Private tour in Venice Giovanna G
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Born and raised in Venice I am an Art expert and a seasoned traveller. I work as a licensed Tour Guide in Venice since 2012. I took a University degree in Art History in 1994 and then I left Venice to go to Paris and to Brussels for 6 months. I ended up spending abroad 13 years. While abroad I took a Masters degree in Marketing and Communication and I started working in different international environments. Then I moved together with my husband to Vienna. That's why I speak fluent English, French and a conversational German. We are back in Venice now since 2009, we have two wonderful boys and we enjoy being again close to our families. What I like most of my job is to unveil my home place to curious visitors. There's so much to see in Venice. There are so many fabulous stories to tell. Every client is different, has a different background, has different expectations. Venice can satisfy each of them, the challenge is to find the right key. I think I have a wonderful job in the most beautiful office of the world! NOTICE FOR TRAVELLERS ON A CRUISE SHIP If you'll be in Venice staying on a cruise ship and just in transit unfortunately I can't get any bookings as you won't be arriving at the previous dock in central Venice and in most cases you'll be told about the final docking place just the day before. Tour Guide License n° 1114 (Venice Metro Area) Port Security Pass n° 2017 (Venice Port Authority) Licensed Guides in Venice have no restrictions at all.
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Dorsoduro is where I was born and raised. It is the Southern part of Venice and one of the liveliest districts in town. Bright, quiet and with the most beautiful (to me) promenade in town! I will meet you in front of the Accademia Gallery - the main Museum of Venetian Art - and then guide you through the entire neighbourhood, which stretches from the former Customs House of the Venetian Republic to Campo Santa Margherita. On our way we will encounter, among others, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, the Salute Church, one of the last Gondola yards in town and much more. You will learn about Venice's origins and listen to a full set of curiosities connected to our days life. The tour ends in Campo Santa Margherita, a lively Venetian square with a local tiny fish market (open mornings), full of bars and little restaurants where you can take a rest.
Giovanna gave us a great introduction to Venice through this walking tour of the Dorsoduro district. She shared her intimate knowledge of Venetian history and Venice today in a lively, engaging manner. She is very personable and flexible. Her English is superb. We highly recommend tours with Giovanna
We loved walking around Venice with Giovanna on a quiet Saturday morning! She provided so much insight about life here, growing up here, how things used to be and are now - and showed us so many beautiful areas we would not have discovered on our own. Thank you so much for your time Giovanna! It was a pleasure to spend time with you!
Giovanna is very knowledgeable about and loves Venice. We enjoyed her warm and gentle personality. A very well paced afternoon.
Outstanding guide. Gives more information than most. Fun person very knowledgeable would definitely hire again
Giovanna is an outstanding guide. This is our 2nd time to Venice. We found her the first time and she was available again so we booked for our 4 days in Venice. Very knowledgeable cares about her clients gears her tours to our needs. My husband is disabled we got into exhibits not for general public. Highly recommend
Giovanna is wonderful! Very knowledgeable. Interesting. She took us to the out of the way places, even showed us the school she went to! Very off the beaten track. Very interesting. She is also very helpful (she helped arrange a taxi for us for later). The tour was everything I had hoped for and my daughter loved it very much and that is really what I wanted!
The walk starts near the Accademia bridge, from the top of which you can enjoy one of the most beautiful views on the Grand Canal. We head to the easternmost tiptoe of Dorsoduro, the so called 'Punta della Dogana', the former Customs House of the Venetian Republic. We pass by the Peggy Guggenheim Museum and the Salute church, one of the 'plague churches' of the city. We walk back through the 'Zattere', a long and bright embankment with a wonderful view on the Giudecca island. We reach the inner side of the district encompassing beautiful squares and churches and, last but not least, one of the last gondola-yards of Venice. We finish the tour In Campo Santa Margherita where you can enjoy a cup of coffee or a glass of good wine, if not a proper meal. Contact me for customization.
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Venice, Veneto, Italy
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