Sightseeing in Venice

Venice's sightseeing section has the widest price range in the Italian catalogue: from 29 to 1352 dollars. The lower bound is on the water: a boat to Murano and Burano runs four and a half hours at 29 dollars, and the extended version with Torcello six and a half hours at 35. They do not get dearer because the route crosses the lagoon by public means.

The walking formats cost less than the museums. A ninety-minute walk through the city is 39 dollars, a three-hour one 153. St Mark's Basilica takes an hour at 55 dollars, and the Doge's Palace with skip-the-line entry 75 minutes at 81. A combined programme covering both runs 135 minutes at 127; the same price buys a three-hour walk through Byzantine Venice.

The private formats cost several times more. A two-hour overview with a personal guide is 323 dollars, and a walk through Venetian art and architecture the same. The upper bound is a four-hour combination programme at 1352 dollars, the most expensive sightseeing entry in the country. The island route in private format comes to 199 dollars for three hours. GetExperience lists 31 sightseeing programmes in Venice, from 29 to 1352 dollars.