Our 2 hours walking tour includes most of the Dorsoduro district with its picturesque canals and palaces, no tourist traps here just artists, students and families, who share some of the best sights that Venice has to offer, this is the perfect place to escape the crowd and explore the real Venice.
Our expert English/speaking guide will lead you to the discovery of Cà Dario, known as the cursed house, due to the unhappy destinies shared by the owners over the centuries.
Strolling the Fontamenta delle Zattere, crossing the Ponte degli Incurabili, we’ll face the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, which is hosted by the former Hospital of the Incurables.
Not far from here we can admire a small gothic jewel the Contarini-Fasan palace, also known as the “Desdemona place”, since, according to some legends, this was the house where the unfortunate wife of Othello lived.
Last but not least our tour will allow you to admire the world famous Harry’s bar and Palazzo Venier dei Leoni which host the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, one of Europe’s premier museums devoted to modern art. The core of the museum’s holdings is Peggy Guggenheim’s personal collection of 20th-century masterpieces ranging from Cubism and Surrealism to Abstract Expressionism.
This tour can be enhanced adding the Optional Gondola Ride
Jump on a six-seat Gondola to enjoy a relaxed tour of the smaller canals in Venice, a local gondoliere will slowly drive you through tiny little canals, turn your gaze towards the beautiful palaces overlooking the canals.
Roam Venice in all her glory!