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The 15 most popular things to do in Venice. St Mark's and the Doge's Palace, a gondola on the Grand Canal, and the boats out to Murano and Burano.
Skip the line at Doge’s Palace and pair it with top St. Mark’s museums, including the Bridge of Sighs and palace highlights.
“Fantastic Palace loads of information we self toured but there was plenty to read would recommend buying tickets before hand to avoid the queues”
Shared Grand Canal gondola with app commentary, a guided water-side intro, plus Gondola Gallery and VR history at the end.
“Just as described. Service was excellent and the activity was really nice! GYG is excellent too!”
A half-day boat trip from Venice for Murano glassblowing, free time on Torcello, and colorful Burano plus lace culture for about $29.
“great coordination of nice places and employees so nice. more time at Murano would be the only suggestion”
Ride a gondola on Venice’s Grand Canal with live commentary, a gondola intro walk, and a Gondola Gallery VR-style finish.
“A must do in Venice. Very educational and a great experience. Our tour guide Beatrix was amazing with explaining everything to us and ensuring we had a good Gondola ride. I would recommend.”
Skip-the-line entry to Venice’s La Fenice with a 7-language audio guide, plus history, architecture, and standout interior views.
“We loved La Traviata , the performance was excellent , the view was somewhat obstructed because we bought our tickets late. The opera house is spectacular and is a must see when in Venice . It was highlighted by meeting the wonderful actress Emma Thompson at intermission Who graciously allowed us a photo”
Guided access to St. Mark’s Basilica terrace and Doge’s Palace with priority entry, Bridge of Sighs views, and Venetian history in 3 hours.
“Francesca was a fantastic tour guide who was very knowledgeable (an archeologist too) and communicated the information in an interesting manner and timed the tour at a perfect pace. 2 very tall flights of stairs to climb for tour of Doge and steep, extremely narrow staircase down from prison to ground and stairs upstairs to…”
Panoramic boat day trip to Murano, Burano, and Torcello with a Murano glassblowing demo plus free time for exploring and photos.
“Fantastic, I highly recommend this adventure, especially if you plan on buying some glassware!!! The owner of Murano glass personally signed the glassware u brought, as he had made the glasses 30 years prior, it was a special moment! And of course getting out on the water to see how Venice was situated was quite…”
Boat to Murano and Burano with a glass-factory visit on Murano, plus time to wander colorful canals at your own pace.
“Well organised and exactly as presented in the itinerary. Good time keeping on the boats etc visiting Murano and Burano.”
See Murano glass, Torcello’s Byzantine landmarks, and Burano lace and painted houses in one half-day motorboat loop from Venice.
“Could not hear or understand a thing she was saying on the muffled speakers. Her accent was very strong so couldn’t tell when she was speaking English anyways. Burano stop was too short and Torcello too long. We also had to make a stop to drop guide off before we were done. Much cheaper to…”
Private-boat guided trip to Murano glassmaking and Burano lace and colorful houses. Small group, expert stories, easy pacing.
“Wonderful experience. During the boat excursion over to the islands, the guide provides very insightful information about Venice. The glass blowing demonstration was interesting, but doesn't hold a candle to the extent of amazing glass sculptures on display throughout the museum. Burano is a lovely town for wonderful pictures with all of the colorful buildings…”
Shared Venice gondola ride for $46: 30 minutes on Canal Grande and side canals near San Marco, with a master gondolier.
“It was amazing! Very peaceful and a great way to see Venice- we went through small canals which is very relaxing and a bit in the grand canal. It was easy to find and follow instructions from the app. They were prompt too.”
Skip-the-line guided tour of Venice’s Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica, plus Bridge of Sighs and terrace views.
“My guide was the best i have had. She is a resident of Venice and she provided alot of details on the origin of Venice. She was older and had issues climbing the stairs so i appreciated her effort and knowledge on making it a very fun tour.”
Half-day panoramic boat tour to Murano and Burano with Murano glassblowing, Burano color-house stroll time, and multilingual onboard commentary.
“We only had a short time in Venice which is the reason we booked a 1/2 day tour. We went into it knowing it wouldn’t be long enough but we wanted a glimpse of the islands. We enjoyed the glassblowing demonstration but unfortunately didn’t have time for anything else once it was over. Burano is…”
A 6.5–7.5 hour boat tour from Venice to Murano, Burano, and Torcello with a glass factory demo and free time on each island.
“A longer glass blowing demo and more time in Murano would be nice.”
Skip lines at St Mark’s Basilica, get Doge’s Palace early access, cross the Bridge of Sighs, and add terrace views if you upgrade.
“This was a fabulous tour. I highly recommend it. Roberta was our guide today and she was perfect! Friendly, knowledgeable and enthusiastic without overwhelming us. We saw so much that we wouldn’t have known was there to been seen without joining this tour!”
