Venetian History Tour: Explore Hidden Gems and Culture

Explore Venice’s rich history and culture on an exclusive 3-hour tour. Skip the lines, discover hidden gems, and feel like a local.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Piazza San Marco - Begin your tour at the breathtaking St Mark’s square, one of the world’s most iconic outdoor locations and take in views of St Mark’s bell tower (exterior).
  • St. Mark’s Basilica - Enter the stunning St Mark’s Basilica and marvel at the dazzling golden mosaics and incricate marble carvings.
    Explore St. Mark’s Basilica and be…
What's Included
  • Exclusive Skip the Line Guided Tour
  • Professional Tour Guide
What's Not Included
  • Tour does NOT include hotel pickup or drop-off
  • Tour price does NOT include gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

Embark on an exclusive 2.5-hour walking tour to explore the rich history and culture of Venice. Enjoy breathtaking views of the Rialto Bridge from the Grand Canal and admire the detailed facades of the renowned Venetian Palazzi, once the residences of Venice’s wealthiest aristocrats. Escape the crowds and explore the San Polo neighborhood, where locals…

Location
Carmagnola Head
Piazza San Marco
At the corner of the covered gallery/arcade by the st mark’s bell tower (outside).
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Andrew_c
Mar 13, 2025
Great tour from a very knowledgeable guide. - Great tour from a very knowledgeable guide. Covers a lot of the fundamentals about the basilica and the Doge’s palace.
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621oxanas
Mar 3, 2025
St.Mark's Basilica ❤️ of Venice - Slipping through historical places without queues with my little daughter in Venice is a luxury! Many thanks to the guide Monica for her tact, professionalism and deep understanding of the history of Italy, Venice, and in general a reasonable view of the modern world) I highly recommend this tour and Monica!
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Michael_b
Jan 10, 2025
Title says it. Skip the... - Title says it. Skip the line and private in our case. Enrico was an awesome guide with vast knowledge of the basilica and Doge palace and all things Venice.
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L5806culaurat
Nov 1, 2024
St Mark’s Cathedral and Doge’s Palace - We had a private tour of St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace today with a lovely tour guide Katy. She was a wealth of information, kind, polite, and went out of her way to take us to a local cafe with great sandwiches during our lunch break. She also took us to a rooftop where we could see the city from a spectacular view from above. She was kind and respectful when I needed a few minutes to sit down and catered to us extremely well. It was a lovely tour.
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Nickarnao
Oct 9, 2024
St Mark Basilica and Doges Palace Tour with Enrique - Our tour of St Marks Basilica and Doges Palace were fantastic! Our guide Enrique was wonderful! Truly a dream come true and with such a knowledgeable, friendly and enthusiastic guide it was an experience we won’t forget.l
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Road730220
Oct 2, 2024
So informative and interesting tour! - Marialaura was an excellent tour guide. Very knowledgeable about the history of Venice and significance of paintings and sculptures throughout the Basilica and Doge Palace. Highly recommend this informative tour!
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Justineabajek
Oct 2, 2024
Amazing experience despite the rain! - Our guide Marialaura was knowledgeable and very easy to understand. Majored in Art and History and related many stories about Venice’s past and historical significance of many pictures in St. Marks Basilica and Doge Palace. Highly recommend this tour!
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Jrjbk
Sep 25, 2024
Fantastic tour! - The palace and St Marks tours are very worth the time. Amazing. Just walking through would have been good - but our tour guide (only 4 of us in the tour!) named Chiara was absolutely amazing. Very knowledgeable friendly personable and gave us very interesting details re the church and entice in general. She couldn’t have been any better and really made the experience fantastic. Thank you Chiara!!!
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Shelly_p
Aug 13, 2024
VIP tour did provide VIP treatment! - Chiara was an amazing, informative guide. We learned so much about the history of Venice, the Basilica and the Palace. Her attention to the story details was very appreciated. We highly recommend the VIP skip the line tour as well. So worth the wait to walk past all in the line and go right in!
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Onthegonewport
Aug 12, 2024
Best of Venice was the best! - Chiara provided a wonderful exclusive tour! Her knowledge of Venetian history was fantastic. Those classes in school were brought to life. And skip the line? Worth every penny especially in the crowds and with the extreme heat.
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