Combo: The Magic Art of Glassblowing and Doge's Palace with Skip the Line Entrance and Guidebook

 

Highlights - Skip the line ticket for San Marco Museums - Handy guidebook with details of Doge’s Palace, Basilica, Saint Mark’s square - Free entrance to Music Museum and ticket for Saint Mark's Square Museums Glassblowing Art Experience A great experience that will bring you to know the manufacture and glassblowing art. In front of you a glass craftsman master will create a unique item explaining the ancient phases of the production. You may feel the warmth, the smells and the sounds of the furnace and you will see the clever hands of the artisan mold the glass in front of your eyes and then, like a magic, that will be transformed in an unrepeatable object, thanks to the work of a millennial artisan culture that is handed down from one generation to another. The glassblowing art is recognized in all the world such as synonym of beauty. You will live this experience in Saint Mark's Square in an old Glass Factory Showroom where you will see the main objects are made with glass. At the end of your experience you will receive a little glass gift for each couple or each family, as a souvenir of this visit. Doge's Palace The Doge's Palace was founded after 812 in the monumental zone of Piazza San Marco. It is a masterpiece with a distinctive style inspired by Byzantine and Oriental architecture. The Doge's Palace and the New Prison are connected via a double passageway over one of Venice's most famous bridges: the Bridge of Sighs, so called because prisoners, crossing the bridge, used to sigh at the idea of seeing Venice for the last time. The Royal Palace - today's Museo Correr, was once the palace of the highest dignitaries in Venice: the procurators. At the far end of the square stood the Church of San Giminiano, demolished and rebuilt by Napoleon to make sumptuous salons. During Napoleon Kingdom of Italy (1805-1814), the Procuratie Nuove buildings were the Royal Palace, refurbished for Empress Elisabeth of Austria. This function continued until 1946. Today, in Correr Museum, visitors can learn about the Venetian way of life through sculpture, paintings, libraries and discover secrets of Venice's naval power. The handy guide book can be collected at The Bookshop Music Museum, in Campo San Maurizio at the Church of St. Maurizio. From Bookshop Music Museum to Doges Palaces is about 7 minutes walking distance. Languages Doge´s Palace Guide book provided: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese or Russian. Glassblowing Art Shared live tour commentary provided in English, French, Spanish, Italian and Japanese (the visit could be multilingual). Duration Glassblowing Art Experience: 20 minutes. Doge's Palace Visit: at your pace.