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Discover the top-rated tours in Venice, including audio guides, walking tours, and museum visits. Skip the lines and explore with expert tips.

Best Venice Tours in 2026 – Book Self-Guided Experiences

Venice

Saint Mark's Basilica

Doge's Palace

St Mark's Campanile

Rialto Bridge

St Mark's Clocktower

Canal Grande

Caffè Florian

Bridge of Sighs

La Fenice

Piazza San Marco

San Michele

Madonna dell'Orto

San Zaccaria

Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo

Palazzo Cavalli

Santa Lucia Ferry Station

San Stae

Ca 'd'Oro

Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute

Casinò di Venezia

The ticket to St. Mark’s Campanile is included in this self-guided walking audio tour of Venice’s landmarks and local life.

NB! Before visiting the Campanile, exchange your voucher for a paper ticket at the Venice Tours Office, Calle de le Rasse 4536, Venice.

Begin at St. Mark’s Campanile, where your ticket gives you access to the elevator and the top of the tower, offering sweeping views across Venice. Please note that the audio guide inside the Campanile is not included in this bundle. It is available separately on site through a dedicated app.

After visiting the Campanile, resume this self-guided audio tour and explore the sights you’ve just admired from above. Discover Piazza San Marco and learn about its iconic landmarks, including the Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica. Then leave the bustle of the square behind and wander through quieter lanes and picturesque campos.

The route continues to Campo dei Frari and Carlo Goldoni’s House before taking you to the Gallerie dell’Accademia and along the Grand Canal. Your journey ends at the Rialto Bridge.

Along the way, admire ornate façades, pause in lively squares, and watch boats glide along the Grand Canal as you discover Venice at your own pace.

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Venice: A Journey of Discovery with St. Mark's Campanile Ticket

Discover the enchanting La Fenice Theatre in Venice with this self-guided audio tour! Whether you're a lover of opera or simply want to immerse yourself in the beauty and history of one of Italy's most celebrated theaters, this official tour is sure to leave you captivated and inspired.

Experience the magic of one of the most renowned opera houses in the world at your own pace, with an expertly crafted commentary that takes you on a journey through the history and artistry of this iconic venue.

With this easy-to-use audio guide, you'll explore the stunning architecture and ornate interiors of La Fenice, learning about its rich history and the incredible performances that have taken place within its walls. You'll discover fascinating stories about the theatre's founding, its tumultuous past, and its triumphant rebirth after devastating fires.

This tour also offers a unique behind-the-scenes look at La Fenice, taking you to areas typically overlooked by the public, such as the Royal Box and the Apollo Rooms. You'll spot some magnificent details of the Baroque interiors and learn about historical events witnessed by the theatre.

WeGoTrip is an authorized reseller of Venezia Unica services.

La Fenice Theatre Sightseeing Ticket and Self-Guided Audio Tour

If you wanted a no-frills adventure in Venice, this is not it. Explore the art of Venetian lace from the 16th to the 20th century at the Lace Museum and learn about the art of tatting (also known as lace)! 

More than 200 rare and valuable objects are preserved in the open archive here, including drawings, photographs, and other lace charms. 

On the first floor of the museum, you'll find four rooms packed with lacey-based items. Learn about the evolution of the art of lace-making in Venice over the centuries, and get up close to over 200 rare and precious examples. 

During museum opening hours, you can even see skilled master lacemakers at work, custodians of an art handed down over the centuries.

Lace Museum (Museo del Merletto): Entry ticket

At M9 you can delve into the history of the 20th century. World Wars that forever changed the face of Europe, evolutions in everyday life, and enormous environmental and cultural upheaval. A lot happened in 100 years.

On the first floor of M9, take a look at everyday life. How have the faces and bodies of Italians changed, what are the differences in social and gender roles between then and now? How do domestic spaces, clothing, and food differ? Then there's the almost unbelievable advances in technology to discuss. 

On the second floor, see the evolution of public and collective spaces. Learn how urbanization changed the country, and how national identity was formed through schooling and literacy.

M9 – Museum of the 20th century: Entry Ticket

Twiddle your beards, both real and fake as you peruse one of the most important museums for 20th-century art. The Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice boasts works by Picasso, de Chirico, Dalí, Pollock, Kandinsky and Magritte, amongst others.

