Experiences in Venice
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Venice: Tours & Experiences
28 experiences and tours
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Doge's Palace: Fast Track Entry
From €35
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St. Mark's Basilica: Hosted Entry Ticket
30m
From €17
Venice: Vivaldi “Four Seasons” Concert by Interpreti Veneziani + Music Museum
From €32
Palazzo Pisani Rooftop Terrace and Conservatory
1hFree cancellation
From €20
Venice: Vivaldi "Four Seasons" Concert
1h 10m
From €32
Venice: Vivaldi's Music by the Vivaldi Baroque Ensemble at the Vivaldi Church
1h
From €32
Vaporetto Pass: ACTV Water Bus and Bus Ticket
From €12
Peggy Guggenheim Collection: Fast Track Ticket
From €20
La Fenice Opera House: Skip The Line + Audio Guide
From €14
Interactive Da Vinci Museum Entry Ticket
1h
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Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo: Entry Ticket
From €10
Musica a Palazzo: Opera in a Grand Canal Palace
2hFree cancellation
From €95
Murano: Glass Blowing Demo + Tour
Free cancellation
From €10
Palazzo Fortuny Entry Ticket
From €15
Ca' Rezzonico Museum: Fast Track Ticket
From €15
Civic Museums Pass with Fast-Track Entry
Free cancellation
From €50
Natural History Museum Entry Ticket
From €15
Carnival Mask Workshop near St Mark's Square
1h 15mFree cancellation
From €77
Ca' Pesaro Museum Fast-Track Ticket
From €15
Borges Labyrinth on San Giorgio Maggiore
From €15
Murano, Burano and Torcello Boat Tour with Glass Demo
5hFree cancellation
From €89
Murano Glass Museum Entry Ticket
From €15
Grand Canal Small-Group Boat Tour by Water Taxi
1hFree cancellation
From €45
Quiet San Marco Walking Tour and Gondola Ride
3hFree cancellation
From €59.50
Bacaro Street Food Tour with Cicchetti and Drinks
3h 30mFree cancellation
From €85
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Absolute Venice: walking tour, St Mark's Basilica and Doge's Palace from Venice
4h 30mFree cancellation
Discovery tour of the prosecco region with tastings from Venice
6hFree cancellation
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St Mark's Square & Doge's Palace: Skip The Line Ticket + Guided Tour
3hFree cancellation
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Frequently asked questions
Venice is easy to reach and hard to understand. Its greatest sights, St Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace, stand next to each other on one square, each with its own long queue, while the city around them is a maze where maps give up after two turns. A local guide fixes both problems: reserved entry to the interiors, and a route through the lanes you would never find alone.
About Venice
For a thousand years Venice was the capital of a sea-trading republic, and it built itself on more than a hundred small islands in a lagoon, stitched together by canals and some four hundred bridges. There are no cars. Everything arrives by boat or on foot, which is why the city feels like no other.
Everything centres on Piazza San Marco. St Mark's Basilica is covered inside with gold mosaics, earning it the name Chiesa d'Oro, the golden church. Beside it the Doge's Palace was the seat of government, courts and prisons, linked to the cells across the canal by the Bridge of Sighs. From there, lanes run north to the Rialto Bridge and the market, past La Fenice opera house and the spiral staircase of the Scala Contarini del Bovolo. Out in the lagoon, Murano still makes glass, Burano has its lace and painted houses, and quiet Torcello is where Venice began.
What to expect on a Venice experience
Venice tours come in a few shapes:
- Inside the monuments: guided visits to St Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace with reserved entry, either on their own or combined in one visit.
- Walking tours: from Piazza San Marco through the lanes and squares towards Rialto, some including a gondola ride or entry to the Doge's Palace.
- The lagoon islands: a boat trip to Murano's glassworks, Burano and Torcello.
- The Prosecco hills: a small-group minivan trip from Venice to the vineyards, with tastings and a light lunch.
Most tours run in English, Spanish, Italian, French and German. Each tour page shows the meeting point and the languages available on each date.
Best time to visit
April to early June and September to October are the best months, warm but not at their busiest. Summer is hot and crowded around San Marco, so take an early start. From autumn into winter the city can see acqua alta, high tides that flood the lowest squares for a few hours. Raised walkways go up and life carries on. On certain peak days, day visitors who are not staying overnight must also pay a small city access fee, so check the dates before you travel.
Getting around
Venice is best seen on foot: most of the centre is within half an hour's walk, though bridges mean steps, so pack light. The vaporetto water buses run along the Grand Canal and out to the islands. Trains arrive at Santa Lucia station, and buses and cars stop at Piazzale Roma, both on the edge of the old city. From Marco Polo Airport, take the airport bus to Piazzale Roma or the Alilaguna boat straight into the lagoon.
