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Thomson Cruises
This summer Thomson Cruises offer a vast range of Mediterranean cruises between the most attractive destinations in Spain, Italy, Greece, France or Morocco. The Italian cities are included in programme of cruises operating on Western side of Med, and during these cruises ships visits ports of Spain and France.
Venice Airport Transfers
The fastest and quite often the only reasonable way to reach a hotel in Venice from the Airport is by a private motorboat.
Dogana di Mare
At the point where the waters of Grand Canal join with those of Giudecca, stands a curious corner tower surmounted with a small figure standing atop of a bronze globe.
The Best of Venice – Walking tour and Canal Cruise
The tour combines two ways of visiting Venice into one ultimate experience, to discover most of the enchanted city. The walking tour through Labyrinth of narrow streets and channels includes the most important buildings in Venice, while the cruise around Gran Canal allows to see the city from the perspective of merchants sailors and fishermen [...]
Venice Backstreets Walking Tour and Gondola Cruise
The tour gives the unique opportunity to discover Venice as seen by local people, to enter the places usually not seen by the tourists. The English speaking guide leads through tiny streets, small bridges above narrow canals passing by local market squares.
Venetian Islands Tour – Murano, Burano and Torcello
This tour provides the perfect addition to a standard visit to Venice. The luxurious motor boat takes the visitors to a ride around the Venetian Lagoon with the stops on three most influent islands. For the centuries Murano glass has been the symbol of mysterious quality of Venetian masters doing their secret works on the [...]
Venice Gondola Ride and Serenade
The Gondola Serenade tour allows the tourists to meet one of the most moving experience of the enchanted city. The reflections of old buildings and bridges seen from the water level strengthened by the songs by a gondolier at the end of a dayare really ‘must do’ while in Venice. The evening time is chosen [...]
St Mark’s Basilica and Doges Palace Guided Tour
Enjoy a tour of the two iconic buildings of Venice – the Basilica di San Marco and the Palazzo Ducale located on another iconic symbol Piazza San Marco, the famous square called the “Drawing Room of the World”.
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
In 1949 the American millionairess Peggy Guggenheim came for the Venetian Biennale with her art collection, and soon decided to move to the city for good. For her new home she has bought the former residence of Venetian aristocratic family Venier, known as Ca’Venier de Leoni, from the pet lion kept once on the courtyard [...]
Piazza San Marco
The entrance to the square from the marine side leads between two columns located on Piazetta, the small square between the Doge’s Palace and Sansovinian Library. On the columns there are the sculptures of lion symbol of St.Mark and St.Teodoro killing the dragon. St. Teodoro was the first Patron saint of Venice to be replaced [...]
Palazzo Ducale
For over thousand years the Doge’s Palace has been the the site of the highest Venetian authorities. The small fortified castle from the 9th century grew gradually with the grow of Republic’s power. At the end of the 13th century the Republic featured the stable political system consisted of Senate and Great Council which controlled [...]
La Fenice
In 1774, the leading opera house in Venice, San Benedetto Theatre has been destroyed by the malicious fire. Due to the land ownership problems the opera company decided to build the new opera on the different location. The theatre, which “rose from the ashes” was given the apropriate name La Fenice (The Phoenix). The building [...]
Rialto Bridge
Until half of the 19th century Ponte di Rialto was the only bridge connecting both sides of Canal Grande. The bridge has been located in the place, where the canal goes narrower just before the sharp turning, and it happened to lie almost exactly in the middle of the city.
Basilica San Marco
Built originally as a mausoleum to protect the grave of Saint Mark, Patron Saint of Venice, the small church, twice rebuilt to the present times witnessed almost the whole history of the city. The power of Medieval trade has changed the private chapel near Dodge’s Palace into the main church of the Republic, where the [...]
Ghetto – Jewish District in Venice
First Jewish merchants came to Venice at the beginning of 14th century. Issued in 1381 the first Condotta which allowed Jews to settle in Venice and occupy with money lending and second-hand trade became only a temporary solution, and thorough 15th century Jews who wanted to live in Venice encountered numerous problems especially from the [...]
66th Venice Film Festival
This year edition of Venice Film Festival runs under the banner of Venice Biennale along with other great events such as International Art Exhibition, Music and the Theatre Festival. The opening ceremony is scheduled on September 2, and the Festiwal is going to last till 12th of September. Today in the eve of Festival is [...]
Palazzo del Cinema
The Palazzo del Cinema at Venice Lido has been opened for the occasion of the fifth edition of the Venice Film Festival in 1937. Since that time the modernist building hosts the next editions of the festival, which will commence this year for the 66′th time.
Torre dell’Orologio in Venice
The Clock Tower which flanks the north side of Piazza San Marco has been built at the end of 15th century most likely by Mauro Coducci. The side wings were added a couple of years later, and in 1755 were adorned by the top balustrade, the work of Giorgio Massari. The astronomical clock on the [...]
Venice – the City for Lovers
The honeymoon in Venice – it is a dream of thousands of young couples all over the world. The unique spleen of the city attracts more and more people, some came here fulfilling their dreams -’just married’, some -’just about to be married’ still have the time, and some deliberately choose Venice as a perfect [...]
How to get from Marco Polo Airport to Venice
The Airport Marco Polo is located on terra ferma – the dry land, northeast of the island part of Venice. The nicest way to get to the island city is – as one can expect by the boat. There is the regular line vaporetto boats departing every hour, and faster, but 5-6 times more expensive [...]
