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Skip-the-line Doge's Palace & St Mark's Square with wine tasting

By Raphael Tours & Events
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$527 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Overview

Venice: the city of love, art and good wine!

Come with us to explore one of the most fascinating place in the world with our skip-the-line private guided tour.

Starting from the wonderful San Marco's Square, accompanied by our top rated guide, you will discover the famous Doge’s Palace. The Palace is the very symbol of Venice and a masterpiece of Gothic architecture. Walk through artistic treasures and decorated halls, relive the magnificent Golden Age of the Serenissima Venetian Republic! You will cross the Bridge of Sighs, connecting the Doge’s Palace to the jails, where the prisoners caught their last glimpse of Venice before being locked up. At the end of the visit, you will reach by walking a traditional wine parlour where you can taste diffent kinds of local wine with typical starters.

Our walking tour lasts approximately 2,5 hours.

It is a great experience to explore the highlights of Venice, unique city in the world!

Activity location
  • Piazza San Marco
    • 31024, Venice, Italy
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Caffè Florian
    • 57 Piazza San Marco
    • 30124, Venezia, Veneto, Italy

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Skip-the-line Doge's Palace & St Mark's Square with wine tasting
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 10:00 AM
Price details
NZ$526.57 x 1 AdultNZ$526.57
Total
Price is NZ$526.57
Until Wed, 18 Feb

What's included, what's not

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    Light refreshments
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    Private tour
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    Professional guide
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    Alcoholic Drinks
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    Guaranteed to skip the long lines
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    Wine tasting (3 kinds of local wine)
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    Headsets to hear the guide clearly (for a group up to 5 people, whisper are not required and not included)
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    Service charge
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    Hotel pickup and drop-off

Know before you book

  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Minimum drinking age is 18 years

Activity itinerary

Piazza San Marco
  • Admission ticket included
Our guide will meet you in Saint Marco Square to start your full immersion in the history of this incredible city!  Starting from the largest square in the city, the guide will describe you all the monuments around (only outside): St Marco’s Basilica, the bell tower and the Procuratie. Saint Marco’s Basilica was commissioned in 1071 and  built in Venetian-Byzantine style, a mixture of western and eastern styles.Nicknamed the "Church of Gold" because of its opulence, it has been the seat of the Patriarch of Venice.  The Bell tower, that stands 98.6 metres tall (323 ft) and is one of the city's most recognisable landmarks. The Procuratie, located along the square, are buildings that housed the apartments and offices of the procurators.
Doge's Palace
  • Admission ticket included
The visit will continue inside the Doge’s Palace, official residence in Venice of the doges, who were the elected leaders of the former Venetian republic. This impressive structure, built around a courtyard and richly decorated, was the meeting place of the governing councils and ministries of the republic. In its successive rebuildings, the palace incorporated characteristics of Gothic, Moorish, and Renaissance architecture. Our guide will accompany in this journey into the beautiful decorated halls where you can admire paintings by Tiziano,Tintoretto and Veronese. Learn about the history of the city and the important decisions took in these rooms by the Council who made great the Venetian Republic.
Bridge of Sighs
  • Admission ticket included
At last but not least, you will walk across the Bridge of Sighs as the enemies of the Republic did before being locked up in the prisons. Thanks to our tour, you will relive the ancient atmosphere of the Serenissima Republic of Venice! After filling your eyes with much beauty, you will delight your taste buds with our wine tasting! Venice's region is very famous for its wine production and, after your guided tour, you will have the chance to taste three local wines with typical starters in a traditional venetian wine parlour.

Location

Activity location
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    Piazza San Marco
    • 31024, Venice, Italy
Meeting/Redemption Point
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    Caffè Florian
    • 57 Piazza San Marco
    • 30124, Venezia, Veneto, Italy

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