Venice Off the Beaten Path Walking Tour: Rialto Bridge & Beyond
Historical walking tour to discover the hidden Venice: the guide will show you secret corners and marvelous highlights.
Stroll through the off beaten-track parts of Venice with an unusual walking tour. The amazing experience will bring you to the ancient heart of Venice: Campo Santa Maria Formosa with the baroque façade of its ancient church, and the Rialto Bridge area, the medieval center of the city.
You will be accompanied through calli, campi and palazzi in an exciting journey through the secrets of Casanova and the treasures taken from Constantinople.
Discover the famous Marco Polo's House and many other buildings!
Step inside a Venetian palace and uncover the secrets of Venice’s most iconic boat. See a real gondola up close, admire a handcrafted oar, and learn how this elegant vessel was once an essential part of everyday life for Venetians, then embark on a timeless VR aboard a gondola, gliding through Venice’s Grand Canal as history and tradition come to life around you.
Options
English - Unusual Walking Tour
English Tour
What's included in Venice Off the Beaten Path Walking Tour: Rialto Bridge & Beyond
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Piazza San MarcoPass-by Only
The breathtaking St. Mark's Square with its endless history
Campo Santa Maria FormosaPass-by Only
One of the largest fields in the city
Campo Santi Giovanni e PaoloPass-by Only
The "Pantheon of Venice"
Inclusions
- Shared walking guided tour with a qualified and experenced guide.
- Gondola Gallery: a unique Vr Experience of Venice in the Past
- Shared Gondola Ride (if option is selected)
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pick up & Drop off
- Entrances Fees
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The walking tour does not operate in case of exceptional high tide (In these cases, it can be postponed to the day after otherwise it will be refunded).
- Comfortable shoes suggested
- The could be bilingual
- Please be at the meeting point 5 minutes before the departure time
- 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 / End Points
- Venice Tours is in Campo San Gallo, beside San Marco Square. Having the Basilica of San Marco behind you, stay on the right side of the square and go under the arches. Find Olivetti Museum, turn right, pass under the archways, cross the little bridge and go straight to “Campo San Gallo”.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
If the option Walking Tour & Gondola Ride is selected: Walking tour at 9:15 AM, the gondola ride will be at 11:30 AM (01/10 - 31/03) Walking tour at 11:00 AM, the gondola ride will be at 2:20 PM (01/10 - 31/03) Walking tour at 11:10 AM, the gondola ride will be at 2:20 PM (11/11 - 31/03) Walking tour at 11:30 AM, the gondola ride will be at 2:20 PM (01/10 - 10/11) Walking tour at 2:00 PM, the gondola ride will be at 3:45 PM (01/10 - 31/03) Walking tour at 4:00 PM, the gondola ride will be at 5:30 PM (01/10 - 31/10) • There is a gap of time between the walking tour and the gondola ride • The tour does not operate in case of exceptional high tide (in these cases it can be postponed the days after otherwise it will be refunded). • The tour could be bilingual • Please be at the meeting point 5 minutes before the departure time • Please download the app's commentary before boarding from the following link https://easyguideveneto.it/freetourid_1_h_994/
