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VENICE TOURS

First Time in Venice Discover Venice on your first visit to the magical city! As “first timers’ your wish to grasp the landmarks of the city can be met, and then some. The walk unfolds through the elegant Piazza San Marco, surrounded by the governmental buildings of the ancient Republic: this was in fact the political, religious and cultural center of it all. Join us in the shining gold Byzantine Saint Mark church, one of the most incredible Christian buildings ever built. We’ll later start a pleasant walk through Castello district: the large campo Santa Maria Formosa will give you the chance to observe a wide array of architectural styles all within a single glance. The square of San Giovanni e Paolo next awaits us. There is a striking contrast between Renaissance and Gothic can be observed best: the huge Dominican church towers over the shimmering marble façade of the former School of Saint Mark. We will not miss the church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli either: a sort of jeweled casket made of precious marbles. Before reaching Rialto we will pass by the Marco Polo house. From the top of the famous Rialto bridge you’ll encounter all the splendors of the Grand Canal, as we are now heading into the commercial district of Venice. This was the financial and commercial center of Venice for much of its history, one of the most advanced of Europe. The market surrounds the district: in the morning this is the liveliest corner of Venice: full of locals buying their fresh food from its vegetable and fish stands. The Rialto is always the best place to sip a glass of wine and try some local delicious finger food. 3 hours walking tour through Venice central area including san Marco and Rialto. Price starts at 235,00 EUR up to 8 people + 2,00 EUR pp priority admission to San Marco

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All about Venice Join us for this four hours thrilling tour intended to show you Venice’s most famous features. Let’s start from Saint Mark square, the former political and religious center encompassing the most important buildings in town: the Library, the Doge’s Palace, the Procurators Offices and the Church of Saint Mark that we will enter. Inside your attention will be captivated by the 8600 square feet of mosaics covering the entire vaults while your guide tells you how they were made and outlines some of the key stories depicted in diminutive glass tiles. Yet it is time to move on, so get on board of your private boat to start the most beautiful ‘cruise’ in Venice, a ride through the Grand Canal, inner canals and main water areas.. As the boat glides the guide will point out some of most impressive palaces and tell you about the wealthy merchant families once living there. Crossing the ‘open waters’ of the northern lagoon we will reach the island of Murano to enter a glass blowing workshop and see the masters who transform sands and oxides into the most beautiful art pieces: from a shapeless hot glass paste to a beautiful sculpture, all in front of your eyes. It’s time now to get back to Venice but our tour is not over yet. Getting off our boat we start a walk through less touristy areas of the city where neighborhood life still dominates. Get to know then Venice’s unique urban fabric made of narrow alleyways, small open campos and canals and let your guide underline all what is worth your attention. You'll learn the basics facts of the city in terms of architecture, building techniques, urban structure, daily life and much more4 hours tour including san Marco church private return transfer to Murano with Gran Canal, visit of a glass blowing workshop in Murano, walk through less touristic areas. Price starts at 445,00 EUR up to 8 people + 2,00 EUR priority admission to San Marco. Venice Land and Water Venice is unique city, an entangled urban texture crossed by canals and located at the center of a huge expanse of shallow water. Venice has then a double transit network as you can walk or take a boat with two different ways of perceiving the city, her amazing architecture and daily life. Experience then our city in a most complete way by land and water. We’ll start first with a walk through the world famous locations of san Marco square and Rialto bridge and market area if this will be a first time for you. If not, there is much more to see and explore through less known but still beautiful and charming areas. To continue later on board of a boat for an overview of Venice by water including major canals and main water areas as your guide describes the magnificent palaces unfolding to your view and tells all about the present life as you see it. Your attention will be drawn continuously by the so many events taking place in the water, at a few meters from you as the boat glides down the canals. If you have been previously to Venice, we can skip the San Marco and Rialto areas and include other districts. 3 hours combining 2 on foot including san Marco and Rialto plus an hour boat ride through inner canals, main water areas and the Grand Canal. Price starts at 345,00 euros up to 8 people + 2,00 € pp priority admission in san Marco church

