Venice - May 25 - 28
Belmond Hotel Cipriani
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WEBSITE: https://www.belmond.com/hotels/europe/italy/venice/belmond-hotel-cipriani
3 nights
2 Premium lagoon view connecting, a double and a twin including breakfast
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Accommodations
May 25, Saturday
Highlights of Venice tour & gondola ride
2:30-6:30 pm
Dress - day casual - possible church visits
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As you wander through Venice's winding streets and waterways, you'll learn all about the city's history and development. A masterpiece of Gothic architecture, the Doge's Palace is just as impressive inside with works by Titian, Veronese, Tintiretto, Vittoria and Tiepolo adorning the walls. Your historical walking tour will also take in a visit to the shimmering, mosaic-filled St. Mark's Basilica, the mightiest of Venetian monuments. Its architecture, a mixture of Byzantine, Roman and Venetian, is the work of artists and craftsmen from all over the world.
You'll also visit the lively market on and around the Rialto Bridge, where sellers hawk their mountains of colourful fruit and veg and shimmering seafood.
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Gondola ride
No visit to Venice would be complete without experiencing a gondola ride. Travel like a Venetian on a gondola down the city’s iconic canals, giving you a very special vantage point for absorbing the beauty of this city, as it is from the water that Venice offers its most spectacular views.
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Dinner - Cip's Cafe at Hotel Cipriani
8:00 pm
Dress- dinner casual
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WEBSITE: https://www.belmond.com/dining/europe/italy/venice/cips-club/
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May 26, Sunday
Lagoon boat ride - private sail & lunch
11:30 am – 5:30pm
Dress - casual - bring swimsuit/coverup
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Included: roundtrip transfers to the sailboat, assistance, gourmet lunch, wine pairing
The sailboat that hosted Pier Paolo Pasolini and Maria Callas now sails in the heart of the Venice Lagoon, generating a new form of ethically connoted sustainable tourism of the highest quality, accompanied by a variety of cultural and artistic activities characterised by a strong social impact. Enjoy a whole day on board the boat together with one of the stellar chefs of the town gathered within a project dedicated to the lagoon, environmental sustainability, and the enhancement of the lands of the lagoon itself and its products. The menu varies from time to time depending on the catch of the day and the selection of vegetables from the gardens of the islands. The North or South lagoon can be chosen according to your preference and knowledge. You can enjoy a swim in the lagoon or in the open sea.
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Dinner - The Gritti Terrace
8:00 pm
Dress - dinner casual
Please note: you can reach the restaurant by water taxi. The cost is around EUR 90 / 100 each way.
Alternatively the hotel has a complimentary shuttle service leaving every 10/15 minutes to San Marco Square. From there it will be a 8 minute walk to the restaurant.
Please speak with the hotel concierge to arrange a water taxi or have further information about the complimentary service.
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WEBSITE/MENU: https://www.clubdeldoge.com/the-gritti-terrace
May 27, Monday
Three Islands Tour - Murano, Burano, and Torcello
9:30 am - 1:30 pm
Dress - casual - bring swimsuit
Meet your assistant in the hotel lobby.
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MAPS
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Three Islands Tour - Visit Venice’s most famous islands, Murano, Burano and Torcello, and learn about their importance in history and trade. Your first stop will be in Murano, world-famous since the 1200s for the art of glassmaking, where you'll visit one of Venice’s most important glass factories and have a private show of how the intricate glasswork is made, as well as a tour of the showroom to spot works of great glass masters like Signoretto.
The second picturesque island is Burano, a fisherman island known for its brightly coloured houses and for its lace school. You'll see the women who still work this antique technique of lace-making by hand. The last stop is Torcello, the first island to be inhabited in the lagoon, where you'll hear the history and see its beautiful cathedral with its magnificent mosaics dating back to the 1100s. In Torcello, you'll also see the Locanda Cipriani where Ernest Hemingway stayed when in Venice and wrote A Farewell to Arms.
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Dinner - Gio's Restaurant & Terrace
8:00 pm
Dress - dinner semi-formal
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WEBSITE/MENU :https://giosrestaurantvenice.com/
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May 28, Tuesday
8:30 am Boat transfer to car transfer
Meet your assistant in the hotel lobby.
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Private transfer:
start 9:00 am
Private transfer to Tuscany with stop in Bologna for a food tour.