Shadows of Venice is an itinerary created by an experienced official
guide in Venice, and is intended to showcase the most notable
highlights of our fascinating city by night.
Venice after dark is extremely suggestive, with her eerily lit
churches and palaces silhouetted against the night skiy, allowing
free rein to your imagination.
This walk tour lasts about 2 hours and your tour guide (with
help of a powerful torch to illuminate the most important sights
and details along the way), will illustrate historical facts,
quirky anecdotes, legens and lore, mistery and romance, and why
not, also the spicier love stories that had Venice as their background.
The starting point of the tour is the Clock Tower in St mark's
Square. Next, you will walk to Campo Santa Maria Formosa, passing
by the palace that was the residence of beautiful Bianca Cappello
and the so-called "Angel" Palace. The area around Capo
San Giovanni e Paolo is a treasure-trove of artistic and architectural
sights:the equestrian monument of Bartolomeo Colleoni and the
Miracoli Curch are just two of them. You will see also: Rialto
Bridge and the Church of San Giacometto, reputedly one of the
oldest in Venice, the Gran canal, La fenice Opera House, Palazzo
Contarini.
Far from being a pedantic list of things to see, the tour will
have an amusing, communicative character, stimulating conversation
among the partecipants, and will include a stop for drinks with
your tour guide in a typical venetian pub or club, where you will
get a glimpse of how real venetians live.