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Tours & Excursions
VENICE CITYPACK
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Citypack includes 2 nights accommodation plus Venice City Sightseeing Tour.
TOUR 1: VENICE SIGHTSEEING ON FOOT
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From APT Tourist Office, St Marks (San Marco) Square at 9.15 am |
| OPERATES: |
Year round daily.- 2 hours duration |
Short historical and artistic introduction of the city. Description of St. Marks square, political centre of the Venetian Republic. Visit of the Golden Basilica" and Ducal Palace, residence of the Doges and the most important seat of government in the 'Serenissima", Bridge of Sighs and prisons.
Duration: 2 hours.
Note: Appropriate clothing required for admittance into the Church.
Children under 6 years are free.
TOUR 2: CITY SIGHTSEEING ON FOOT AND BY GONDOLA
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| DEPARTURES: |
From APT Tourist Office, St Marks (San Marco) Square at 3.00 pm |
| OPERATES: |
April to October daily. |
| DURATION: |
2 hours |
From San Marco Square walk through the typical narrow streets of old medieval Venice, then cross the Canal Grande by gondola to reach the Gothis Church of the Frari where the guide will show you paintings by: Tintoretto, Bellini, Tizianoand Canova. Afterwards you will continue by gondola along the inner canals of the Canal Grande towards Rialto where the tour ends.
N.B. Appropriate clothing is required for admittance into the church.
Price per person Adult
1 Apr 08 - 31 Oct 08 $84
Children under 2 years free.
TOUR 3: HALF-DAY EXCURSION BY SPECIAL MOTORBOAT TO MURANO-BURANO TORCELLO WITH HOSTESS
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From Pontile della Paglia in front of Hotel Danieli at 9.15 am and 2.30 pm |
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Daily year round (from 15 November to 15 March afternoon departure only). |
| DURATION: |
3.5 hours. |
After sailing past the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, the Public Gardens, the tip of Sant Elena and the Lido famous beach resort, the boat arrives at Murano known throughout the world for its glass manufacturing industry.
Here there is a stop of 40 minutes for a visit to one of the factories. The second stop is at the picturesque island of Burano, famous not only for its lace but also for its fishermens houses painted in bright colours. The stop will last 30 minutes. Then, after a short sail of about 10 minutes we reach Torcello, the earliest centre of civilisation in the estuary. Only the Cathedral with its magnificent mosaics and the church of Santa Fosca remain as testimony of its former glory. The stop is about 30 minutes.
Price per person Adult Child (5-13 years inclusive)
1 Nov 07 - 31 Oct 08 $39 $20
Children under 5 years free.
TOUR 4: GONDOLA SERENADE
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| DEPARTURES: |
From Campo Santa Maria del Giglio (near Hotel Gritti)
3.30pm November to March;
7.30pm April and October; and
7.30pm & 8.30pm from May to September |
| OPERATES: |
Daily year round. |
| DURATION: |
40 minutes |
A flotilla of gondolas gathered around the barge with the musicians and singers floating along the fascinating Grand Canal glittering in the reflection of the illuminated facades of the sumptuous "palazzos." Return in the dark stillness of some inside canals.
NB. On this tour you will be sharing the Gondala ride with other people
Price per person Adult
1 Nov 07 - 31 Mar 08 $89
1 Apr 08 to 31 Oct 08 $99
Children under 2 years free.
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