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MEETING
"RSA"
Venice 8-10 April 2010
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TRANSFERS AND VISITS DETAILS
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GRAND CANAL TOUR
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A motorboat tour accompanied by professional multilingual hostess, along the fabulous Canal Grand, the main Venetian water street and from the best point of view, to admire displayed the most important historical and artistic features represented by hundreds of palazzos, mansions and churches and of course by the bridges which cross this magnificent waterway, like the oldest Rialto and the newest Glass Bridge “della Costituzione” by Calatrava. Here are the main Venetian patrician houses which nowadays host Art collections, Museums, Associations or University seats, like Ca’ Venier, Ca’ Rezzonico, Ca’ Mocenigo, Ca’ Foscari, Ca’ Giustinian, Ca’ Corner Spinelli, Ca’ d’Oro, Ca’ Corner della Regina, Ca’ Pesaro, Ca’ Labia, or city and state institutions like Ca’ Grande, Ca’ Balbi, Ca’ Grimani, Ca’ Loredan & Ca’ Farsetti, or luxurious hotels like the Gritti or the most entertaining spots like the Casino in the Ca’ Vendramin Caliergi or the soirées’ palace Ca’ Pisani Moretta, and further more the warehouses’ building seats of foreign communities, who lived and dealt in the ancient Venice, like the Fondaco dei Tedeschi and Fondaco dei Turchi, the main religious edifices like the church of La Madonna Della Salute, the Accademia, San Samuele, Stae, San Marcuola.
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ISLANDS OF VENICE – MURANO, BURANO, TORCELLO
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Don’t miss this half day cruise to the most famous Venetian islands, known throughout the world for their picturesque scenery, handicraft and history! Departure from near Saint Mark’s square: after an enjoyable trip across Saint Mark’s basin, towards the lido and then back along the north coastline of the city, we first stop in Murano, the island of the glass, to visit an artistic glass factory and see the glass manufactured and blown. The ride goes on to the next stop Burano, admiring, on the way to, the natural environment and the minor islands spread all around and pointed out by our tour leader explaining at the microphone Free time in Burano, the typical fishing island with its light and coloured contrasts, its chocolate box painted houses and renowned for the ancient art of the lace making and embroidery and for the fresh home made characteristic cakes you shouldn’t miss to try. Torcello, the most ancient inhabited island will be our last stop. The visit of the Byzantine cathedral is highly recommended for the appeal of its remote past and its magnificent mosaics representing the last judgement.
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ST.MARK SQUARE AND ITS MONUMENTS INCLUDING DOGE’S PALACE
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This is the most classical panoramic tour through the highlights of Saint Mark’s square and the history of Venice, which for centuries ruled a vast empire. This enchanting tour, which will initiate you to wonder of the marvellous Serenissima, the so called most serene republic which lasts for around seven hundreds years, includes the visit of the old Venice’s head quarter, which was the Palace of the Doge, the Republic’s designated representative, and an attentive glance at its heart which was the Byzantine style basilica where beyond than the Patron of the city’s relics, an incredible treasure has always been kept in custody.
Along with the visit of the Doges’ Palace, seat then of the politic and administrative powers and of the main courts, we will cross the famous bridge of sights which leads to the ancient frightful Prisons, and along with the introduction to the Saint Mark’s cathedral we will admire the richness and the exceptional beauty of decorations in rare marbles and precious mosaics, which narrate the origins of the city, its charm and its mystery.
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GONDOLA SERENADE
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A romantic tour by a parade of gondolas with live music and songs on board to make you dream along the canals of Venice from one of the best starting point at the entrance of the Grand Canal in front of the impressive church of Madonna della Salute. A gondola serenade has always represented the quintessence of the romance!
Book your seats on a gondola serenade and enjoy the glamour of this experience which makes you plunge in this unique city’s atmosphere.
The gondola serenade lasts around 40 minutes
When requested, afterwards the romantic evening can keep going on with an excellent dinner in a, by the classical Venetian charm, restaurant.
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Il Burchiello
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Il Burchiello cruises along the Brenta River with departure from Padua or Venice on alternate days. The excursion is highly interesting from the historical, cultural and artistic point of view. Along the Canal we can admire more than fifty villas, once summer residences of the Venetian nobility. While the cruise takes us through some really beautiful spots, we can appreciate the high technological value of the engineering work carried out in order to create this ship canal, allowing the development of civilisation over the years. Along the way, Il Burchiello® stops at three of the most important mansions: Villa Pisani, Barchessa Valmarana or Villa Widmann and Villa Foscari "Malcontenta".
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TYPICAL VENETIAN “BACARO AND CHICHETI” TOUR
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We first go to visit the fruit and vegetable market and fish market to see where the local Venetians do their shopping every day. Then we visit a typical Bacaro "Osteria Sora el Ponte". Here you can find all kind of typical small starters based on fish, sea food, meat, and vegetables and taste the typical Venetian drinks "spritz" or "l’ombra de vin" (glass of wine) then we go on to one of the most famous bacaro of Venice “Ai Do Mori”. Here they have more *than 200 kinds of wine and you can taste different kind of Italian hams, cheese and also a lot of small Venetian specialities. Then we stop our "Bacari tour" in a historical bar in erbaria “da Bomba” for a last special spritz called “spritz de Bomba . This place is well known by all the Venetians. This tour lasts about 2 hours. Tour includes guide and chicheti and wine tasting in some typical Venetian bacari.
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TRANSFER FROM AIRPORT
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Shared (shuttle) transfer from Venice Airport “Marco Polo” to hotels in Venice Historic Centre. Meet and greet with our assistant and board on a shared basis a boat from the Airport to the hotels in Venice. Boat will leave about every 45 minutes from the Airport so you may be asked to wait a little before boarding; the boat it may have other stops before your one. Stops will be only in the hotels located on Grand Canal or Venetian Lagoon, for all other hotels the stop will be in the nearest pier available
Private transfer from Venice Airport “Marco Polo” to hotels in Venice Historic Centre. Meet and greet with our assistant and board a private motorlaunch from the Airport directly to your hotel in Venice Historic Centre. If the hotel reserved does not have the private landing or it is not possible to reach it for traffic or atmospheric reason, the assistant will accompany you by foot from the landing to the hotel.
Water Taxi from Venice Airport “Marco Polo” to hotels in Venice Historic Centre. A private water taxi can take you from the Airport directly to your hotel in Venice Historic Centre. If the hotel reserved does not have the private landing the boat will stop at the nearest one available.
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TRANSFER FROM TRAIN STATION
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Private transfer from Venice Venice Train Station “Santa Lucia” to hotels in Venice Historic Centre. Meet and greet with our assistant and board a private motorlaunch from the Venice Train Station “Santa Lucia” directly to your hotel in Venice Historic Centre. If the hotel reserved does not have the private landing or it is not possible to reach it for traffic or atmospheric reason, the assistant will accompany you by foot from the landing to the hotel.
Water Taxi from Venice Venice Train Station “Santa Lucia” to hotels in Venice Historic Centre. A private water taxi can take you from the Venice Train Station “Santa Lucia” directly to your hotel in Venice Historic Centre. If the hotel reserved does not have the private landing the boat will stop at the nearest one available.
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