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Program details
Gondola Waterways with Commentary
Enjoy the experience on a relaxing gondola with commentary
• Discover the most charming canals and part of Grand Canal, Mozart's House, La Fenice Theatre, Salute Church, Punta della Dogana and Peggy Guggenheim Collection
• Guaranteed to skip the long lines for Gondola ride
• Learn about the story of the buildings you are going to see thanks to an informative flyer which you will be given! A promenade by gondola that will take you along the canals of Venice, one of the most important tourist destinations in the world, due to the city being one of the world's greatest and most beautiful cities of art. Enjoy the cruise through the city’s most secluded waterways passing under small bridges and along part of the Grand Canal.
During your pleasant ride, you will admire Desdemona’s House and Mozart’s House passing by the worldwide famous La Fenice Theatre proceeding along the Rio (Canal) “De le Ostreghe” leading into the most charming part of the Grand Canal, where you will admire the Peggy Guggenheim Collection Palace. When you reach the Salute Church and Punta della Dogana you will enjoy a quick unique breathtaking view of S. Giorgio’s Island, Saint Mark’s with its Belltower and Doge’s Palace.
Glassbowing Art Experience
A great experience that will bring you to know the art of manufacture and glassblowing. In front of you a glass craftsman master will create a unique item while he is showing and explaining the ancient technique phases of the production. You will discover this ancient art came from Romans who, on the run from the barbarians, established the city of Venice.
You can feel the warmth, the smells and the sounds of the furnace and you will see the clever hands of the artisan mould the glass in front of your eyes and then, like magic, it will be transformed into an unrepeatable object, thanks to the work of a millennial artisan culture that has been handed down from one generation to the next. The glassblowing art is recognized in all the world as a synonym of beauty.
Venetians moulded many things with glass that were used daily, like cups, glasses, dishes, mirrors and lamps. This art of moulding the glass in all these shapes, was one of the most safeguarded secrets in the Venetian Republic.
You will relive this experience in Saint Mark's Square in an old Glass Factory Showroom and you will have the possibility to know and see the principal objects that are made with glass.
At the end of your experience we will give each couple or family a little glass gift, as a souvenir of your visit.
Languages
- Glassbowing Art
Shared live tour commentary provided in English, French, Spanish, Italian and Japanese (the visit could be multilingual).
- Gondola Waterways with Commentary
Multilingual assistance for embarkation.
Commentary by App in Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Russian.
Written brochure in Italian, English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese.
Duration
Glassblowing Art Experience: 20 minutes.
Gondola: 30 min.
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