The Original Hidden Venice Walk
"One of our clients' favourite walking tours"
Tour features: Rialto Market, Merchants of Venice, Prison for tax evaders, Old artisan quarters, the red-light district of Casteletto, the Hunchback legend, Masterpieces of the Frari Church, and some of the oldes houses in Venice.
| Duration |
2 hours |
| Price |
Adults: 20 € P.P.
Students: 15 € P.P.
Children (6-12) 11 € P.P.
Children (under 6) Free |
| Operates |
Every Thursday at 11.30 a.m.
(13th April - 5th July & 14th September - 5th October, 2006) |
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A
rich and stimulating itinerary - Venice at its best! One of our clients
favorite walks, this is a walk of wonder and discovery of
the real Venice, through its past and also its present.
Visit the important Frari church, hidden away in the San Polo district
of the city, home to masterpieces of Titian & Bellini as well
as an imposing funeral monument by Canova.
Enjoy a guided walk through a labyrinth of streets and narrow
passageways in the old artisans quarters of Venice and listen to numerous
stories of the illustrious merchants and their acts of cruelty.
Pass-by the old locandas, where the merchants would sojourn and encounter
the famous Venetian courtesans in the old red light district of Venice,
that is home to the notorious "Ponte delle Tette".
During this walk, you'll see some of the oldest houses in Venice,
quaint picturesque bridges and palaces, an old prison for tax evaders
and learn about how life used to be in Venice and how life is today
for the modern day Venetians.
| Duration |
2 hours |
| Price |
Adults: 20 € P.P.
Students: 15 € P.P.
Children (6-12) 11 € P.P.
Children (under 6) Free
Plus a 2.50 E pp entrance fee for the Frari Church to be paid on day of the tour. |
| Operates |
Every Thursday at 11.30 a.m.
(13th April - 5th July & 14th September - 5th October, 2006)
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| Meeting Point |
Top center of the Rialto Bridge
[see map of Venice meeting point] |
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*Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the scheduled departure time.
**Please reserve in advance via the internet to guarantee your place on this tour.
If you need additional information on this tour, please fill out the Request Information form.
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