Daily
2.5 hours approximately
11:30am and 6:30pm
The tour ends at the Santa Maria del Giglio Gondola point in Campiello Traghetto near the Gritti Palace hotel, San Marco side.
Located at the other side of the Grand Canal, the district of Dorsoduro boasts some of the most charming piazzas and picturesque canals in Venice and is home to many museums, galleries and churches. Walk the rambling streets and take in the delightful old buildings while your expert English speaking guide shares the fascinating stories and history of the region.
A sublime city to view from the canals, no tour around Venice is complete without a gondola ride. Sit back and relax as your gondolier guides the boat through the quiet river channels.
On this walking tour, your guide reveals the offbeat places in Venice which are rarely uncovered by tourists. Your first stop will be the district of Dorsoduro, where you will navigate the charming streets and piazzas and learn the district’s fascinating history. The group will revel in the story of Ca’Dario house and its owners who died under mysterious circumstances.
Then make your way past the Fondamenta degli Incurabili where homeless orphans were rescued by monks and trained to become nurses and even world-famous musicians.
Along the way, you will come across many famous focal points of the Dorsoduro district. Ernest Hemingway’s favourite hangout, Harry’s Bar, the home of Peggy Guggenheim, now transformed into one of Venice’s major modern art galleries, and the house where William Shakespeare’s Desdemona from drama Othello supposedly lived, are all seen on this epic Venetian walking tour.
In addition, you will also take in some of Venice’s major attractions including the Academy of Fine Arts, the de Ponte delle Maravegie known as the ‘Bridge of Wonders’, the Campo san Trovaso, a gondola workshop known as Squero, the wonderful Redentore Church, Giudecca Island, Punta della Dogana and the Church of the Madonna della Salute.
Following this tour, explore the back canals of the city by gondola. Take pleasure in the quiet surroundings of the back canals and the beauty of the captivating old buildings along the canal as a trained gondolier navigates the boat.
Your gondola ride will conclude at the Santa Maria del Giglio Gondola point in Campiello Traghetto near the Gritti Palace hotel, San Marco side.
Excellent tour by a very knowledgeable guide who provided not only history and facts about Venice and the area of the city we were walking in, but personal insights into the...
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