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San Marco square, classic tour To celebrate every aspect of the city, nearly every great Venetian work of art and architecture is in some way a celebration of the beauty, the power and the magnificence of Venice. Saint Mark's square, the political center, represents all this. It was intended to express the greatness of the capital of the Venetian empire. Join us then into the Ducal Palace and Saint Mark's Church and learn about 1200 years of the civil, religious and cultural institutions that made Venice one of the great powers of Europe. We'll start visiting the Ducal Palace the former abode of the chief of State, siege of the Venetian Government and courts of Justice and an amazing showcase of art where Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese left their mark. Included in the Palace tour are the private apartments of the Duke, the State Rooms, the Bridge of Sighs and the old prison. Later we'll enter the basilica of saint Mark for centuries the church of the State to upkeep the cult of the patron saint displaying some 8000 sq-meters of mosaics and a unique example of Byzantine architecture. Venetians decorated the wall surface with some 42 kinds of marble including the slabs brought back after the sack of Constantinople of 1205 And let's stroll also through the square to tell you about the other monuments and the rituals that took place in this open space when Venice was an independent State. Although after Napoleon ended up the glorious days of Venice, the square become since the 1800's a travel icon for generations of travelers. All that's important about Venice can be easily grasped in the premises of what has become the piazza par excellence making this tour an all time favourite for new comers.3 hours walking tour to visit san Marco square main monuments, the basilica and the Ducal Palace with Prisons and Bridge of Sights. Price starts at 235,00 EUR up to 8 people + 2,00 EUR pp priority admission to San Marco +16,00 EUR pp full fare or 10,00 EUR pp (discounted) to enter the Ducal Palace. Venice early evening tour with Grand Canal – seasonal tour Enjoy a 2h30min adventure walking first through the less touristic areas of Venice and then a boat along the main Canal. End by early evening sipping a glass of wine in the famous Rialto district. It is always nice to walk at ease unhurried in Venice, the perfect pace in a car-less city, and stop when you feel not just to admire the ‘must sees’, but also for the pleasure of watching those minor things that still have meaning and make Venice unique. The different shapes of windows, the stone marks at the corners of buildings, the curious cone shaped chimneys, the way Venetians row, the famous striped dock poles. As ever, the water environment is the main fact in Venice, and as you keep going your wish to grasp how it is to navigate along the canals grows. Let’s find it out: get on board your boat, and as it moves along Venice’s main waterway enjoy a different perspective of those striking palaces you saw when walking by. You’ll be amazed by the size of some buildings and by their exuberant decorations. There is no better way to admire the city than from the water. And now that it’s early evening it’s time to end the day and relax, so leave your boat in the Rialto district and have a final informal chat with your guide while sipping a glass of wine and eating a finger-food snack that Venice is famous for. This is a 2h30 early evening tour combining 1h30 on foot through less touristy areas and 1h00 on a boat including all of the Grand Canal will run in late spring, summer and early fall. Price starts at 315,00 EUR up to 8 people. Wine and food not included.

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OTHERHISTORICAL/CULTURALTOURSINCLUDE:•ARTISTICVENICEWALKINGTOUR•OFF-THE-BEATEN-PATHVENICETOURAskmeformoreinformationandpricingonthese.VeniceCookingClasswithMarketTourandMammaItalianaGet an inside experience in Venice with the locals visiting the local food market to choose your fresh ingredients and learn about Venetian food culture. You will have the opportunity to discover how to shop at the local market, what ingredients and why especially those ones. You will learn how to recognize the vegetables, the meat and the fish suitable for those specific recipes. Then you will cook in a private Venetian home together with a Mamma Italiana. Of course, in the end, you feasting with what you’ve cooked! During the summer you can also dine on a terrace with a magnificent view over the rooftops of Venice. $275 per person, 5 hours Private Boat Tour of Venice’s Canals Explore Venice in style with a private water taxi taking you through the city for a tour of Venice’s Grand Canal, as well as the city’s “back roads” showing you the real Venice. Price starts at 150 EUR an hour for up to 8 people. Private Boat Tour of Murano, Burano and Tocello Islands Escape central Venice and tour the characteristic islands surrounding the center where the “real” Venetians live. Visit the Murano glass factories and enjoy lunch at some of the city’s best, more beautiful restaurants. 475 EUR min, tour of 4 hours, up to 8 people Rialto Culinary Experience Enjoy eating your way through the main food area of Venice with a private guide. Beginning at Santa Sofia (near Ca' D'Oro) we will hop across the Canal Grande on a Traghetto, which in Italian means 'Ferry' to the Pescaria, the Rialto Fish Market, arriving in style. On arrival we will have an opportunity to experience and explore the fish market, finishing with a taste of what they have on offer. We will then continue through the vegetable market and discuss the local food and produce of the area, finishing up in a local bacari to sample the Venetian classics like Baccalà Mantecato, Sarde In Sour & fried fresh fish accompanied by a glass of prosecco of course. What a perfect way to start your visit in Venice. $100 per person, 1.5 hours VenetianRowingLessonThe “Venetian rowing” is a very special technique used to row Venetian boats. We all have in mind the image of the gondolier who, with grace and elegance, leads his boat along the canals of Venice, and almost everybody have felt the magic of sitting blissfully on these waterways. But why not to thrill the emotion of being on the side of the rower? Become an active part and enjoy the boat as a true Venetian, is without doubt a unique experience in Venice! $145 per person, 2 hours