Peggy Guggenheim Collection: Fast Track Ticket

Travel back in time and uncover the history and culture of La Serenissima with a visit to the imposing, yet elegant, **Doge's Palace** in **Venice**.

The exterior hints at its beauty, and inside – with a **golden staircase, triumphal arches**, and **frescoed walls** – you'll get a complete sense of its splendor.

Inside this Gothic structure, you'll find fantastically ornate rooms, decorated by artists such as **Titian, Veronese, Tiepolo,** and **Tintoretto**.

The Doge's Palace also served as a prison in its storied lifetime. Don't skip the notorious **Bridge of Sighs** – so named for the laments of the convicted criminals as they made their way to the New Prisons.

Doge's Palace: Fast Track Ticket

Discover the enchanting La Fenice Theatre in Venice with this self-guided audio tour! Whether you're a lover of opera or simply want to immerse yourself in the beauty and history of one of Italy's most celebrated theaters, this official tour is sure to leave you captivated and inspired. NB! Entry ticket to the Theatre is not included and should be purchased independently!

Experience the magic of one of the most renowned opera houses in the world at your own pace, with an expertly crafted commentary that takes you on a journey through the history and artistry of this iconic venue.

With this easy-to-use audio guide, you'll explore the stunning architecture and ornate interiors of La Fenice, learning about its rich history and the incredible performances that have taken place within its walls. You'll discover fascinating stories about the theatre's founding, its tumultuous past, and its triumphant rebirth after devastating fires.

This tour also offers a unique behind-the-scenes look at La Fenice, taking you to areas typically overlooked by the public, such as the Royal Box and the Apollo Rooms. You'll spot some magnificent details of the Baroque interiors and learn about historical events witnessed by the theatre.

WeGoTrip is an authorized reseller of Venezia Unica services.

La Fenice Theatre Sightseeing Audio Tour (Without a Ticket)

The Museum of Natural History Venice, with its two rich exhibition floors, will do nothing but surprise you! 

On the ground floor you'll find the Cetacean Gallery – with the skeleton of a baleen whale and a young sperm whale – and the Tegnùe Aquarium, which reconstructs a particular underwater rocky environment of the Upper Adriatic Sea. 

On the upper floor, the museum is divided into three parts: the first is dedicated to fossils, the second recounts the evolution of collecting nature and the birth of scientific museology, and the third illustrates the variety of living forms and the complexity of adaptations and specialisations. 

Prepare to be amazed by our natural world at the Museum of Natural History Venice.

Natural History Museum (Museo di Storia Naturale): Entry ticket

This in-app audio tour with a ticket will guide you through top Venice's landmarks by public water bus aka Vaporetto. The tour includes a ticket valid for 75 minutes from validation.

(!) Convert your voucher on a regular ticket through ACTV AUTOMATIC TICKET MACHINE at Ferrovia C: enter your PNR booking code. Or present your PNR code at VENEZIA UNICA TICKET POINT. Then go to Ferrovia Compartimentale (ex F30) and take Line #1 of the water bus.

Venice's wide boulevard of water, the Grand Canal, is a sight in itself, and the only way to see the magnificent palaces of the island city. Take this nautical joyride down the Canal as it snakes through the heart of Venice, and learn what makes this city so unique. 

The tour starts at the main station, Santa Lucia, where you will catch Vaporetto #1 and start cruising past the moody Riva de Biasio quarter, which gave us the English word "ghetto." Spot Venice's Casinò securing the story of the infamous Italian mafia as you pass by colorful facades of the city's "Ca's", or palace-looking houses. 

Get to the commercial Rialto district with its market, gondoliers, and iconic Rialto Bridge. On your way, you will learn the city's history and local life hacks on how to navigate through its cozy canals.

Sailing through the San Marco district, you will see the art museums and hotels frequented by celebs, the fascinating La Salute church, and the pearl of the city, San Marco Square with the lacy pink Doge's Palace.

Venice Grand Canal Vaporetto Tour with Ticket: Top Attractions by Water Bus

When you visit Venice, you can't miss Fortuny Palace, with its centuries worth of history. When you pass through the front door, you immerse yourself in the customs and traditions of Venice.

