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Best district in Venice for backstreet tour?

Posted by (Indiana) on

I’m trying to do different things in Venice this time. I’d like to do a backstreet tour the 2nd day we are there. We wandered around somewhat the first time, not really knowing where we were. I think it would be nice to have a guide help us explore, give us tidbits, fun facts, etc.

One guide company will customize a tour for us, as a backstreet tour is not a regular tour offered. They are in the RS book. If we let them know what areas/districts we are interested in. That’s the thing....I don’t know!!

Another tour company offers a backstreet tour in the San’t’ Angelo and San Samuele areas. We will be staying at a hotel near by, so I was hoping to get out of that area somewhere else in Venice. Maybe I don’t need to, and this is a great one. Just don’t know.

Anyway, if anyone has done an interested 2 to 3 hour private or semi-private tour please let me know what areas you toured.

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We spent two weeks in the Canareggio neighborhood with many interesting places. Near Jewish Ghetto, also interesting.

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I like the area of far Castello, beyond the Arsenale around St. Elena, Via Garibaldi, and San Pietro di Castello. Lots of locals actually live there, lots of history.

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Thanks, they all sound wonderful! It will be hard to choose, the links definitely help. I might let them know a bit more about my family and let them tell me where they think we might enjoy most.

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Buy a copy of Secret Venice by Jonglez. That gives a bunch of quirky things, grouped by area. A guide would get you into otherwise closed sites. The Valese iron foundry, the ice house in Cannaregio for example.

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Also agree with Laurel. We were in Venice for five days this year and spent two of them in the far east.

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