About Avventure Bellissime
Avventure Bellissime (Beautiful Adventures) is an Anglo-Italian fully-licensed and bonded tour operator that has been operating tours for incoming individuals and groups to Italy since 1999.
Avventure Bellissime (Beautiful Adventures) is an Anglo-Italian fully-licensed and bonded tour operator that has been operating tours for incoming individuals and groups to Italy since 1999.
After working in public relations agency in the cosmopolitan city of Milan, Monica decided to travel the world. Spending time in London, she learnt the language and speaks English like a native. Later in the US, she met Jonathan and persuaded him to relocate to Italy to start Avventure Bellissime. Monica juggles many diverse roles within the company, while also being a mother of her and Jonathan’s daughter – Gaia. A native of Friuli, she possesses all the native traits of people from the north-east of Italy – hard-working, full of energy & enthusiasm, with a never say die attitude and more than a hint of Italian style and panachè that endears her to her colleagues and clients alike.
CloseJonathan, apart from a couple of years wandering around the world, has always worked in tourism. From reservations manager to guiding tour groups on hikes down into the Grand Canyon he brings a wealth of experience to Avventure Bellissime. Being co-owner of the company he’s involved in many facets of the company’s operations; managing the company’s website, developing new products and services, day to day operations in Venice and marketing are just a few of his many duties. When he has free-time he likes to travel, and enjoys going to rock festivals around Europe.
CloseWhen I arrived in Venice in 2016 from Sicily for study purposes, I never thought I would fall so madly in love with this fabulous city.
During my time at university, I had the opportunity to travel and come into contact with different cultures and hone my natural ability to easily relate to people. I am particularly attracted to the Middle Eastern world.
I recently graduated from the Intercultural Development of Tourism Systems course at Ca'Foscari University, where I also got to know my girlfriend.
After a very short period spent in Cervia, the opportunity arose for me to continue living in this city as a worker in a stimulating environment, and i am super enthusiastic about it.
In the future, I would like to open an agritourism in Sicily with my lifelong friends, so that I can live in a peaceful, healthy environment, characterised by genuine, quality food. Away from the hectic urban pace.
With my southern lightness combined with the precision to detail that characterises the Virgos, i hope to lend a hand to the team's growth.
CloseInitially, I joined Avventure Bellissime as a part-time employee when I was finishing my degree in Philosophy, Economics and International Studies at the University of Venice. My principal role is co-ordinating meeting points for the tours in Venice, processing reservations and dealing with client’s requests and queries.
The last two years, working for Avventure Bellissime, have proven to be a priceless experience for someone like myself making the transition from student to working full-time. I have learned lessons that you can’t learn at University. My co-workers have been incredibly helpful, nurturing and accommodating. I really feel as if I’m part of a family here at Avventure Bellissime.
One of my favourite parts of my job are the face-to-face interactions with clients, because I have been able to hear so many interesting stories from all walks of life, which I don’t think I would have been so lucky to come across if I had chosen another profession.
I love travelling to uncharted places, visiting historical sites and frequenting museums, which is why this is a perfect job for me! Architecture, photography and art are also my cup of tea, with my favourite painter being Van Gogh – his painting calms my mind.
Italy, specifically Venice, has become my second home, and I love it with all of my heart. The other day someone called me an adopted Venetian, which really made me feel special.
CloseI come from Bormio, a world-famous ski resort in the Italian Alps. I have a degree in Languages & a Master in Tourism from the University of Venice. I joined Avventure Bellissime in 2017 where I work in the operational side of Avventure Bellissime helping to ensure that our tours and vacation packages run smoothly.
Diligent, precise and a very good communicator I worked for many years in his family’s restaurant in Bormio where I had the chance to develop his customer service skills and learn foreign languages. Although, still very young, I have managed to travel a lot, along with work experiences overseas, and like other travellers I realized that traveling has the capacity to open one’s mind to new possibilities and new horizons.
But, I feel fortunate to have found my own place in the world where I feel at home and certainly Venice is the right place for me. I enjoy working for Avventure Bellissime in a working environment that has allowed me to develop to find my own identity and role within the company.
Apart from travelling, I also like working out at my local gym, all kinds of music, especially Japanese music since I love the culture and the history of Japan. I like watching movies and tv shows and I do like photography too! And, I always have my camera with me as I love photography and living in a city like Venice you have unlimited photographic opportunities
CloseFilippo was born and raised in Venice, he likes the social life and in his free time he plans trips around the world. He is an enthusiastic person, lover of life and always with a smile. His greatest passion is traveling, combined with the world of photography. He is also passionate about cinema and film production techniques. If you don't know which movie to see tonight, Filippo is the right person to ask.
CloseBorn in a small town near Padua, she has been working in Sales since she left high school in 2000. After some years of hard working in a company near her home, she decided to leave the job to go to the University of Padua where she took her degree in Foreign Languages for the International Communication in 2010. She is a positive and enthusiastic person, and a passionate traveller. She visited many countries, from Chile to Ghana, from Iraq to United States, from England to Spain thanks to her former job as Sales Executive and to her parents who travelled a lot and had been living in Spain for more than 10 years, managing their own Italian restaurant. This is the reason why she also speaks fluent Spanish, as well as English.
