Venice: Rialto Offbeat Walk & Blooming Grand Canal Palace

2 hours and 30 minutes

Easy

Explore Venice from a fresh perspective with a guided walking tour that blends history and originality, combining the classic with the unexpected

🚶‍♀️🏛️🌉✨ Discover Venice Beyond the Usual — A Journey Through Secrets, Splendor, and Virtual Time Travel✨🌉🏛️🚶‍♂️

Step off the beaten path and into the soul of the city with this original guided walking tour that blends Venetian history, art, and innovation. Ideal for curious travelers seeking the charm of the unexpected, this experience reveals a more authentic and inspiring Venice, away from the typical crowds.

🟢 Rialto Bridge – A Masterpiece of Trade & Design
Begin in the heart of Venice, with a visit to the legendary Rialto Bridge. Once the city’s main commercial hub, this Renaissance engineering marvel elegantly spans the Grand Canal and stands as a powerful symbol of Venice’s merchant past. Your guide will share the stories that shaped this iconic structure.

🟠 Palazzo Fortuny – Venice’s Hidden Temple of Creativity (if option selected)
Enter the extraordinary Palazzo Fortuny, a jewel on the Grand Canal and the former home of Mariano Fortuny — painter, photographer, inventor, fashion pioneer. Explore rooms brimming with esoteric symbols, theatrical lighting, vintage textiles, and artistic wonders. Admire a pastel-painted chamber resembling a floating garden, and from the landing outside, enjoy a stunning view of the Rialto Bridge.

🔵 St. Mark’s Bell Tower – Venice From Above (if option selected)
Take the elevator to the top of St. Mark’s Campanile, the city’s tallest structure. From nearly 100 meters high, enjoy an unmatched panoramic view of Venice: the domes of the Basilica, the lively square below, the shimmer of the lagoon, and the maze of canals beyond. A must for photographers and romantics alike.

🟢 Time Travel in Venice – The VR Experience
Conclude your journey with a groundbreaking virtual reality adventure. Put on your headset and watch Venice transform before your eyes:

  • See the Doge’s Palace as a medieval fortress
  • Witness the Rialto Bridge as a wooden drawbridge
  • Step into the Carnival of the 1700s, with gondolas gliding past masked revelers and vibrant festivities
    It’s a magical, immersive encounter that reawakens the Venice of the past in vivid, unforgettable detail.

Highlights:
✅ Guided walking tour revealing Venice’s hidden corners and history
✅ Explore the majestic Rialto Bridge — Venice’s trade and architectural icon
✅ Optional access to Palazzo Fortuny — a rare artistic sanctuary on the Grand Canal
✅ Optional skip-the-line ticket to St. Mark’s Bell Tower for panoramic views
✅ Cutting-edge VR experience that brings Venice’s past vividly to life
✅ Ideal for travelers seeking originality, culture, and unexpected beauty

Book your Hidden Venice experience today — and rediscover the city through fresh eyes, where every step unlocks a story, and every moment is steeped in wonder.

What's included?
    • Group walking tour of Venice
    • Professional local guide
    • Bell Tower Entrance (if option is selected)
    • Fortuny Palace Entrance (if option is selected)
    • History Gallery & VR Venice of the Past experience
    Exclusions
      • Hotel pickup or drop-off
      • Food and drinks
      • Guided Visit to Bell Tower
      • Guided Visit to Fortuny Palace
      Please note
        • The tour is NOT private but is shared with other participants.
        • This tour is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with reduced mobility
        • The tour may be bilingual
        • Comfortable shoes are recommended
        • The itinerary may change in case of wind or bad weather.
        • Digital and printed vouchers are accepted (to be shown to staff at the meeting point)
        • No penalty for cancellation within 24 hrs before the tour. On line customer service 7 days a week, 9.30 am – 5.30 pm
        • The tour does not operate in case of exceptionally bad weather or exceptionally high tide (in these cases it will be rescheduled for the following day or refunded)
        • Please be at the meeting point 5 minutes before the departure time.
        What to bring

          Comfortable shoes