About this tour
Navigate St Mark's Square and its surrounds at your own pace with audio narration from art historian Dr Susan Steer. This self-guided walking tour spans 75 minutes to 90 minutes and traces Venice's evolution from merchant powerhouse to Renaissance cultural centre. Download the VoiceMap app, enter your unique code, and explore with turn-by-turn GPS guidance that works offline. Revisit the tour as often as you like before and after your booking date, or preview it virtually before travelling.
Highlights
- Medieval and Renaissance architecture explained by specialised art historian
- Three millennia of Venetian commercial dominance and political intrigue
- Self-paced walking with offline GPS and automatic playback
- Flexible start and finish times—linger or breeze through
- Lifetime access across iOS and Android devices
- Virtual preview option before you travel
What to expect
After entering your booking code into the VoiceMap app, you'll receive directions to the starting point near the square. Once you arrive, pop in your headphones and begin. The app narrates as you walk, providing turn-by-turn navigation and stopping you at key landmarks—facades, piazzas, historical sites—where Steer unpacks their significance within Venice's merchant past and artistic flowering. You control the rhythm entirely; pause to photograph, sit for coffee, or skip ahead. The entire route takes 75 to 90 minutes of walking time, though you can stretch it across a full day.
Good to know
Bring your own smartphone and headphones. The tour works offline once downloaded, but GPS is most reliable with internet. Note that day-trippers to Venice now face a €5 access fee on certain dates; check the official website for exemptions and applicable dates before you travel.
Tour sold and operated by Viator via Viator. Descriptions on this page are original BugBitten summaries written by our team — not copied from the operator. Prices and availability are confirmed at checkout.