Private tour in Venice Francesca R

Pricing Details
Base cost of tour
  • $ 252 USD

Venice Ghetto Tour

Tour #218420
5 (12)
Pricing Details
Base cost of tour

up to 6 people

2 hours

Walking

Party Size:

1

Overview of your Venice tour:

This tour will take you to a fantastic part of Venice, far from the busy spots. You will learn the history of the longest Jewish district of the world, inspiration for William Shakespeare too! After an introduction about this unique place (where does the strange "ghetto" name come from?) we'll wander around it, to discover how the every day was for Jewish people. A life full of oppositions: free to be Jews with their uses and their habits, but prisoners of an island every night, without possibility to escape. Then we visit the two Sephardi synagogues, decorated during the 17th century. Discover this unique place with an expert of this place, a Hebrew student too!

Your Venice tour itinerary

Let's start a fantastic journey in the oldest Jewish district of the world! -We'll discover stories, curiosities, and everyday life of the Venetian Ghetto. -We'll visit the two large squares where the synagogues were, one for every Jewish nation (Italian, German, Spanish, etc), some of them hidden inside of normal buildings. -We'll go to search where the old pawn shops were, the most important economic resource for Jews. -Following monuments and little tracks, we'll reconstruct the story of a centuries old community until its tragic end during the Deportation, as much as the heroic task of a single man, Giuseppe Jona. Then we'll visit the Sephardi synagogues, which incredibly survived the barbarism of World War two, with their original decoration of the 17th century. Contact me for customization

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Transportation Details
Type: Walking

Walking

What's included
  • Private Guide
What's extra
  • Other: Personal expenses. Tickets for the synagogues: 17 euro each
  • Tickets: tickets for the Synagogues
Meeting location

Campo San Marcuola, Venezia, Veneto, 30121 Italy

In Campo San Marcuola on the Gran Canal

  • You can request a different meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout process.
Other details
Tour categories

History

Religious Sites

Languages
Basic

French

Fluent

English

Fluent

Italian

Conversational

Greek

Activity level
Minimal
Accessibility

Kid Friendly

5

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    $ 252 USD

    Book with a 20% deposit!

    Size:

    up to 6 people

    Duration:

    2 hours

    Transportation:

    Walking

    Party Size:

    1

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    View our Cancellation policy

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