All walking tours are with licensed English speaking guide, pick hotel if you wish. Your tickets entrance to museums are not included.
St. Marks Square Tour: A 2-hour walking tour to discover St Mark's Square, which was considered the political and religious center of the Republic of Venice and the Basilica with its precious mosaics- We shall visit the Basilica with its precious mosaics and the Ducal Palace with its well-known bridge of sighs,to walk through the dark cels in the Dungeons ( guided tour inside) the Procuratie palaces and the Napoleonic Wing, the Clock Tower,the Campanile and the Marciana National Library.
Frari Church Tour: A 2-hour walking tour to discover the Church of the foreign communities and the celebrated San Rocco guild-Inside the Frari Church,it is possible to retrace the development of the history of Venice as well as that of the Venetian art from the 13th to the 19th century- in particular you can admire the masterpieces by Giovanni Bellini and Titian.
Then just around the corner, we enterSan Rocco campo where we can visit the site of the much celebrated San Rocco guild, internally decorated by Tintoretto's masterpieces in the late Renaissance.
San Polo Tour: A 2-hour walking tour of "the San polo district"/ Frari Church to explore the district that was the commercial center of the Venice Republic,where still today the fish market and stalls traditions are fun and interesting- Rialto was the commercial center of the Venice Republic:still today visiting the fish market or the stalls selling fruits and vegetables is fun and interesting.
We start from the present time to tell about the past, the merchants that came here from several foreign countries to sell their precious products, like fabrics and spices. then the tour goes on and we reach,passing through hidden “calli” and “campielli”,campo San Polo and its ancient palaces.
From here we get to the campo Frari with its imposing church, where you can admire the masterpieces by Giovanni Bellini, Titian and other artists.
Walking tour of Venice by night : When the sun sets down, Venice acquires a magical fascination and your tour in the twilight of the historical center, St. mark's Square, Rialto bridge, fisnihing the tour by a boat cruise on the grand canal back to the square.
Academy Art gallery : this matchless collection of paintings spans 500 years of Venetian art from Paolo Veneziano to Bellini, Carpaccio, Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese & Tiepolo. (2h guided tour)This tour is a "must" for the first time Venice visitor!
Carpaccio Painting Tour: The Dalmatian Brotherhood San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, contains a wonderful cycle of paintings by Carpaccio and the inside of the Greek church is much the same now as it was centuries ago ( 2h tour)
Tintoretto's Painting Tour: The brotherhood of san Rocco is one of the biggest Venetian Scuole ( former craft guilds of laymen) and is entirely decorated by Tintoretto 's unforgettable & spectacular canvases of religious subject (2h tour)
Tintoretto & Cannaregio Tour: You will tour the nothernmost section of Venice, the district of Cannaregio including the Gothic church of madonna dell'Orto, the grave of Jacopo Tintoretto who is buried there togther with his daughter. (2h tour)
Veronese's Painting Tour: Completely forgotten in the district of Dorsoduro lies the church of San Sebastiano decorated with a pictorial cycles by Paolo Veronese (2h tour)
Tiepolo Tour: Visit to the Scuola dei Carmini with religious canvases executed by Tiepolo (2h tour)
Palladian Churches Tour: An architecture tour with a visit of Saint Georges's chruch & teh Redeemer church on the Guidecca island offer the most complete example of Palladian churches in Venice.
Longhena & Massari Tour: An architecture tour of Longhena 's baroque votive Salute church & Massari's Gesuati church are an excellent resume of the 17th. & 18th. century architecture in Venice.
Peggy Guggenheim Art Tour: Modern painting tour of millionairess Peggy Guggenheim bought the unfisnished Palace Venier on the grand canal. Her comprehensive collection of masterpieces of the 20th. century includes avant garde movements paintings by PIcasso, Braque, Poloock, & sculptures by Arp, Brancusi & Moore.
Ca' Pesaro Tour ( Museum of Modern art): The best pieces of the Biennale, mostly Italian artists.
