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Venice: St Mark's Basilica Private Guided Tour with Ticket

Allow yourself to be enchanted by the gilded interior of St Mark's Basilica on a private tour with skip-the-line tickets. Step inside the church's museum and admire its fascinating collection of Byzantine art. Learn about the site's history from a professional guide. Enter St Mark's Basilica without waiting in line and listen to your guide as they narrate the history and peculiarities of this architectural marvel. Pause to appreciate the magnificent gold mosaics and the marble inlays of the floors, as well as the renowned Pala d'Oro altarpiece. Browse through the basilica's museum, housing some of the best examples of Byzantine art in the world. Learn about the biblical symbolism behind the iconic artworks. Finally, go up to the terrace and admire panoramic views of the lively St Mark's Square and its surrounding monuments.
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Heart and Soul of Venice Private Tour, highlights and hidden gems of Venice tour

This is the best tour to fall in love with Venice! Venice is the most romantic and unique city on the water in the world. I want to show you the real soul of it, helping you discover its essence and not just the touristic places. What we will visit together during this tour: Campo San Polo, the biggest campo in Venice and the history of Carnival and “bull fights” in Venice. One of the narrowest calli (street) of Venice. Carampane, the former red light district of Venice. The colourful and historical Rialto market. The place where Venice was founded according to the legend. I will explain the secrets of Venice through these emblematic and historical places, how it was founded, curiosities, and many other things. If you want to know everything about this fantastic city, book the tour!
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Byzantine Venice & Gondola Ride

A tour combination to discover the enchanting side of Venice through a morning walk, its Byzantine heritage through the St Mark's Basilica, and its deepest side through a gondola ride. The first part will take into the enchanting Venice made up of countless bridges, channels and "campo" (little squares), the pulsing heart of a water city. You will learn more about Venice's present and past and interesting facts about life in a city built on water. Campo Santa Maria Formosa, Campo and Church SS. Giovanni e Paolo, the Mercerie, are only some of the highlights which will be admired during this walk. You will discover one of the world's most beautiful and breathtaking cathedrals: The St Mark's Basilica, one of the finest exemple of Byzantine art in the world. Then, let yourself admire Venice from a unique perspective: the water, by sliding on a enchanting gondola. IMPORTANT!!: Between the Basilica guided tour and the gondola ride you will have approx a 3 hour-break.
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Byzantine Venice Walking tour with St Mark's Basilica and Gondola ride

This combined guided tour is divided into three parts. The tour starts at 9.00am with a historical introduction of St. Marks’s Square, and its architectural delights. Leaving the square, you will be guided into the residential Castello area, allowing you to discover this part of Venice in all of its elegance, through its labyrinth of narrow alleys - “calli”, many bridges, winding canals and wide picturesque squares - “campi”. At 10.45 am you will proceed with the visit of the Saint Mark's Basilica, once the private chapel of the Doge of Venice, and the only one of its kind in Italy, thanks to the sumptous golden mosaics and impressive marble inlay flooring. The last part is the gondola ride at 3 pm. Relax aboard this historic vessel, enjoying the thrills of both the Grand Canal and minor canals. PROGRAM 09.00 am Walking tour of Venice (1 h 30 min) 10.45 am Saint Marks Basica tour (1 hour) 03.00 pm Gondola ride (30 min)
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Venice Historic Walk: the city, its architecture and traditions

Want to learn more about the history of Venice and get off the beaten path with the locals? Join us on our historic walks to see the city through our eyes! We'll take you to Dorsoduro, one of the most beautiful and authentic areas of Venice. This is where we live, hang out with friends and take walks on the weekends. Jump in and take a walk through the quiet neighborhoods and backstreets of Dorsoduro to explore its historic spots, its gondola boatyards, and learn more about the place. We'll talk about how Venice was built, its architecture and urbanist aspects, its artistic and cultural heritage, as well as how Venice has changed over time and how it lives today. You’ll get familiar with such words as squero and palazzo, as well as with other things to help you get a better insight into the city, the way it thinks and its identity. If an activity for a specific day is missing, please contact us, and we will be happy to arrange it for you!
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Discover secrets and hidden gems of Venice with a local: sightseeing small group

Immerse yourself in the real Venice with a secret itinerary tour! A unique walk, far from the beaten paths and from the most touristic areas to discover the essence and secrets of my Venice! I have selected for you the best calli and alternative routes that lead to hidden treasures. We will discover the Venice of the Venetians, we will cross historical bridges to enjoy unique views and we will even reach a hidden garden! A few quick quizzes or riddles and even challenges await you, be ready to immerse yourself in the Venetian spirit! We will meet in Campo San Barnaba at the well in front of the church, a place of legends and cinematographic enterprises. We will discover "life on the water" and a unique floating market. We will immerse ourselves in the dorsoduro district, the most artistic of the floating city, with its palaces, churches full of charm and architectural elements of rare beauty! We will end our experience in San Marco's district discovering something you can't imagine.
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Galleries of the Academy

It will be a magnificent experience inside the galleries of the Academy. You will get to know the great skill of Venetian painters such as Bellini, Tiziano, Tintoretto ... up to other foreigners such as Bosh and his mysterious characters ....
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First time in Venice

