Cultural Vacations

Venice Canals, Culture & Coastal Magic

4 Days, 3 Nights

Overview

Duration

4 Days, 3 Nights

Group Size

1-6

Destination

Venice

Vacation Type

Cultural Vacations

Pick Up

Bologna, Florence or Venice airports or Bologna or Venice railway stations

Discover the true Venice — not the crowded postcard version. With your private guide, you’ll explore the hidden neighborhoods, taste authentic Venetian cuisine, and experience life along the canals like a local. Visit the historic Rialto fish market where Venetians choose their seafood each morning, enjoy spritz and cicchetti in traditional bacari, and wander quiet calli where laundry hangs above the water and daily life unfolds in real time.

If you’d like, we can also arrange a private boat ride — one of the most magical ways to experience the lagoon. Along the way you’ll encounter Venetian artisans, historic boatyards, Renaissance masterpieces, and the subtle details that make Venice unlike any other city in the world.

This is Venice through local eyes — intimate, atmospheric, and unforgettable.

Map of Venice Cultural Vacation

Itinerary

Your daily schedule will be customized to your interests — whether that means seafood tastings at the Rialto market, exploring artisan studios, visiting Tintoretto or Titian masterpieces, or relaxing with wine along the canals at sunset. There are no set tourist routes here — each day flows at your pace.

A complete, detailed day-by-day itinerary will be customized around your interests and finalized based on seasonality and opening schedules.

Sample Itinerary

  • Day 1: Check-in and afternoon walk to explore, Enjoy an aperitif in the Piazza San Marco followed by dinner at a local restaurant.
  • Day 2: Breakfast. Historic tour of Scuola Grande di San Rocco with a Private Guide to discover the Painter Tintoretto. Afternoon Free time for strolling and shopping. Aperitif followed by dinner at a local restaurant.
  • Day 3: Breakfast and free time to explore local shops. Tour and lunch at a local restaurant around the Rialto Market. Afternoon Tour with Private Guide at the Peggy Guggenheim Museum followed by an aperitif and dinner at a local restaurant. Live Concert with music by Antonio Vivaldi at 9 pm.
  • Day 4: Breakfast, check out and drop off.

Accommodations

You’ll stay 3 nights in a charming boutique property in the historic center — walking distance to cafés, bridges, small piazzas, and the best canal views. No traffic, no chaos — just the quiet magic of Venice the way locals experience it.

Dates & Pricing

This all-inclusive cultural vacation is available year-round, based on availability. Pricing is listed per person and includes accommodations, meals, wines, transportation, cooking classes and all guided touring.

Private: 2-6 persons

$4,450
per person

What's Included

  • Morning pick-up at Venice or Bologna train stations or Florence, Bologna or Venice airports
  • All transportation during your culinary course vacation
  • 3 nights accommodation in Venice
  • Market visits, tastings, tickets and tours
  • Return transportation to the train station or airport on the morning of the last day

Vacation Upgrades

Want to add hands-on Italian cooking classes before or after Venice?

Turn this cultural vacation into a full Italian culinary experience by upgrading to include 4 immersive cooking days with Chef Stefano on Monte Fumaiolo. We’ll customize everything for you — simply ask.

You can add on additional 4-day destinations like Bologna, Florence, Val d’Orcia (Montalcino, Montepulciano, Siena), or Orvieto. Tell us where you’ve always dreamed of going — and we’ll design a custom extension to your itinerary.

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