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Personal Guided Tours of Venice, Italy, Romantic Holidays, Venetian Art, Gay, Lesbian, Venetian Culture, Venetian Music, Gondola Rides, Guided Canal Tours, Sightseeing

One of the most captivating phenomena of Venice are the musicians and artists which it produced. Vivaldi, Albinoni, Monteverdi, and Galuppi as well as Tintoretto, Carpaccio, Tiziano, Tiepolo, Canaletto, and Guardi, all filled Venice with spectacular creations for eyes and ears to behold. Admire the masterpieces of painters in their original place or in the city museums. Along with visits to works found in churches, your adventure can include stops at the Quadreria of the Correr Museum, or to the Academia of Fine Arts. In this tour, you'll learn the characteristics of lavish Venetian Style. You can suggest your favorite artist and we'll help you to see his most fascinating works, visiting churches or buildings where you can still find the atmosphere of a humanistic Studio, like in the School of San Giorgio dei Greci, or that of a Magnificent Renaissance Complex like the School of San Rocco. If you like music, you are in for a big treat. You will understand why Venetian music developed unique features which made it different from any other Italian and European school. Visit the Conservatory Benedetto Marcello, Vivaldi's Church of the Pieta, the Church of the Ospedaletto, passing through the area of La Fenice Theater and by the houses where the opera composer Cimarosa and the great Mozart lived. The most passionate about ancient music may also pay a visit to the Levi Foundation, the most relevant archive of Ancient Music in Venice, to get information about their favorite studies. Meet an artisan who builds ancient Venetian harpsichords and visit the music shop of Cristiano Nalesso specialized in classical Venetian renaissance, pre-baroque and baroque music and Opera, where you can find rare first recordings. Your tour would not be complete without a sampling of the finest concerts available during your stay, such as an evening concert in S. Rocco, or, depending on the season, opera at the Pala Fenice.

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Secret Gardens

The average tourist, once he overcomes the astonishment of the tranquillity in Venice, is next struck by the lack of green areas in Venice. However, Venice is full of gardens; they are just sheltered behind walls and accessible to very few. They are the private gardens of the elite, who care for them meticulously. In fact, the lack of green in the public areas inspires those who have gardens to work ever so diligently to keep them flourishing, and Venice boasts some of the finest gardens in Europe.

With Venice à la Carte, you can see for yourself the wonders of these secret gardens. You'll learn how the distinguished Venetians utilize the limited (and sometimes not so limited) spaces in order to create a restful haven away from the relatively hectic world beyond their walls. You'll understand the artistic and botanical elements which made the Venetian garden unique and see an element of Venetian life which very few are able to see, and you will have a greater understanding of the Venetian culture because of it.

This extraordinary selection is not available in the Winter months. Spring recommended.

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