Its unique facade is characterised by seven openings, while its interior has wooden lintels and marble pillars. Its architectural beauty is what attracted the designer Mariano Fortuny, who decided to restore the palace and give it back its lost beauty.

Amongst the designer's creations, you can admire the winter garden and painting studio located on the first noble floor. The space features art of female figures, allegorical images, satyrs and exotic animals, parrots, and monkeys enveloped in floral and vegetable motifs, garlands and grotesques.

Make sure to admire the Fortuny family's antiques collection and spectacular examples of textile production during your visit.

Palazzo Fortuny: Entry Ticket

Today Venice is known as one of the most romantic places on Earth, but It hasn’t always been so peaceful. On this in-app audio tour, you’ll learn about the horrible events that are believed to have taken place in Venice and find places inhabited by ghosts.

Start the tour at St.Mark’s Square, the principal square of Venice. There, you’ll learn about the secrets and spine-chilling stories about the place that attracts millions of tourists each year. Then you’ll go to the Church of San Zaccaria where a couple of doges were violently murdered. While strolling through the narrow winding streets you’ll listen to the stories of the Venetian Butcher who made human-meat sausages and the boy who tore out his own mother’s heart. 

See the famous House of Spirits and get to know why the Venetian fishermen refuse to fish in front of it. Afterward, you’ll learn the story of the House of the Mysterious Statues. The tour finishes with a legend of the miraculous sculpture of Madonna dell’Orto in a church of the same name.

Venice: Haunted & Spooky Tales Audio Tour

Duck out of the thronging crowds at St. Mark's Square, and enjoy a little holiday in the mind of a genius, with a ticket to Negozio Olivetti.

Designed by celebrated Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa, this boutique museum is the perfect counterpoint to Venice's Gothic and Moorish architecture - and its bustling crowds!

Epitomizing Scarpa's innovative use of space, the understated elegance of Negozio Olivetti offers a bite-size slice of calming modern design, without a single pigeon in sight!

Negozio Olivetti: Entry Ticket

Put your city plans aside and head to the rolling Euganean Hills for a taste of early 16th-century, aristocratic Italian life. The Villa dei Vescovi (Bishops' Villa) was intended as a place for nobleman Alvise Cornaro's intellectual friends to gather and discuss the importance of art and nature. As you do!

Explore the fancy rooms and spot the homages to the great outdoors in the frescoes on the walls. The views across the vineyards outside are magical. Why not bring a picnic?

Villa dei Vescovi: Entry Ticket

Once the home of Venetian nobles, two world-class museums occupy the space inside this opulent ex-palace.

Explore a huge collection of 19th and 20th-century paintings, as well as Expressionist and Surrealist art in The International Gallery of Modern Art. 

In the Oriental Art Museum, ogle the many treasures from Prince Enrico di Borbone's jaunt across Asia from 1887–89. Marvel at beautiful antique Islamic ceramics, an exquisite carved Chinese chess set from the 18th century, and more.

Ca' Pesaro Museum: Fast Track Ticket

The Doge's Palace & St. Mark's Square are among the most important symbols of Venice. These are at the heart of this self-guided audio tour that will take you on a journey through the city’s history. Embark on a captivating journey through Venice, a city that seamlessly blends its rich history with breathtaking beauty. 

Your adventure begins in the iconic St. Mark's Square, the pulsating heart of Venice, where the architectural splendor of St. Mark's Basilica and the lively ambiance of the square envelop you in the city’s vibrant spirit. From there, proceed to the majestic Doge's Palace, an enduring symbol of Venice's illustrious past and its Renaissance grandeur. Step inside to explore the sumptuous halls, each adorned with artistic masterpieces that narrate tales of power, intrigue, and artistry. 

Continue your tour by immersing yourself in the rich tapestry of Venetian history and architecture, adding layers to the narrative of "La Serenissima." This tour not only highlights the historical landmarks but also invites you to uncover the lesser-known tales woven into the very fabric of the city.

Note! This tour is not affiliated with the Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Basilica but is provided by an independent creator. Please keep in mind that the tour doesn't include a visit to the St. Mark's Basilica.