First visitors will love this tour! Experience Venice with a native is the way to go! my experience will give you really the best chance for you to see as much as possible in 2 hours ! Try it! Saint Mark square, Rialto, the off the beaten paths areas, the lovely corners, the impressive palaces... Come to see Venice with me!
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Venice: Peggy Guggenheim Collection Private Guided Tour

Explore the Peggy Guggenheim Collection on a private guided tour and learn more about the vast collection in the museum. Admire a variety of different art, including American and European works that date back to the first half of the twentieth century. Explore the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, located on the Grand Canal. Learn the history of the European avant-garde and American artists. Discover masterpieces from European and American artists. Wander the museum with a private guide and marvel at works by Picasso, Braque, Ernst, Mirò, and Magritte, along with works from American artist Jackson Pollock. Stroll through the sculpture garden of Patsy R. and Raymond D. Nasher to see works by Arp, Duchamp-Villon, Fazzini, Giacometti, Holzer, Minguzzi, Mirko, Merz, Moore, Ono, and Richier. View an art collection by Italian, European, and American artists from 1945 to the present, including gems by Burri, Capogrossi, de Kooning, Dubuffet, Rothko, Oldenburg, Stella, Twombly, Warhol, and Kapoor.
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two-hour walk from Rialto to San Marco between history, traditions and art

it is a truly exciting walk through history and traditions conducted with passion and love by a guide born and lived in Venice for many years
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Venice Private Tour of Cannaregio and Jewish Ghetto

Enjoy our private walking tour of 2 hours to discover the Cannaregio Sestriere and the Jewish Ghetto. With a private licensed guide, you will discover areas of Venice that are off the beaten track. You will meet your private guide directly at the Cannaregio district, at Ponte delle Guglie. Cannaregio is a northern district of Venice, whose name comes from the rushes that filled up this area in the past. These days it has turned to be a lively area full of local shops and bars. In just 2 hours you will learn all about this area of Venice including the Jewish Ghetto. This Jewish Ghetto is one of Europe's largest dedicated area, and one of the most ancient district of the Lagoon. Learn all about the history of these places, the art, and architecture of this amazing city with your guide.
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Venice: Accademia Gallery Entry Ticket & Private Guided Tour

Enjoy a private guided tour of the Accademia Gallery and discover the extraordinary collection of Venetian paintings created between the 14th and 18th centuries by great masters of European painting. See works from the Byzantine to the Gothic period. Appreciate the works of Renaissance artists such as Bellini, Giorgione, Tintoretto, and Carpaccio, or 17th-century landscape artists such as Longhi, Canaletto, and Guardi.
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Venice's Cemetery on San Michele Island Tour

Are you looking for a peaceful break away from the crowds? The monumental cemetery on San Michele island is the place! Join this extraordinary tour and let's hop on a 'vaporetto' to San Michele Island. Pay respects to Ezra Pound, Brodsky and Stravinsky in this silent place in the middle of the lagoon; a truly hidden gem! Whether you're a goth, a hopeless romantic, music lover, poet, philosopher or simply looking for a peaceful break, at San Michele island's cemetery you can find what you're looking for. Visit the Renaissance church of San Michele in Isola and take a walk through the Anglican and Orthodox sections and to the fields reserved to nuns, monks and to people who served the army. And the cherry on top, visit the modern cemetery extension designed by the architect David Chipperfield. The San Michele island's cemetery is the place where Venetians find eternal peace and where silence is interrupted only by the sound of boats, lagoon waves, and seagulls.
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Walk around Venetian shipyards and traditional lagoon boats

Discover the squeri, the shipyard where traditional lagoon boats are built in the city that has been built to be navigated around. Enter the world of Venetian squeri, small boatyards where expert craftsmen build and repair wooden boats. These activities are just as ancient as Venice itself, everything is still the way it used to be. Just a few steps away from the usual tourist routes, let’s meet the last master boat builders that pass on the art of building gondolas and all other typical lagoon boats. A city born on water implies another logical consequence: the use of the "forcola" the venetian oarlock used for rowing in the venetian way. Be enchanted by the care and patience characterizing these professions carrying on such an ancient tradition. Walk around discovering lagoon boats moored on canal banks, ending up on a gondola ferry experiencing it is still a useful mean of transportation for local residents of this floating city.
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Venice in 3 Wines: Exclusive Wine Tasting with an Expert & Food Pairing

If you would like to experience Venice in a glass and have a glimpse inside a real Venetian home, this Wine tasting is for you. The experience takes place in the home of a local professional Wine Taster from ONAV (the Italian Association of Wine Tasters). Together with your host you will: - Learn the basic techniques of wine tasting in order to detect and enjoy its different notes and aromas - Taste 3 different regional wines and discover their characteristics. The tasting session includes: Amarone, Pinot Bianco and Prosecco di Valdobbiadene (or similar wines). The wine tasting will be paired with savory regional food: a table of cold cuts and cheese or vegetarian appetizers. If you do not finish the wine during the tasting session, don’t worry... You can take it back home and enjoy it afterwards! As this experience is private, you will have the time to ask all the information you would like to have in a lively and authentic atmosphere.
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