Day 1 Fly from the UK to Venice. Transfer on arrival by motor launch to the hotel. Dinner tonight will be at a local restaurant.
Day 2 Transfer from your hotel to St. Mark's Square by motor launch. Enjoy a half day guided walking tour. Visit first St Mark's Basilica, one the most spectacular houses of worship in the world, adorned with an array of treasures. Continue to the Doge's Palace which was for centuries the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme power in the City Republic of Venice. The palace is connected to the New Prison by an ornately carved bridge of white limestone called the Bridge of Sighs, so named by Lord Byron who imagined the wistful sigh of prisoners taking their last view of beautiful Venice before incarceration. This afternoon is free to explore the city. Dinner tonight will be at a local restaurant.
Day 3 After breakfast lies a day at leisure. Perhaps walk to St Mark's Square and hire a gondola, one of the traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boats (not included).
Day 4 After breakfast there is some free time before returning to the airport for a flight back to the UK.
All tours are tailored to your requirements and can be adapted for travel by coach and/or air as you prefer. Occasionally itineraries change. Please see our current brochure or contact us for the latest version.