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Live tours in Venice

Explore Venice, Italy, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past St Mark's Basilica, Doge's Palace and St Mark's Square on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

26 live tours From 17,00 €

Explore Venice live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. San Marco is worth asking about: the historic core around the square, dense with sights and shops.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • St Mark's Basilica A Byzantine-style basilica covered inside with gold mosaics.
  • Doge's Palace The former seat of Venice's government, connected to the old prisons by the Bridge of Sighs.
  • St Mark's Square The city's main public square, described by Napoleon as "the drawing room of Europe".
  • Rialto Bridge The oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal.
  • Grand Canal The main waterway looping through the city, lined with centuries of palazzi.
  • Bridge of Sighs An enclosed bridge linking the Doge's Palace to the old prison building.
  • Peggy Guggenheim Collection A modern art museum set in the unfinished Palazzo Venier dei Leoni on the Grand Canal.
  • Murano The lagoon island where Venetian glassmaking has been centred since 1291.

Neighbourhoods

  • San Marco the historic core around the square, dense with sights and shops
  • Dorsoduro a quieter district home to the Accademia gallery and the university
  • Cannaregio a mostly residential area that includes the old Jewish Ghetto

Food to know

  • Sarde in saor
  • Cicchetti
  • Risotto al nero di seppia
  • Baccalà mantecato

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Good to know about Venice

Do I need to be in Venice to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Venice, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 1.3 and 2 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer English, Italian, German and French; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.