Marianna joined Avventure Bellissime in 2016 to start a new stage of her life working in Tourism Industry – her great passion! She collaborates with Aleksandra in the Sales Department and she has been looking for her own place in the company as Travel Agent specialist.
Being mum of a gorgeous baby, Enea, she dedicates most of her time at home to him. She loves cycling and doing long walks surrounded by nature with her family and friends; and she never misses a stage show when she has the chance to get a ticket! Musical performances are on the top of her preferences. You can find her with her nose buried in books in every moment of the day: as soon as she gets some minutes free, she takes advantage to open her Kindle.
CloseI work in the back office of Avventure Bellissime dealing with all the accounting involved with the day-to-day operations of the company. I have worked for many years as an accountant with a variety of companies in Italy and I have always been someone who believes that new experiences enable a person to continue to grow personally.
So I was very happy to join Avventure Bellissime, working in an environment with very different challenges from what I had experienced previously, in a industry that’s continually evolving. I enjoy working with my fellow team members who have all been friendly and accommodating as I adapted to new challenges of the travel industry.
I feel part of the company realizing my own identity within the framework of the company and enjoying the synergy that we all create working together to realize the goals of the company and the expectations of our clients.
CloseWe are members of the ASTA (American Association of Travel Agents) and ETOA (European Tourist Association), Avventure Bellissime works with tour operators and travel agents from around the globe.
The company owners, Monica and Jonathan, started their adventure operating innovative small group tours from Venice to the Venetian countryside. Since then, they have followed their own beliefs and intuition, continuing to expand and develop their business along the same simple lines of "Quality tours at affordable prices".
The foundation of our values and philosophy lies in our
company history.
We take pride in offering clients unrivaled experiences when visiting Italy. Since the beginning we have pledged to provide high-quality, affordable, full-fledged tour services which made our company one of the top competitors in the Italian tourism industry.
For 20 years we have enjoyed a close rapport with our clients to develop the highest standard of private tours in Italy. By understanding the wants and needs of the people who travel with us, we have learned what a genuine Italian tour should be.
In 2002, Avventure Bellissime became the very first Italian tour company to offer guided boat tours of the Grand Canal and a comprehensive selection of walking tours in the popular tourist mecca of Venice.
Incredible, but true!
It didn’t take long for Avventure Bellissime to be recognized in the travel industry, as founders Monica and Jonathan developed a definitive travel niche: quality tours of Venice at the most affordable prices.
Over the next few years, Monica and Jonathan built an impressive group of collaborators in Venice, before extending the service throughout Italy: local expert guides, local expert drivers and professional transfer services with fully licensed vehicles. Our professional team offers top-notch private tours of Italy, providing tourists with a unique insider's view of the Italian cities that we call home.
In 2004, Avventure Bellissime expanded their Italian network offering regular small-group tours in Rome and Florence, and private tours throughout Italy from Milan to Naples.
As the company's business continued to expand at a phenomenal rate, the two founders decided to invest in technology to manage the increased demand for their services. In doing this they have created the infrastructure through which they could continue to grow without giving up the core values and philosophy of Avventure Bellissime.
Our company has continued to develop through the loyalty of our clients, the pool of companies around the world selling our Italian tours who give valuable input, and support provided by their numerous collaborators participating in this beautiful adventure.
In 2007 over 60,000 individual travelers experienced tour services from Avventure Bellissime.
The next step in the development of our new services was a comprehensive offering of vacation packages in Italy. We combine a vast selection of services in our packages, to include the finest-quality private tours of Italy, transfers and prestigious hotels.
We ensure that all of our services are in line with our existing high standards, from day tour to fully custom vacation package.
Since 2008, Tours Italy has continuously expanded its travel deals, first conceiving then turning into a reality the many different and exciting ways to discover and explore Italy's beauty first-hand, whether embarking on a tour which is a few hours long or a few days long.
Avventure Bellissime is much more than just a tour operator. When you reach out to us to organise your dream trip, you are choosing an unforgettable and unique experience, because we tailor our packages to the needs of each and every traveller. Avventure Bellissime really is a boutique tour operator which works closely with its clients to create their perfect holiday, allowing them to have an adventure which can make all their dreams come true and meet all their expectations.
In order to achieve this, or in other words, in other to give clients a truly high-quality product, we rely on the expertise and consultancy of a tight network of experts who, thanks to their varied competences, allow us to enrich a range of packages even more and provide travellers with insider knowledge of what it's like to live in each of the places visited. Our number of collaborators and professionals is always increasing and, from the gentle hills of the Langhe in the North to the sunny beaches in Sicily in the South, they make it possible to create customised holiday experiences designed around the needs, desires and interests of each client, encompassing many different important aspects of a trip, from art to food and wine, sports to R&R.
Our passion for our work is what motivates us to put client satisfaction and fulfilment at the heart of our business model. This is why we pay a great deal of attention to our clients' needs. Just like a dress tailor-made for whoever is going to wear it, our travel packages are personalised based on the style and personality of whoever is embarking on them. This is why we like to think of ourselves as artisans, capable of giving travellers an experience which is unique to them, and is designed with them. Like one big family, we collaborate with our clients in the creation of a travel project which enables them to have an unforgettable experience.