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My Exclusive Original Grand Canal Tour
from € 320.00
Luxurious motor launch, heart-stopping views, film locations, Grand Palaces, intrigue, scandal, life styles of the rich and famous!
Don't just see the Grand Canal, experience for your self the life styles of the rich and famous with a spicy sprinkling of gossip from those in the know with your own private guide.
Our charming bronzed water taxi skippers have ferried some of the world's most famous celebrities as well as being the stunt drivers for blockbuster films such as the 007 epic ‘Casino Royale'.
We will pass famous palaces and sights used in films as our skippers have their fingers on the pulse of Venice, knowing every mossy, misty canal, crumbling palace and skeleton in the cupboard!
Whilst gliding along the Grand Canal,
an extraordinarily beautiful and unique high way, we will marvel at the stately procession of sumptuous water palaces gazing proudly upon centuries of comings and goings.
Our entertaining companions will bear us along this splendid processional route while we see the palaces of the rich and famous.
Hear about celebrities' favorite local places to hang out as well as discovering just why Venice is the sublime capital of masked carnivals, reveries, intrigue, and romance!Bring your sunglasses!
And don't forget your camera!
Tour Length: 50 minutes to one hour
Includes: Quality private tour guide, deluxe motor launch (Taxi Motoscafo)
Excludes: Optional gratuities
Weather: This tour runs rain or shine
Meeting Point: Near St. Mark's Square, to be provided upon confirmation
Price conscious? You may prefer to join one of our regular scheduled small group Venice tours
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On
2013/05/19
Tanya Harrison said:
Fantastic
My boyfriend and I took the original Florence walking tour, and I have to say it was the best tour of our week stay in Italy. This tour was fantastic because we had Brenda as our tour guide. When someone loves their job so much it really shines through their work and made us enjoy so much more than what there was to see and know about Florence. Brenda was very knowledgeable, funny and well spoken. We also enjoyed her running commentaries on the various happenings around the streets such as watching a woman parking her Vespa on the street or a van moving in a tight space. Very enjoyable and thank you Brenda for a great time!
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2013/03/23
Elaine Lam said:
I took the Florence tour of Florence Artisans. It was amazing. It was the best tour !!!! Our Guide, Helen was fantastic. She took us to places we'd NEVER have been able to find on our own. She was friendly and very informative. In fact, local people were greeting us with such a warm reception which I can only attribute to the fact that she is a well known and liked friend to the city.
On
2013/03/22
JT said:
I took two tours with Art Viva, and multiple tours with Aventurra Bellisima. Art Viva outperforms hands down. Their tour guides (Elizabeta and Klaus) were fantastic-- knowledgable, engaging, entertaining, and particularly Klaus on art-- he is a superstar art and history teacher. Also, the tour sizes were small <8. (Regrettably only one of Aventurra guides spoke English with sufficient facility to make the tour comprehensible and tour sizes were large 10-20). If I could do it again, I would have chosen Art Viva for all the tours.
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2013/03/21
Robert Waters said:
Fantastic
We recently did 3 tours in Florence with Artviva and these were the most informative tours I have been on. In addition to the excellent information, you could tell that the guides LOVED their job. It was a pleasure to be on tours that were so interesting and with such enthusiastic and pleasant guides. I recommend this to anyone wanting to really learn about Florence , its art and its history and meaning.
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2013/02/24
Ingrid Rebelson said:
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2013/01/22
Helen Campbell said:
Excellent
Nice size for a tour group – not too big. Excellent coverage of the main issues in Renaissance history. Wonderful details – really enjoyed it. Thanks so much.
On
2013/01/22
Ann Gregory said:
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2013/01/22
Paul Edward Cook said:
Great tour
I just wanted to write and thank you and your staff for our wonderful and informative walking tour of Florence. The tour helped us fall even more in love with your wonderful city. Thanks again and we hope to return in the near future for some more tours. Paul
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2013/01/21
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2013/01/21
Marco Bertocco said:
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