedeschi, Corte dei Milion, Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo - and its interior -, Scuola di San Marco - and its interior -, Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Corleone

Chiesa di Santa Maria di Nazareth/Church of Santa Maria di Nazareth, Ponte delle Guglie, Ghetto Vecchio, Ghetto Novo and their synagogues - , Chiesa della Madonna dell'Orto/Church of Madonna dell'Orto - and its interior -, Palazzo Mastelli/Mastelli Palace, Campo dei Mori/square of Moors, House of Tintoretto, famous painting in the late Renaissance, Scuola Grande della Misericordia, Chiesa dei Gesuiti/Church of Gesuiti, Fondamente Nuove - view of the lagoon

5. Venetian Baroque Architecture and the lagoon - 3-hour tour

Canal Grande by gondola ferry to the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute - and its interior -, Punta della dogana, wiev of the Saint Mark's area, Palazzo Venier - Guggenheim Museum -, Accademia Gallery - , Accademia Bridge - view of Canal Grande -, Zattere, Chiesa dei Gesuati/Church of Gesuati and its interior, Squero - gondola/shipbuilding workshop -, Palazzo Ca' Rezzonico/Ca' Rezonico Palace, its garden, Canal Grande

The tour could be estended visiting Accademia Gallery that takes 2 hours.

Campo San Vidal/San Vidal square, Ex chiesa di San Vidal, Ex church of San Vidal, Campo di Santo Stefano/Santo Stefano square, Chiesa di Santo Stefano/Church of Santo Stefano, Galleries of Contemporary Art, Vivaldi Museum, Chiesa dei Giglio/Giglio Church, Calle Larga XII Marzo, elegant street full of expensive shops, Chiesa di San Moisé/Church of San Moisé

Zattere, Chiesa di San Giorgio dei Greci/Church of San Giorgio dei Greci, Scuola di San Giorgio dei Schiavoni - and its interior -, Campo della Bragora/Bragora square, Chiesa di San Giovanni Bragora/Church of San Giovanni Bragora - and its interior - Campo dell'Arsenale/Arsenal square, Museo Navale/Naval Museum

Chiesa di San Giorgio Maggiore - and its interior and towerbelt to admire the gorgeous wiev of Venice from up -, Giudecca walk on waterfront, Villa Heriot, Chiesa di Redentore/Redentore Church- and its interior - , the Garden of the Cappucini Convent, Zattere

Cruises

Fondamente Nuove, Murano, Chiesa di San Pietro Martire/Church of San Pietro Martire - and its interior -, Palazzo Mula/Mula Palace, Visit a Glass blowing workshop, Museo del Vetro/Glass Museum, Basilica di Santa Maria e Donato - and its interior - Faro, back to Venice

Murano program as above. Murano Faro, Burano, traditional fish market walking amoung the colourful houses of Burano, House of Bepi, House of the Professor, Chiesa di San Martino/Church of San Martino, Museum of Lacemaking, back to Venice

Murano's and Burano's programs are shortened in this variation and we visit only the most important sights. Torcello, Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta - and its interior, Chiesa di Santa Fosca/Church of Santa Fosca, Museum, Belltower to see the fantastic wiev of the lagoon, Locanda Cipriani, Ponte del Diavolo/Bridge of the Devil, back to Venice