SHOPPING TOURS IN VENICE, ITALY 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. Our most popular Shopping Tour of Venice is our Artisans of Venice Shopping Tour: Our Artisans of Venice shopping tour is 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. These artisan shops still present in the back-streets and alleyways of Venice represent a link to Venice's past. A time when the great mercantile empire of Venice traded in the most luxurious goods, many of which were made by artisans in Venice. Throughout this delightful walk the history of the Venetian Republic and its Mercantile Empire will be interwoven with artisans and shops you'll visit during this tour. |