Highlights of Venice and Murano

The tour started at from our apartment, where Giuseppina led us through side streets to St Mark’s Square, avoiding the crowed main streets, while providing insightful commentary on the local sights and how Venice developed throughout the centuries. Once in St Mark’s Square, she guided us through both the Basilica and Doge’s Palace. Guiseppina provided meaningful stories behind artifacts that were engaging and gave us historical context. Lastly, she arranged a tour of a glass making factory and gallery, including coordinated the round trip boat ride to Murano island. Throughout the tour, Guiseppina answered all the questions from our inquisitive family. Overall it was a great tour..

None of us were prepared for the “hard sell” at the glass studio in Murano. It made us all uncomfortable. Otherwise, our guide was a 10!

Giuseppina is the real deal. She is a Venice native, who knows her stuff. She was able to convey how some of the history of this spectacular city came to make it what it is today. Giuseppina was very generous with her time and hospitality - a true host. And she was flexible, tailoring our time with her to our preferences and needs, as the day went on. I highly recommend booking with her.

We had a great introduction to Venice by Giusy, a true Venetian. We happened to stay at a hotel (which we also loved, the Palazzo Keller) where Giusy knows all the locals - because she is one. What a fun way to see Venice. She is very knowledgeable and personable and made our visit to St. Mark's magical. The walk through the back ways after our visit to Murano made the day even more enjoyable. She fit the pace to our ability and tailored what we saw to our interests. WELL worth the cost and highly recommend!

Great guide. She knows a lot of history of Venice. Punctual and friendly. Goes above and beyond. Would highly recommend her.

We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Giuseppina - she made our trip to Venice quite memorable and was the best part of our visit. She is a wealth of knowledge and easily adapted her tour to meet our needs and wishes. Seeing where she lived, and having life in Venice described to us in great detail made us truly appreciate and understand the Venetian way of life. Her love of her city is proudly apparent, and her enthusiasm is contagious! We highly recommend this tour!