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The 15 Best Walking Tours in Venice

179 tours  ·  ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 average  ·  from $14

Venice is small enough to cross on foot in an hour and confusing enough to lose that hour entirely. These 15 walks cover the piazza, the backstreets and the sestieri most visitors never reach, priced, timed and honest about the pace.

Venice: Doge's Palace and St Mark's Basilica Walking Tour - Doge’s Palace Priority Entry: Sala del Maggior Consiglio to the Prison
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Venice: Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica Walking Tour

1.Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 6,291 reviews · 2 - 2.5 hours · from $101Our pick

Venice’s essential highlights in 2 to 2.5 hours, with skip-the-line access to Doge’s Palace and St Mark’s Basilica plus the Bridge of Sighs.

“Our guide was very knowledgeable and made sure we saw all that was worth seeing. The places were worth visiting and we would definitely recommend.”

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Venice: San Marco to Rialto Walk & Spritz Like a Local - Piazza San Marco: the big sights, explained in plain terms
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Venice: San Marco to Rialto Walk & Spritz Like a Local

Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride - Scala del Bovolo and La Fenice, seen from outside with context
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Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride

3.Venice Walking Tour and Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3,630 reviews · 2 hours 9 minutes to 2 hours 27 minutes (approx.) · from $72.29

St Mark’s walk plus a 30-minute Grand Canal gondola ride. Learn Venice history, then cruise past Rialto and La Fenice.

“Our guide was a real gem! He was so knowledgeable, always sprinkling in fun facts and light humor. Lots of fun!!”

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Private 3 hrs Venice Tour: St Mark's, Walking tour & Boat tour - Skip-the-Line St. Mark’s Basilica: Where Time Saves Money
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Private 3 hrs Venice Tour: St Mark’s, Walking tour & Boat tour

Venice: City Center Historical Guided Walking Tour - St. Mark’s Square and San Marco: architecture, rhythm, and street-level stories
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Venice: City Center Historical Guided Walking Tour

5.City Center Historical Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 1,873 reviews · 1 - 2.5 hours · from $14

St. Mark’s to Rialto guided walk with VR history and optional gondola views. Great value for getting your bearings in Venice.

“Ana is very knowledgeable and we learned so much about Venice in one hour (and for such a reasonable cost) that we were rather blown away. It was a great time and we highly recommend.”

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Venice: Walking Guided Tour of the City Must-See Sites - Scuola Grande di San Rocco views and the art-and-faith vibe
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Venice: Walking Guided Tour of the City Must-See Sites

Private Best of Venice Walking Tour with St Mark's Basilica - St Mark’s Basilica skip-the-line: what you will see in a limited visit
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Private Best of Venice Walking Tour with St Mark’s Basilica

Venice Sightseeing Small Group Walking Tour with a Local Guide - Small Group vs Private Tour: Who This Fits Best
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Venice Sightseeing Small Group Walking Tour with a Local Guide

Venice: Sunset Walking Tour with Food and Wine Tastings - Where the tour starts, and how to be on time
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Venice: Sunset Walking Tour with Food and Wine Tastings

Venice Private Walking Tour with a Local - How your Lokafyer builds the itinerary: from iconic Venice to real neighborhoods
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Venice: Private Walking Tour with a Local

10.Private Walking Tour with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 761 reviews · 2 - 6 hours · from $64

Private Venice walking tour with a local Lokafyer. Personalized route, no groups, local tips, and Venice neighborhoods beyond the postcards.

“Vittoria was fantastic. She adapted the tour to what we wanted to see and gave full descriptions of everything in an interesting way!”

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Venice: Morning Walking Tour - St Mark’s Square area: Basilica, Doge’s Palace, and Procuratie from the street
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Venice: Morning Walking Tour

11.Morning Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 705 reviews · 1 - 1.5 hours · from $29

Morning Venice walk with headsets and stories, mostly outside. See St Mark’s area, Doges’ burial church, and Mercerie for $29.

“The walking tour was a great intro to the city of Venice. It blended the history of how Venice started as a refuge from the Barbarians to it's dominance in global trade in the renaissance era.”

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Private Venice 2 hrs Tour: Boat & Walking Tour with food tasting - Getting started at Giardini Reali, and how to not miss the departure
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Private Venice 2 hrs Tour: Boat & Walking Tour with food tasting

12.Private Venice 2 hrs Tour: Boat & Walking Tour with food tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 688 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $402.49

Private 2-hour Venice boat and walking tour from St. Mark’s, Grand Canal to hidden canals, with snack tastings for up to 8.

“This is the best way to see Venice from the Grand Canal and other canals, and SO informative! It’s a private taxi, so you can stand comfortably and see everything, or stay seated if you like. Loved it!!”

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Venice: San Marco to Rialto Walking Tour & Spritz Like a Local - St. Mark’s Square start, where the stories actually click
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Venice: San Marco to Rialto Walking Tour & Spritz Like a Local

Venice: City Center Walking Tour & Iconic Gondola Ride - From Ponte delle Tette to Palazzo Grimani: seeing Venice beyond the main lane
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Venice: City Center Walking Tour & Iconic Gondola Ride

14.City Center Walking Tour & Iconic Gondola Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 500 reviews · 3 hours · from $63

3-hour Venice city walk with Rialto Bridge, spritz in a bàcaro, a 30-min gondola ride, plus VR history at the end.

“It was good. Although it would have been better if there were written information of the places we were seeing. Walking and listening at the same time tends to be a little distracting”

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Venice: Walking Tour and Shared Gondola Ride - How the Walking Tour Finds Rialto and the Quiet Side Streets
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Venice: Walking Tour and Shared Gondola Ride

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