The Naval Museum Tour: tells the story of Venetian and Italian navy with over 25.000 objects on display, treasures that will meserize also children , including models of fighting galleys.
Venitian Palace Private Tours: Each Palace tour is for 2 hours.
Ca' Rezzonico Tour: Baroque Palace on the Grand Canal houses the museum of the 18th. century, inlcuding paintings, pieces of furniture & chandeliers, in an exceptional restored setting.
The Palazzo Querini Stampilia Tour: Querini's collection of paintings, furniture, bibelots, porcellan services offers an insight into the way of the life of an average noble Venetian family of the 18th. century.
Palazzo Ca' d'Oro Tour: partly under restoration, Baron Franchetti's collection, paintings, vases, medaillons, on the Grand Canal.
Palace Pesaro Tour: ( reopening in 2004) Fortuny Museum, creations of the Spanish artist Mariano Fortuny, fabric designer and inventor of the Delphos dress in pleated silk.
Mocenigo Palace Tour: Provides the visitor with an overview of fashion & Venetian ladies's dresses of the 18th. century.
Marco's Jewish Ghetto Tour: Enjoy a fascinating walking tour of the Jewish Ghetto with one of the leading experts on the oldest Ghetto in the world. Marco, nicknamed " Mordechaj" by his Jewish clients, will bring to life the history of this important neighborhood of Venice. Where medieval skyscrapers, minimal pawnshops and small grand synagogues were part of a city inside a city.(2h tour)
Photographers Tour of Venice: Enjoy a privately guided photography tour of Venice with a professional English-speaking photographer. Tours are scheduled for the best possible light, either early in the morning or evening hours.
Capture the essence of Venice and its magical light; the gentle interplay of water and light upon the World's most beautiful city. Our photographer offers numerous itineraries through the city that, combined with her assistance and advise, will enable you to immortalize this unique city. (3h tour)
Private Shopping Tour: Tell us what kind of shops you are interested in visiting and our guide will take you to the right places hidden away in the back-streets of Venice. Venice boasts numerous artisan and speciality stores.
Here is a selection of some examples of shops you can visit:.
Clothes / Antiques - Furniture and Art Galleries / Murano Glass / Furnishings and Silk products / Interior design fabrics, artistic fabrics and Fortuny fabrics / Modern Art galleries / Mosaics / Lace / Ancient books / Artisan work in brass, pewter, bronze and wrought iron / Papier mache masks, table lamps and decorative objects / Artisan Printers for original and unique business cards and special paper items / shoes and leather garments and accessories - also a workshop that makes peronalized shoes. (3h tour)
Artisans of Venice Tour: A fascinating tour that takes you to some of the artisan quarters of Venice where you'll visit small workshops that maintain the trades and practices of the past. While wandering through the maze of streets, visiting workshops you'll learn about the life and traditions of a people - The Venetians, and their trades of the past and present.(3h tour)
Secret gardens of Venice Tour: Visit three gardens that are featured in the "Secret Gardens of Venice" book.
In between the gardens, your guide will entertain you with further tales of the city.
Life & Times of Casanova Who was Casanova? A great lover and adventurer, an alchemist and a skeptical freemason, and a servant of the establishment.
Born in Venice, Italy, he was extravagant, mean, proud, honest, a liar, unstable and quite brilliant. And he was the perfect embodiment of Venice at its splendid yet decadent peak and of his age, the age of Reason and Science, of gambling and gallantries, of pleasure and entertainment.
Murano Glass Tour: Enjoy a two and a half hour private guided tour of the island of Murano. Your guide will meet you in Venice, where you will take a private motor-launch over to the island of Murano.
While on Murano, your guide will take you to the Murano Glass museum, and will lead you on a guided tour of the island which will include a visit to one of the most prestigious glass factories in Venice. Where you will be able to watch the skilled craftsmen at work. And, of course, we'll have time to visit their showroom where you can purchase their fine selection of glassware. Includes guide services for two and a half hours and a private Motor-Launch to Murano (one-way only).
Carnaval Mask Tour: History Venetian Carnival masks & masks making demonstration.