Venice: Doge's Palace Ticket & Audio Tour with St. Mark's Square Walk

Discover the interiors of the enchanting La Fenice Theatre in Venice with this skip-the-line entrance ticket! Whether you're a lover of opera or simply want to immerse yourself in the beauty of one of Italy's most celebrated theaters, this opera house is sure to leave you captivated and inspired.

This ticket offers a unique behind-the-scenes look at La Fenice, taking you to areas typically overlooked by the public, such as the Royal Box and the Apollo Rooms boasting some magnificent details of the Baroque interiors.

You'll be able to explore the stunning architecture and ornate interiors of La Fenice securing the heritage of the incredible performances that have taken place within its walls. Photos and artifacts will tell you the story of the theatre's founding, its tumultuous past, and its triumphant rebirth after devastating fires.

Experience the magic of one of the most renowned opera houses and admire the artistry of this iconic venue.

WeGoTrip is an authorized reseller of Venezia Unica services.

Venice: La Fenice Theatre Ticket

With this combo ticket you'll get skip-the-line access to two of Venice's most interesting museums! Explore the art of Venetian lace-making from the 16th to the 20th centuries at the Lace Museum, then check out the largest collection of Murano glass in history at the Glass Museum.

Museums of Islands (Museo delle Isole): Entry Ticket

Start with a tour guide at the Gondola Yard Gallery. Learn about Venice's past with a fun virtual reality experience. See Piazza San Marco and the Doge's Palace as they were in medieval times.

Next, skip the line at St. Mark's Bell Tower with fast-track tickets. Take a quick elevator ride to the top, standing 98 meters high. Enjoy views of Venice's famous sights, including St. Mark's Basilica, St. Mark's Square, and the iconic lagoon.

Get the chance to take photos from this high viewpoint and capture Venice's architecture and lively atmosphere from above.

St. Mark’s Campanile: Skip The Line Ticket + Venice History 3D Museum

You must try the local cuisine to truly understand a city! If you wish to learn more about Venice and experience its taste, this tour is for you.

Your tour will begin at Santa Lucia railway station, where you will enjoy a marvelous view of the Grand Canal and discover why Venice's names often refer to past events. 

In close proximity to the ancient church of Tolentini, famous for being a big part of local wine tradition, you will discover the authentic culture of Venetian bacaki. 

Near Palazzo Medicci dei Leoni, a wonderful palace built at the beginning of the XV century, you will learn how Venetian noble houses were built. 

In Campo San Pantalon, you will see the vault famous all around the world and learn how to get the maximum by visiting the churches of the city. 

Your tour will finish at the main square of Venice and the place for the most important celebrations and ceremonies, Piazza San Marco. There you will find the first coffee shop women could visit in Venice. 

Discover lifehacks to truly understand the menu in local restaurants and learn why you should follow gondoliers to choose the best spot to eat. 

Get ready for your journey through Venitian cuisine and traditions!

Discover Culinary Venice: Eat and Drink Like the Locals

This in-app audio tour with a city pass valid for 24 hr will guide you through top Venice's landmarks by public water bus known as Vaporetto. You may hop on and hop off the boat at each stop to walk around.

(!) Convert your voucher on a regular ticket via ACTV AUTOMATIC TICKET MACHINES at Ferrovia C: enter your PNR personal booking code. Or present your PNR code at VENEZIA UNICA TICKET POINT. Then go to Ferrovia Compartimentale (ex F30) and take Line #1 of the water bus.

Venice's wide boulevard of water, the Grand Canal, is a sight in itself, and the only way to see the magnificent palaces of the island city. Take this nautical joyride down the Canal as it snakes through the heart of Venice, and learn what makes this city so unique. 

The tour starts at the main station, Santa Lucia, where you will catch Vaporetto #1 and start cruising past the moody Riva de Biasio quarter, which gave us the English word "ghetto." Spot Venice's Casinò securing the story of the infamous Italian mafia as you pass by colorful facades of the city's palace-like houses. 

Get to the commercial Rialto district with its market, gondoliers, and iconic Rialto Bridge. On your way, you will learn the history of Venice and local life hacks on how to navigate through its cozy canals.

Sailing through the San Marco district, you will see the art museums and hotels frequented by celebs, the fascinating La Salute church, and the pearl of the city, San Marco Square with the lacy pink Doge's Palace.

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