The one day walking/boat tour is ideal for a traveler's first trip to Venice because it uses two methods to explore all the famous attractions of the city, as well as provides history, culture and shopping. With an English-speaking expert guide, you will start the day with the 2-hour Avventure Bellissime Original Venice Walking tour, where you will learn Venice's full history. Sites visited include St. Marks Square and the surrounding famous landmarks (no lines guaranteed with your special passes provided), a journey of hidden Venice bridges, alleyways and canals, Marco Polo's House, Venetian architecture,the Rialto bridge, palaces and the church of Giovanne e Paolo - the Pantheon of Venice.
Before the second tour of the day you will be able to have lunch wherever you choose, then board the boat for the popular Grand Canal Boat Tour. This tour helps visitors learn the history and legends about the well-known (and lesser known) churches, palaces and other important buildings. If there is high water or any religious ceremonies occurring, St. Mark's Basilica will not be included in the tour.
Avventure Bellissime
1063 San Marco
30124 Venezia
+39.041.970499
tours-italy.com
This tour is ideal for those who have visited Venice before and wish to learn more about the surrounding islands and history of the region. It is a large multi-lingual group tour with expert guides. In the morning, the boat leaves from San Marco in the center of Venice to the three islands of Murano, Burano and Torcello. Murano is well-known for the famous glass blowing that has been a tradition here since the 10th century, and has received recognition worldwide for "Murano Glass." Burano is probably one of them most beautiful of the Venetian islands, where it is famous for lace-making and fishing.
The canals are lined with candy-colored houses and small fishing boats, so it is ideal for those who want to visit a quaint quite island. Torcello has only 60 residents, but it is home to the first cathedral in Venice, the 7th century Venetian-Byzantine Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta.
This tour moves quickly with visits to each island lasting only about 40 minutes so it is not for those that wish to take their time at a leisurely pace.
Avventure Bellissime
1063 San Marco
30124 Venezia
+39.041.970499
tours-italy.com
This tour centers all around walking to the hidden parts of the city that most tourist do not know about. With the aid of an expert English-speaking guide, you get to experience the rich history in the San Polo district of Venice, where tourists rarely go and that is one of the most picturesque parts of the city.
The tour starts in the vegetable and fish markets of Rialto (which used to be the commercial center of the Venetian Empire), then it's on to visit an old, hidden prison and to learn about the Hunchback of San Giacomo Church. While on this tour you will also learn a lot about the commercial and luxury industry of Venice, about how items were traded and how it created the identity of the islands. It is a guarantee that you will see some of the oldest houses and establishments in Venice, as well as the old red-light district of Casteletto and the Frari Church that contains artwork by Bellini and Canova.
Avventure Bellissime
1063 San Marco
30124 Venezia
+39.041.970499
tours-italy.com
