To truly experience a city, you must deep dive into its culture, and there's no better cultural tradition to explore in Venice than its renaissance era.
On this private tour, get a cultural awakening as you learn more about the renaissance era and why it's such a unique part of the city's character. Learn from its history to the present influence that still lingers in Venice as you visit the Church of Santa Maria del Miracoli, Paradise Arch and more. Thanks to this cultural experience, you'll be able to see Venice from a different perspective - the way the locals live it every day!
Withlocals Treasures of Venice Tour™ is one of Withlocals' signature tours available in major cities worldwide. We work with passionate local guides who earn a fair fee. We support local economies by only offering local products and prevent over-tourism with only small non-intrusive groups. Our tours are carbon-neutral and away from the standard tourist routes.
Posted By : Jo V
It takes a special person to engage with teens with history on a hot Venetian afternoon. Veronica’s energy was infectious, and her dynamic and passionate storytelling was the perfect option. She accommodated our requests (including an excellent place to eat straight after), keeping our children actively involved, and impressed both my husband and myself with her incredible knowledge. Highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-06-25 06:01:37 
Posted By : WholeWheaton
We had a great time learning all about her hometown of Venice from Romy. She brought an excellent perspective to the tour about the history of Venice and modern life there. Romy spoke English very well and was easy for us to understand. She responded well to our questions and gave us tips for enjoying the rest of our time there. Prior communication was quick and efficient, too. We'd recommend Romy as a guide without hesitation!
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Posted On : 2024-05-16 13:41:47
Posted By : 709reinhardb
Because we were traveling with our grown-up children, we stayed in an apartment with two bedrooms, kitchen and bathroom in Mestre, just like last year. The bus connection to Venice was again very easy and direct. Mestre is not necessarily cheaper than Venice when it comes to shopping, so we usually went shopping in Cannaregio on Sundays too.
We spent the first two days at the Biennale again, which was a bit disappointing because there was little architecture on display.
Unlike usual, Venice was very crowded. That's why we didn't go to St. Mark's Square at all this year, nor to the Basilica di San Marco.
A visit to the Scuola Grande di San Rocco is always worthwhile and we spent some time there. We were also in Torcello again, but didn't skip Burano entirely voluntarily because the vaporetto lines had been changed. A visit to the cathedral is recommended because of the explanations in German. The Chiesa di Santa Fosca was unfortunately completely closed for restoration.
Murano was very popular and we were able to admire the mosaics inside the Basilica di Santa Maria e Donato. The impressive architecture of the east side was covered up due to construction work, however.
In Venice we also visited the large churches of Santi Giovanni e Paolo and Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. If I had to choose, I would now give preference to the Frari.
On arrival, our children accidentally drove from the airport to Venice instead of Mestre and then spent two hours in the city. They happened to come across San Zulian near San Marco, which we didn't know, although we think we've already visited all of Venice's churches. We'll have to visit it because we didn't have the time this time.
But we were in Vicenza after visiting Padua last year. Vicenza is famous for Palladio's buildings. However, we were more impressed by the Teatro Olimpico (Vicenza).
Because Venice was so crowded at the end of October and beginning of November, we are not sure whether we will go to the art biennale again this year. Finally, we would like to note that although Venice had a lot of tourists, there was plenty of space at the biennale.
We can also confirm that the MO.S.E. project is effective. It was actually high tide when we visited, but we didn't notice anything other than a little higher water at the edge of the fish market.
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Posted On : 2024-02-12 17:29:42
Posted By : arneer
We had the best time with Veronica. She was friendly, knowledgeable, and prepared. She kept my 12, 16, and 18 year olds engaged for the entire experience.
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Posted On : 2023-07-22 04:12:31
Posted By : Climber775126
We booked the Doge's Palace & St. Mark's Basilica tour with Veronica for my family of 4. Veronica was a blast to be with and this was our most memorable tour in Italy. Veronica is funny, knowledgeable, cute, and was very entertaining.
Since I booked the latest tour time there was to avoid some crowds and heat, Veronica was extremely accommodating and made all necessary arrangements prior to us arriving.
There is no question that if you go to Venice, Booking with Veronica is the absolute the best tour guide you will have. If we visit Venice again, there is no doubt we would seek her out for tours.
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Posted On : 2023-07-13 20:19:53
Posted By : Cherrylyn18
Veronica was an amazing, smart, knowledgeable and interact well as a tour guide. We were exchanging emails until we finally met her in person. I’ve sent her tons of email enquiring about the tour and suggestions on what to do, where to eat & all other things not even related with her service. She replied all my enquiries & I was extremely grateful she was our guide. She bought the museum tickets for us and we reimbursed it on the day of the tour. Our experienced with Veronica was truly memorable and the reason we are coming back to Venice next year for another vacation this time we’ll stay longer and for sure we will ask her to be our guide. I found a friend in her. Words are not enough to thank her.
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Posted On : 2023-06-16 23:39:24
Posted By : dianewJ1430LB
The tour was fun. We got to go at our pace. Lots of interesting facts. I really wanted to do the tour that I picked and I really wanted the tour guide Veronica - after reading her reviews. Our adult kids really enjoyed her and the day. Just what we had hoped for.
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Posted On : 2023-05-24 17:39:33
Posted By : terrymJ4285LE
We have a group of six from California. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour of the Dogeu2019s Palace and St. Mark Basilica with Veronica. She is so knowledgeable, and she gives us both the historical and fun facts about the palace and basilica. She is very passionate about her job. Our tour was supposed to be three hours but she took her time and gave us an extra 30minutes without rushing us to finish the tour. We highly recommend Veronica for tours in Venice.
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Posted On : 2023-05-21 04:29:31
Posted By : tyrrent
Veronica was very knowledgeable, engaging, and just fun! She felt like an old friend from the start, and was able to perceive of the needs of our group without us telling her. We highly recommend Veronica!
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Posted On : 2023-03-15 16:26:49
Posted By : Mary Beth W
My husband and I really enjoyed our walking tour thru Venice with Romy! She is very knowledgeable about the history, art, culture and people of Venice. She customized our tour to honor our requests- right down to the best gelato recommendation and delicious lunch! Communication was easy and efficient. We highly recommend Romy!!
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Posted On : 2022-10-12 07:26:54
