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This is a roughly 2.5-hour route that starts at St. Mark's Square, walks through the quiet Castello district and then takes you on a gondola along the Grand Canal and smaller canals. With a guide you walk to places such as St. Mark's Square, Campo Santa Maria Formosa, Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo and Marco Polo's house. After the walking tour ends at Campo San Moisè, you board a traditional gondola and see the city from the water. You can choose a Spanish, French, German or English guide through the options.

Start at St. Mark's Square, walk through Castello
and ride a gondola
This roughly 2.5-hour route starts at the meeting point near St. Mark's Square. You walk through the history and culture of St. Mark's Square and the Castello district with an expert guide, then ride a gondola as part of the same tour. You can choose the guide language through the options.
See St. Mark's Square and the area around the Doge's Palace

The tour begins with an introduction to St. Mark's Square, the symbol of Venice. You look at the fine details of the Doge's Palace, the center of power in the Venetian Republic, and the historic buildings around the square. This walking tour does not include entry to museums or attractions.
Walk the quiet streets and squares of Castello

Leave the crowded square for the residential Castello district, with its narrow calli, charming bridges and canals. You pass Campo Santa Maria Formosa, one of the largest squares in Venice, and Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, home to the basilica where many doges are buried and the equestrian statue of Colleoni.
Along the way you can also see Marco Polo's house and the Teatro Malibran.
Board a gondola at Campo San Moisè

The walking tour ends at Campo San Moisè, where you board a traditional gondola. You glide along the Grand Canal and quieter small canals, passing under old bridges and admiring the facades of the palaces along the water.
The gondola ride is shared with other travelers, and each gondola carries up to 5 people. A guide does not accompany the gondola.
※ The itinerary may change in bad weather.
※ From November 3 to March 26, a special schedule applies from Thursday to Sunday: walking tour at 11:00 and gondola ride at 15:00.
Guided walking tour of Piazza San Marco and the Castello area
Gondola ride along the Grand Canal and smaller canals
The walking tour does not include visits to museums or tourist attractions
The gondola ride is not a guided tour
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks
All tips
Please check your mobile voucher by email or in the WAUG app.
Show your voucher at the ticket booth near the meeting point, collect your ticket and meet your guide.
Valid only on the date and at the time you selected.
Meeting point:
Calle larga de l'Ascension 1256
Calle larga de l'Ascension, 1256, 30124 Venezia VE, Italia
Meeting point details:
It is next to the St. Mark's post office, opposite St. Mark's Basilica. Look for the yellow meeting point sign on the wooden kiosk. Please arrive 20 minutes before the start, show your voucher at the ticket booth and collect your ticket.
Calle larga de l'Ascension, 1256, 30124 Venezia VE, Italia