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Venice with a guide: 21 Private Guided Tours to discover Venice

TOUR n. 7

FOREIGNERS, GALLEYS AND GONDOLAS: VENICE THE MARITIME CROASSROADS OF EAST AND WEST. THE ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN GIORGIO DEI GRECI, THE SCUOLA DALMATA DI SAN GIORGIO DEGLI SCHIAVONI AND THE NAVAL MUSEUM.

 

 

As a great maritime power, Venice was an international emporium that brought together a host of ethnic groups and cultures. Many left their mark in the city. We start our tour with a little corner of Greece, visiting the oldest Greek Orthodox Church in the West. We continue to the Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, site of the Dalmatian community, a small gem decorated with canvasses by Carpaccio.

A walk down the city’s narrowest streets brings us to the entrance of the Arsenale, the State shipyard where galleys, the pride of the Venetian fleet, were built and fitted out. Nearby is the Naval Museum: here you can find maps and naval paraphernalia, gondolas and a model of the Bucintoro, the Doge’s sumptuous vessel that was destroyed by Napoleon.

The Naval Museum is only open in the mornings. It is also closed on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

 

 

Duration: 2 hours

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Tour infomation

The Sestiere di San Marco

 

Tour price:


For a private party of
1 to 8 people: 130,00 € (flat rate) + entrance fees

Larger groups: quote on request

 

Entrance fees:

Scuola Dalmata San Giorgio degli Schiavoni:
Adults: 3,00 €
reductions: 2,00 €(groups of minimum 20 pax)

Naval Museum:
1,55 € no reduction