Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista

You will see the main Venetian sights: Piazza San Marco and San Polo, the old Rialto Bridge, depicted on thousands of postcards, Bridge of Sighs, the Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista, the magnificent Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. Our guide will tell you the story of the foundation of the city, reveal the secrets of building of the palaces and will make you fall in love with Venice forever. Meet your guide at your centrally located hotel in Venice. The tour is intended for those who are in Venice for the first time and want to see its most famous places. You will walk along the picturesque streets, feel the unusual Venetian spirit, hear interesting legends and learn the history of the founding of the city on the water. During the tour, you will also learn many interesting facts about gondolas, and finally, we will visit osteria and taste the variety of “chikketi” (traditional Venetian snacks).

This tour leads to the discovery of four Great Schools, symbols of cultural and humanitarian brotherhoods of Venice. The tour begins in the Grande Scuola dei Carmini, where the ancient furnishings of the devotees and charitable associates are surrounded by religious frescoes by Tiepolo. Like precious gems, Tintoretto’s canvases adorn the chapter house of the Grande Scuola of San Rocco. The Eagle overlooks the marble entrance to the Scuola Grande of St. John the Evangelist, which today still houses the confraternity that has been meeting for over 700 years to admire its masterpieces. At midday, it is time for a Venetian aperitif in a local Bacaro to continue with lunch in the tavern. In the afternoon, the walk leads to the Grande Scuola di San Marco, so important that it received the name of the city’s great patron saint. Continuing along the promenade of the Sestriere di Cannareggio, you will come across the Kosher shops and the palaces of the old ghetto of the city.