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Secrets of Venice A Backstage Tour

Italy - Venice

Starting from between £965 to £1,340 per person for 4 days depending on the season of travel, advance booking time and the accommodation and activities chosen

Itinerary Highlights

  • Enjoy a private guided walking tour of Venice’s top sites
  • Grab your theatre binoculars for an evening of opera at La Fenice theatre
  • Hop aboard a traditional gondola, wander through labyrinthine streets and savour tasty gelato
This four-day trip to Venice is the perfect excuse to explore the city’s magic with your other half. Rightly known as La Serenissima, The Most Serene, Venice is a city of romance and offers everything from glistening canals to world-renowned art galleries and ornate architecture.

Kick off your getaway with a guided walking tour through the heart of the city. Wander around St. Mark’s Square and grab your favourite gelato before enjoying a peaceful gondola ride along the interconnecting waterways. On your final day, immerse yourself in the Venetian music scene with a visit to La Fenice theatre for a stunning performance. We’ve planned everything for an original escape, from private boat transfers to bespoke walking tours, so you can just sit back and relax.
St Mark's Square in Venice - Italy © Armand Lagrange
St Mark's Square in Venice - Italy © Armand Lagrange
Venice - Italy © Armand Lagrange
Venice - Italy © Armand Lagrange
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Venice - Italy © Droits reservés
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Venice channel - Italy © Eastlyn Bright/stock.adobe.com
Caffè Florian - Venice - Italy © Armand Lagrange
Caffè Florian - Venice - Italy © Armand Lagrange
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Venice - Italy © Droits reservés
Church of San Giorgio Maggiore - Venice - Italy © Nato Manzolli/Getty Images/iStockphoto
Church of San Giorgio Maggiore - Venice - Italy © Nato Manzolli/Getty Images/iStockphoto
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Venice - Italy © Droits reservés
View of Venice - Italy © Armand Lagrange
View of Venice - Italy © Armand Lagrange
Venice - Italy © Droits reservés
Venice - Italy © Droits reservés
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Venice -Italy © Droits reservés
Isola Mazzorbetto - Venice - Italy © Armand Lagrange
Isola Mazzorbetto - Venice - Italy © Armand Lagrange
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Venice - Italy © Droits reservés
Venice - Italy © Droits reservés
Venice - Italy © Droits reservés

Itinerary

100% customisable for you

Your exciting weekend in Venice begins today, so head to the airport, fast-track through security and hop on a two-hour flight to Italy. Once you’ve landed, collected your bags and made it through customs, a private driver will be waiting to whisk you away to your hotel via water taxi. Admire the canals during this sneak peek of the city, before dropping your bags off and heading out for your first taste of Venice.

Today’s all about discovering the magic of Venice on foot. Head to St. Mark’s Square, where a local guide will bring the city’s history to life. Step inside St Mark’s Basilica and admire its gilded mosaics and shiny treasures before visiting the Doge’s Palace, a masterpiece of Gothic architecture that’s home to works by famous Italian artists like Titian, Tintoretto and Guardi.

Continue your tour to the prisons, connected to the palace by the famous Bridge of Sighs, so named because it was where prisoners caught their last glimpse of the city. Ready for a break? Wave goodbye to your guide and wind your way through Venice’s streets to find a restaurant for lunch (your Concierge can recommend the best spots).

Spend the afternoon exploring at your own pace before settling down for a bowl of Venice’s signature pasta in anchovy sauce, followed by a scoop of gelato. Bellissimo.

Kick off today with a freshly baked pastry and an espresso, then spend the morning as you please. Need some inspiration? Our Concierge is on hand to make some super suggestions. Perhaps hop aboard a classic Venetian gondola and let the waterways serenade you, or venture to the fish market of Rialto to learn about the biggest catches of the day.

This evening, we can arrange a trip to Teatro La Fenice for a beautiful performance in the 18th-century theatre. Immerse yourselves in the works of some of the greatest composers, including Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi, while marvelling at the theatre’s swirling rococo ceiling. After the performance, head to one of the city’s rooftop bars to toast your final Italian evening.

Sadly, your backstage tour of Venice has come to an end today. Venture out for one last look around the city’s labyrinthine streets before hopping back in the water taxi, heading to the airport and catching your two-hour flight home.

Suggestions

Everything in this itinerary is entirely customisable, down to the smallest details. Here are some more suggestions of what could be included

EXPLORE CONTEMPORARY VENICE

Calling all art lovers: head to the Grand Canal and step inside the Venier dei Leoni Palace, home to Peggy Guggenheim's 20th-century art collection. It includes works by Picasso, Magritte, Mondrian, Miro, Tanguy, Chagall, Kandinsky and more, offering one of the best insights into Western art history.

OPERA AT TEATRO LA FENICE

Spend an evening at the opera in the famous Teatro La Fenice. This is a magical opportunity to discover this legendary theatre that’s welcomed some of history's greatest composers – we’re talking Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi.




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Estimated Price

Dependent on the season of travel, advance booking time and the accommodation and activities chosen

The prices shown here are merely a guide, as all of our trips are entirely tailor-made. Tailor-made travel involves multiple moving parts, and prices can vary hugely depending on the season of travel, the lead time before the proposed travel date (last minute deals are pretty much a myth), availability, your choice of accommodation and any additional activities you want to include. That means the only exact price will be the one we quote you, which we can adapt to suit your budget. The estimated starting cost for this trip is between £965 and £1,340 per person. The average starting price for this trip is £1,160 per person.
Included in this itinerary

  • Return flight to Venice


  • Airline taxes and fuel surcharge


  • One checked bag per person


  • Two-night stay in a deluxe double room with breakfast


  • Airport / hotel / airport transfers, by private water taxi


  • A half-day tour of Venice with a private guide tailored to your liking


  • Our local Concierge service

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