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A romantic
escape to the Eternal City |
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3
nights/4 days
Hotel with
Breakfast
Venice
at night walking tour
Gondola
ride
Secrets of the
Doge's Palace
Bacari and Cicchetti Tour in Venice |
3*
package - 530
Euro/person
(in double or twin) |
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4*
package - 625
Euro/person
(in double or twin) |
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To Book:
Contact us by phone or by
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During the 5th and
6th centuries AD, to escape the
butchery of the
barbarians pouring
in from the north,
the people of Padua,
Chioggia, Treviso
and other towns in
what is now the
Veneto took refuge
in the wide lagoon
at the top of the
Adriatic sea - on
shoals, sand bars
and small islands.
Over time, the
ancestors of these
earliest settlers
created one of the
most magnificent,
compelling and
beautiful cities in
the world - Venice.
Our tour gives you
the opportunity to
experience the "city
of water" during a
few, very special
days. |
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The Grand Canal of Venice
by Jesse Andrews |
Day 1 - Just
check into your
hotel, relax,
refresh yourselves
and then leave the
hotel. Go in any
direction and lose
yourself in the
cities narrow
streets and alleys -
called "calle".
You will quickly
learn that Venice is
like no place you
have every
experienced
before...a totally
thrilling and unique
city, with bustling
markets and piazzas,
but also with
astoundingly empty
and quiet quarters
as well.
You will come to
dead ends, get
turned around, find
yourself marvelling
at the surprises
that lay round every
corner.
Walk until you get
hungry and then find
a cafe or trattoria
where you can enjoy
a Venetian lunch or
dinner.
Surrender to Venice
and its many spells. |
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Day 2 -
After breakfast you
will go to San
Marco's Square to
meet your guide for
a walking tour of
Venice.
Today you will get
to know the
essential Venice -
its main piazzas and
churches, its
central streets and
public
buildings...learning
a little Venetian
history as you go.
By the end of the
tour, what looks on
a map to be a small
island in the midst
of a small sea, the
Adriatic, will
reveal itself to be
astonishing in many
ways - its blend of
renaissance, gothic
and byzantine
architecture, the
way people and goods
and services move
around a city where
no vehicles are
allowed, how the
Venetians governed
themselves and how,
during the 15th
century, from this
small place, they
built one of the
world's richest and
most powerful
empires.
Venice will
fascinate you!
Once again, your
evening is free so
your own your own -
but we recommend you
dine at one of
Venice's restaurants
to enjoy the local
cuisine - created
with vegetables and
other goods from the
Veneto and fish from
the seas. |
Giudecca acrross from Venice Island
by Jesse Andrews |
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Gondolas of Venice
by Jesse Andrews |
Day 3 - It's
Gondola day!
Even though it is a
thing that has been
done by millions of
tourists for
hundreds of
years...it's just
one of those things
you have to do when
you come to Venice.
So, after breakfast
you will walk to a
nearby canal and
board a gondola for
a 3 hour sojourn on
the waterways of
Venice.
You will see, as you
go, the palazzi,
offices, government
buildings, churches,
theaters and other
buildings that face
the canals, have
door ways and
landings at water
level where
Venetians in times
past and even today
come and go as
readily as we come
and go with the
automobile.
It is a romantic way
to spend a few hours
and will reveal much
about this magical
city.
Once you land again,
you are on your own
for the afternoon.
So find a restaurant
- perhaps in the
arcades surrounding
Campo San Marco -
and relax til
evening when you
will participate in
another uniquely
Venetian activity -
the "Giro di Bacari".
Giro means to go
round - and on this
little jaunt you
will go round to a
few bars for a taste
of prosecco and
other wines and
plenty of Venetian
of finger food - the
Cicchetti.
You may not have
enough room left for
dinner but if you do
there are many
places to satisfy
the palette.
You will enjoy the
evening on your own. |
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Day 4 -
Nothing is planned
today. After
breakfast and check
out you will want to
be on your way.
North is the
Dolomites, the
Brenner pass then
Austria. East takes
you to Trieste and
the Dalmatian coast
of Croatia.
The train south will
take you to Florence
than on to Rome.
Going west you
encounter Vicenza,
Verona, Lake Garda,
Bergamo and Milan.
In every direction,
fabulous things to
do and incredible
places to see.
Just ask our Italy
travel experts for
advice and
assistance - and
we'll help you put
together a great
travel plan. |
Venice market
by Jesse Andrews |
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Terms:
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Deposit of 30% required upon
booking.
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Deposit is refundable up to
30 days before tour date.
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Accommodation is based on
hotel availability.
Other hotels of equal or
better quality can be
substituted.
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Tour prices are based on
published rates of scheduled
tours.
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Upgrades:
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Accommodations can be
upgraded by request with
price adjustment if any.
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Tours can be upgraded to
private tours with price
adjustment.
Transfers:
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Transfers to and from
airports and ports can be
arranged.
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