This combined tour lets you explore Venice’s Eastern influences and its Byzantine Art, and visit one of the most majestic cathedrals in the world!
The tour is composed of two parts and allows you to discover the places and history of Byzantine Venice. In the first part of the tour, an experienced and qualified tour guide will accompany you through the thousandyear history of the Most Serene Republic, using anecdotes, stories and descriptions to evoke the past of this city which is packed full of charm and is unique to the world.
In the second part of the tour, together with a tour guide, you can take in a full tour of the Basilica, once the private chapel of the Doges of Venice, and the only one of its kind in Italy, thanks to the beautiful gold mosaics and marble inlay flooring.
TOUR INFO
When and Where: First part – every day at 9,00 am from the Torre dell’ Orologio (Clock Tower), Piazza San Marco.
Please be at the meeting point 15 min before.
Second part – every day at 12.00am from the Torre dell’ Orologio (Clock Tower), Piazza San Marco. Please be at the meeting point 15 min before. All Sundays excluded.
What’s included: Personal audio system, guide has microphone. Skip the line.
Duration: 2hrs and 30 mins approximately (total).
Languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian ( only Saturday morning).
Notes: Appropriate clothing is required (no shorts or tank tops) when visiting the Cathedral and for safety reasons no backpacks are allowed. Some days, due to religious events or exceptionally high tides, access may not be possible. The tour may take place the following day or be refunded.
These tours can be sold combined with special price
