Venice, Dorsoduro, Ca’Foscari University & More Walking Tour
Discover the beautiful district of the Dorsoduro in Venice, in this immersive private audio tour! This neighbourhood is renowned for its universities, student activities, iconic architecture, secret treasures and history.
Narrated by a local historian, this Dorsoduro walk is all about quenching your thirst for art, food, crafts, gondolas, wine and the local experience of Venetians. Enjoy this walking guide as we roam around the stunning canals of Venice, tasting the neighbourhood's best wine and seeing its finest art.
We’ll walk through the mesmerising Ca’ Foscari University, learn about the varieties of Italian wine at Enoteca Schiavi, stroll around Campo Santa Margherita, learn how gondolas are built at Squero di San Trovaso and admire the masterpieces of Veronese and Bellini at the Gallerie dell’Accademia.
Note: This is a self-guided audio walking tour and does not include entrance tickets
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Venice, Dorsoduro, Ca’Foscari University & More Walking Tour
What's included in Venice, Dorsoduro, Ca’Foscari University & More Walking Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Start the tour outside Ca’ Foscari University, a masterpiece of Venetian Gothic architecture that has sculpted the identity of Dorsoduro. Ever since 1868, Ca' Foscari palace has been home to Ca' Foscari University, an institution that has attracted artists, academics, merchants and students to the area.
Campo Santa Margherita
Stroll into Campo Santa Margherita, a fantastic market square during the day and the perfect place to grab a drink by night. Head over to the Varoteri school, a strange building that has been the Headquarters of the local tanners and leather makers in the 1700s, then later a store for firewood, then a cinema and then in the 1930s, but it’s most bizarre incarnation was a centre of education for fascist mysticism!
Ponte dei Pugni
Walk over Ponte dei Pugni (the Bridge of Fists) and into Campo San Barnaba to see its stunning church. Learn about Venice’s warring gangs and a couple of appearances the city has had in classic films.
Inclusions
- Offline Mode: Download tours in advance to listen without WiFi
- Location Aware: GPS map allows you to enjoy sites, without getting lost
- Access to your self-guided audio tour
- Instagram Hotspots: We find the spot for your perfect picture
- Audio tour provided by a local or historian
- Headphones & Mobile device
- Casin dei Nobili Showroom Entrance Tickets (from £15)
- Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute Entrance Ticket (from £15)
- Gallerie dell'Accademia and Peggy Guggenheim Collection Entrance Tickets (prices from £10 each)
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- The tour is self-guided. Once you reach the entrance to Ca'Foscari University simply press play for your tour to begin!
End Points
- The tour ends at Dorsoduro where you can carry on exploring Rome!
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Ticket Redemption
This is not your ticket! You will receive a separate email with a link to your tour. From that email, please click 'Download Now', install the Vidi Guides app, create an account within the app and click 'GetMyTour'. The tour will then be ready for download within your profile section. You can start the tour whenever you like!