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Overview

Venice Lagoon Experience: Canals, History & Island Hopping

Highlights

• Stay aboard a vessel in Venice

• Enjoy a Venice Lagoon Cruise

• Possibility to visit St Mark's Basilica

• Chance to visit Murano Island

• Join a hidden Venice walk

• Time to explore the 'marble city'

Nights at a glance

• Day 1 - Venice

• Day 2 - Venice / Venice Lagoon

• Day 3 - Venice

• Day 4 - Venice Lagoon

• Day 5 - Venice

Overview

There is nowhere else on earth like Venice. The busy city's streets of water and the tiny islands of its lagoon combine in a unique UNESCO enclave. The tour is a similarly fitting combination, quietly based on an elegant boat, with all the sights at the foot of the gangplank.

Since its medieval golden days, Venice has been revered for its art and architecture. Known as La Serenissima, the marble city is squeezed onto a hundred islets, interwoven with canals and bridges, a great, flamboyant, living museum. The lagoon is a broad but shallow spread around it, dotted with sleepy islands, some all but abandoned, others brimming with old world charm. Making full use of the watery topography, this tour is based aboard the stylish cruiser, MS Michelangelo; calmly removed from the crowds, while effortlessly visiting the unmissable sights. The 'best of both worlds' concept extends to the itinerary in a flexible blend of included activities, optional excursions, and time for independent exploration. Two cruises on the lagoon are included, the first at the northern end, to rural Mazzorbo, linked by a long footbridge to Burano Island and its impossibly pretty rows of pastel painted houses; the second floating south, past tiny islets, to the leisurely pace of Choggia. Optional excursions include the city's must-see monument, St Mark's Basilica; Murano Island, its canal-sides awash with displays of its famous glass; a walk through less-visited Venice; and historic Padua, home to Italy's largest piazza.

Tour Inclusions:

• 4-night cruise

• Meals Included: full board and drinks on vessel

• Itinerary as described

• Services of guides and local representative

Prices from:

4 nights from £940pp based on 19th February 2027. Other dates available. No single supplement.

Price based on two people sharing, excluding flights from the UK - solo traveller options available.