Admissions not included.
Your purchase is for 30-day access to our self-guided tour. Tickets or entry fees
for museums, historic sites, and other attractions are sold separately.
Begin in Saint Mark’s Square and move through basilica, palace, and arcades toward the Rialto. Along the way, you’ll trace the rituals that broadcast a maritime republic’s confidence, from glittering mosaics to stone bridges and enclosed corridors. Stories of councils, merchants, printers, and café society reveal how ceremony, trade, and ideas shaped Venice at the water’s edge.
Highlights
Piazza San Marco — witness the republic’s stage of processions and diplomacy; learn how ceremony projected power to visitors and citizens.
Basilica di San Marco — discover golden mosaics and relics of Saint Mark; hear how a trading city adopted an evangelist as its emblem.
Palazzo Ducale — see council chambers and prisons; learn why Venice ran a republic where committees checked a single Doge’s authority.
Campanile di San Marco — trace fires, rebuilds, and the 1902 collapse; hear how the tower’s bell rhythms ordered markets and rituals.
Torre dell’Orologio — learn how the astronomical clock announced time and seasons; meet Moors, lions, and a winged symbol of the city.
Museo Correr — explore galleries framing the square; trace Venice’s shift from maritime empire to modernity under Napoleon and Austria.
Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana — see a humanist library born of Greek learning; hear how printed books multiplied Venice’s influence.
Procuratie Vecchie — find offices that financed ceremonies and state life; discover arcades where merchants brokered deals in the shade.
Ponte dei Sospiri (Bridge of Sighs) — follow the enclosed link to the prisons; hear how stone, water, and rumor shaped its legend.
Ponte di Rialto — witness the arch that unified banks and markets; learn how timber gave way to stone to tame commerce and tides.
Chiesa di San Salvador — step into a Renaissance nave tied to trade confraternities; see altars that paired devotion with civic duty.
Caffè Florian — sip history where travelers traded news and style; hear how cafés became salons for ideas, music, and polite intrigue.
All this, plus additional "hidden gems," expertly brought to life through our virtual guides....with rich, vivid history, local stories, and unmatched knowledge you will not find elsewhere. Even better, no tipping required!
Tour area: Venice – Power, Pride & the Birth of an Empire
Distance: ~2 miles (3.2 km) • Time: 2.5 hours • Stops: 12+ • Terrain: Flat lanes, bridges, stone paving
Shaded area = approximate tour area
What you’ll experience
GPS location tracking — see your current location on the map.
Virtual Tour Guides — Detailed narration at each stop & answers to common questions.
Vast local knowledge — history, legends, and insider spots.
Local weather updates — stay prepared as you explore outdoors.
A “Free Roaming” adventure — start anywhere, wander at your pace.
What exactly unlocks when I buy?
You’ll get the full tour map with hot-air balloon markers (our map pins), our suggested walking path for orientation, detailed stories and site info, narration, and tons of local tips. Your purchase gives you unlimited access for 30 days via a private link. It runs right in your mobile browser — no installs, no storage — just open and go.
How do I start the tour?
Open your private tour link on your phone. On the map, tap the compass to center on your current location (one-time locate). If you’d like the map center to follow you as you walk, turn on GPS Auto-Location in Settings (optional). Now knowing where YOU are, visit any stop you like, in any order, at any pace — you’re in complete control.
How does a SmartWalkTour differ from a traditional tour?
It’s your pace, your path. No buses or group schedules. No tour guide tipping. Explore freely with on-map markers, narration, and an optional suggested path for big-picture orientation. Pause for a café, browse a shop, and pick up where you left off anytime — your guide is always in your pocket.
Screenshots from an actual tour. (Key West example)
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Multiple tour stopping points. Start at any one, then tap the hot air balloon for detailed tour guide information.Virtual tour guides share rich stories at every stop, with Q&A and helpful links.Always know the local weather and plan your walk comfortably.Discover more tours nearby—walkable options to keep exploring.Four map styles, live GPS, and a suggested path you can toggle on/off.Helpful information is built in, plus links for even more detail.In app tips, FAQs, Local festivals and events. Maps show a wealth of detail, with public restroom locations.Direct links to attractions for hours, tickets, and more.
