Activities
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Things to do:
AROUND VENICE
SIGHTSEEING
• St. Mark's Square and the Basilica • Doge's Palace • Rialto Bridge • Ca'D'Oro • Lagoon islands of Murano, Burano, Torcello and the Lido • Ca' Rezzonico • Church of Santa Maria della Salute.
ART
• Accademia gallery (Classical/Venetian school) • Peggy Guggenheim collection (modern art) • Santa Maria - Church of the Frari (Titian, Bellini) • San Rocco Academy (Tintoretto)
EATING OUT
There is a full range of bars, pizzerias, sandwich bars and formal restaurants. The area near Piazzale Roma and the train station is known for good value food. Seafood is a speciality.
EXPLORING VENICE
Venice is compact, with all the sights within walking distance. But waterbuses, or "vaporetti" are the best way of appreciating Venice's beauty and the life of the canals. Serving all areas of the city, the service is frequent and easy to use.
Pricing and information shown above is for guidance only and may vary. Latest pricing is available when booking online or given locally by your Inghams representative. Prices on scheduled airlines vary almost daily, and may go up or down at any time before you book.
Tours available from this resort
Greek Islands Cruise
7 nights cruise + 4 or 7 nights on Lake Garda
You have a choice of 2 superb itineraries, sailing from Venice on alternate Saturdays through the Summer. One itinerary cruise to the Greek Islands and the other to Turkey and the Aegean. A ship of the size and sophistication of the Norwegian Gem offers such a range of facilities for entertainment and relaxation that you can create the cruise experience to suit your own taste. The same applies to your ports of call; explore and enjoy them in the way that suits you. Combine your cruise with any hotel in Venice or on Lake Garda; we suggest the Du Lac or the Continental in Sirmione for which we have calculated cruise and stay prices. NB; the 17 July cruise is a special departure which stays in Venice 2 nights to see the Festa del Redentore, one of Venice's favourite and most spectacular festivals, before cruising down to Corfu.
Aegean Cruise
7 nights cruising + 4 or 7 nights on Lake Garda
You have a choice of 2 superb itineraries, sailing from Venice on alternate Saturdays through the Summer. One itinerary cruise to the Greek Islands and the other to Turkey and the Aegean. A ship of the size and sophistication of the Norwegian Gem offers such a range of facilities for entertainment and relaxation that you can create the cruise experience to suit your own taste. The same applies to your ports of call; explore and enjoy them in the way that suits you. Combine your cruise with any hotel in Venice or on Lake Garda; we suggest the Du Lac or the Continenental in Sirmione for which we have calculated cruise and stay prices.
