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Walking tours in Venice

  • 09-06-2017 11:38am
    #1
    Menoetius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 240 ✭✭


    Hi, planning a day trip to Venice in July. Would I need to book a tour guide now or would there be plenty available at time time?
    planning on the main sites, nothing too out of the way, St Marks, Doge's palace etc.


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  • #2
    The Davestator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,537 ✭✭✭The Davestator


    Used these and found them great;

    https://www.tripadvisor.ie/Attraction_Review-g187870-d6698257-Reviews-Venice_Free_Walking_Tour-Venice_Veneto.html

    and it's free!


  • #3
    Menoetius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 240 ✭✭Menoetius


    thanks for that! do you need to book in advance?


  • #4
    Menoetius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 240 ✭✭Menoetius


    and why free? are you expected to make a donation or something? we had contacted a tour guide who was charging euro180 for 2 hours and had limited slots for that week, allegedly


  • #5
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    Be prepared for long queues
    Do the Arsenale and the Jewish quarter. A bit of reading would help.


  • #6
    jamesthepeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 992 ✭✭✭jamesthepeach


    That government have banned the free walking tour s in Venice.
    They want a cut of the tips those guys receive.
    You can probably still find them, but honestly Venice is small.
    The best experience of Venice is to just get lost, then pick a target on the other side and just walk til.you get their. You gomthrough twists, alleyways, over bridges and see way more than you would otherwise.
    It doesn't take long at all.


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