Secret Gardens of Venice Walking Tour | 2 hours

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Shared tour in a small group
2 Adults x $81.51
$163.02
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$163.02
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Private Group
2 Adults x $326.04
$652.08
Approx Total
$652.08
Private Tour
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Hotel pick up on request

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: German, English, Italian, Spanish
  • Licensed Tour Guide & Nature and Interpretive Guide
  • Entrance ticket and access to private gardens
  • Gratuities

Overview

Enjoy a stroll around the secret gardens of Venice, often hidden behind the facades and walls of the its magnificent palazzos. People often refer to Venice as the city of canals and bridges. You will be surprised: the more than 500 gardens largely exceed the 403 bridges in the city! Follow a delightful and off the beaten path route through the most magical gardens of Venice: take a walk around public parks, inner courtyards with greenery and idyllic monastery gardens. Relax within these places of silence, smell the scent of trees and flowers and feast your eyes on the colorful blossoms.

Meeting points

Meet your guide at Fondamenta Gasparo Contarini, near the bridge in front of Cottolengo's elderly house.

End point

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The tour will end close to the railway station in Venice

Itinerary

  • Cannaregio

    A hidden garden belonging to a community of nuns, who will kindly open their doors for us. Those lucky enough to enter it will find themselves in a beautiful garden with fruit trees, walking underneath beautiful pergolas with flowers and mystic plants

    30 minutes

  • N/A

    One of the less known and less visited green area in the city: a peaceful for a relaxing stroll next to a charming villa and a theathre with a rich program of dance, music and performances

    15 minutes

  • Giardini Savorgnan

    A hidden park in Cannaregio district which was the secret garden of noble famlies sorounding their fancy houses.

    15 minutes

  • Rio della Misericordia

    A garden center in a hidden corner of the city, where venetians choose geraniums and surfinias to make the summer of Venice more colorful and cylamen to brighten up the foggy winter of this beautiful city.

    15 minutes

  • Spazio Thetis

    A hidden green oasis with several modern art sculpturs in a off the beaten path area facing the northern lagoon

    15 minutes

  • Giardino delle Vergini all’Arsenale

    A piece of poetry made into a garden, wiht a fascinating view on the the Arsenale docks and walls

    15 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it

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March 17100% refund
March 18No refund

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Garden Surprises

Published on Dec, 2024

Valerio is excellent - opened our eyes to the real Venezia and generously shared many other tips regarding restaurants, short cuts, etc … would recommend him for anything Venezia !!!

Secret gardens with exploration

Published on Nov, 2024

Our guide, Valerio, was very personable and knowledgeable, and was able to provide access to three private gardens in Cannaregio otherwise closed-off to tourists. Additionally we went to a public park in Santa Croce off the beaten track which provided an interesting counterpoint. There was a reasonable amount of walking involved but we also were taken to some parts of Venice we hadn't previously been. We highly recommend this tour and Valerio.

Delightful secret garden tour

Published on Sep, 2024

Valerio is such a charming and friendly guide. He included all participants, interacting with us and combining relevant and interesting facts, entertaining us at the same time. I would definitely do any of his tours again, and recommend him to anyone wanting to learn more about Venice.

Besutiful Parts of Venice You Didn’t Know Existed

Published on May, 2024

The opportunity to see such a quiet and unusual part of Venice was a resl treat. Valerio was charming, knowledgeable and an all-round great guide.

Great experience

Published on Oct, 2023

Valerio was great. Lots of local knowledge and insights. Took us to rarely seen gardens in Venice easy walking great views. 3 private and one public.

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