Shadows of Venice Night Walking Tour
2 h
By walk
By night
About this activity
Start your adventure at 9:30 pm to explore churches and palaces casting shadows on the waters of the city's famed canals with your guide. Venice is at its most alluring after dark. Starting from St. Mark’s Square, your 2-hour guided walking tour will showcase the most atmospheric sights of Venice by night. Your expert guide will take you beyond the tourist hot spots to discover another, often overlooked, Venice: a place of tucked-away corners, palazzos, and haunts associated with some of the city’s most intriguing tales, love stories, and legends.
Start with a stroll along the cobbled streets to Campo Santa Maria Formosa. Pass the former home of the 16th-century noblewoman, Bianca Cappello, a famous beauty who eloped from Venice at the age of 15 with her lover, only, as rumour has it, to have him murdered and then to be murdered herself by arsenic poisoning.
Work your way to Campo San Giovanni e Paolo, a small square packed with architectural treasures. Admire the equestrian statue of Venetian mercenary captain Bartolomeo Colleoni, designed by Leonardo da Vinci’s master, Andrea del Verrocchio, and see the exquisite Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli, home to a reputedly miracle-working painting of the Virgin Mary.
Pass the site of Marco Polo’s family home and walk to Rialto Bridge as your guide recounts tales of the long-ago merchants who made it Venice’s commercial hub. Admire the illuminated Grand Canal from here and then take in other sights, including the ill-fated Teatro La Fenice, which famously burnt down in both 1836 and 1996.
Stop for photos at the stunning spiral staircase at the Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo. Marvel at this 15th-century gem and learn how its wealthy owner may have used it to climb to his apartments on horseback. Your walking tour then comes to an end near St. Mark’s Square.
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Start with a stroll along the cobbled streets to Campo Santa Maria Formosa. Pass the former home of the 16th-century noblewoman, Bianca Cappello, a famous beauty who eloped from Venice at the age of 15 with her lover, only, as rumour has it, to have him murdered and then to be murdered herself by arsenic poisoning.
Work your way to Campo San Giovanni e Paolo, a small square packed with architectural treasures. Admire the equestrian statue of Venetian mercenary captain Bartolomeo Colleoni, designed by Leonardo da Vinci’s master, Andrea del Verrocchio, and see the exquisite Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli, home to a reputedly miracle-working painting of the Virgin Mary.
Pass the site of Marco Polo’s family home and walk to Rialto Bridge as your guide recounts tales of the long-ago merchants who made it Venice’s commercial hub. Admire the illuminated Grand Canal from here and then take in other sights, including the ill-fated Teatro La Fenice, which famously burnt down in both 1836 and 1996.
Stop for photos at the stunning spiral staircase at the Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo. Marvel at this 15th-century gem and learn how its wealthy owner may have used it to climb to his apartments on horseback. Your walking tour then comes to an end near St. Mark’s Square.
Included
- Professional guide
Not included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 3 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Please arrive at the meeting point at least 10 minutes before the tour's departure time
- No credit or refunds will be given in the case of a no show (if you don't show up at the meeting point at the time indicated on your voucher)
- This is a shared tour, which means there might be other participants going on the tour with you
- Please note that, due to the particular morphological structure of Venice and the logistic problems resulting from it, we cannot guarantee that the whole tour is accessible to people with limited mobility. This means that people with walking difficulties and wheelchair users could not be able to access some parts of the itinerary
- Maximum is 15 people per booking
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
Features
Tourism
85%
Cultural
70%
Nightlife
30%
Original
25%
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