Tickets for San Giorgio Maggiore Island: Borges Labyrinth

Get lost in a story-inspired Venice labyrinth

Provider:

D'Uva audioguides

Registered address: Viale Francesco Petrarca,116, 50124, Firenze, IT

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Audio guide: English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish

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Smartphone tickets accepted

Audio guide: English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish

Fast Track

Instant ticket delivery

Smartphone tickets accepted

What's included

Entrance ticket for a 30-45 minute visit of the Borges Labyrinth

Access to Nuova Manica Lunga

Audio guide

What's not included

Headphones

Important information

* Bring your own earphones for the audio guide

Meeting point

San Giorgio Maggiore, 3, 30124, Venice

Highlights & Description

Get lost in the Borges Labyrinth – a one-kilometer-long path built with 3,200 boxwood plants, inspired by the Jorge Luis Borges story
Visit the Nuova Manica Lunga, an ancient Benedictine dormitory transformed into a sprawling library
Tour the labyrinth with an audio guide, which includes a soundtrack composed by Antonio Fresa and performed by the Teatro La Fenice Orchestra

Venice's maze-like map just got even more complicated with the Borges Labyrinth. Inspired by Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges' short story The Garden of Forking Paths, this kilometer-long labyrinth – comprised of 3,200 boxwood plants – is a fascinating escape from the city streets.

During the tour you'll have the chance to explore the maze with an audio guide which includes an orchestral accompaniment by composer Antonio Fresa, performed by the Teatro La Fenice Orchestra.

After you've escaped the labyrinth, step inside the Nuova Manica Lunga, a vast library that was once the dormitory of ancient Benedictine monks. With 1,400 meters of shelving and some 100,000 volumes that extend from floor to arched ceiling, this is every literature lover's dream.