Venice Past & Present Walking Tour - Visites à pied à Venise - Italie

Description: On this essential guided walking tour,you will be intrigued by the fascinating history of La Serenissima and discover what it is like to live in this unique city. Walking around this open air museum our informative guide will take you to the external sights of St Mark's square, the Doge's Palace, the Sansovino Library, the Bell tower, and the incredible legends of the Clock tower. Discover the extraordinary architectural masterpieces and why they were built that way. (Avoiding the public queues with our special pass) we enter inside St Mark's Basilica,which majestically symbolizes the lagoon and enshrines the city's history and Saints' relics. With its awe-inspiring gold mosaics we will walk you through to one of the main highlights of the Basilica, the 'Pala D'Oro'(Golden Altar) with masterpieces by generations of Venetian Goldsmiths, and universally recognized as one of the most refined and accomplished works of Byzantine craftsmanship and the most precious treasure in the Basilica. This walk is an absolute must for the first time visitor, leaving you knowing so much more about this not so practical but precious city!