Organized Tours

Venice Walks & Tours Tel: (041) 520 8616 www.tours-italy.com This company offers a boat tour of the Grand Canal. This 70 minute tour includes refreshments as passengers go down some lesser-known canals in a luxurious motor launch. The tour takes per ride, a minimum of five and a maximum of eight people daily.

Many efficient travel agencies display posters of half- and full-day walking tours of the city's main attractions or sights. Some of these tours are part of those organized by American Express and should cost approximately 21€ ($27) for a 2-hour tour and 34€ ($44) for a full day tour for each person. An organized tour of “The Islands of the Venetian Lagoon" for 3 to 4 hours includes brief stops on Murano, Burano, and Torcello islands.

Walks Inside Venice Tel: (041) 524 1706 www.walksinsidevenice.com Comprehensive English-speaking tours around the city are organized by this company which also caters for small groups of up to 12 people and charges by the hour (most tours are three hours long). Sights include the Bridge of Sighs, the Doge's Palace and the Cannaregio District. The tours very often leave from the hotel in which the client is residing or sometimes from St Mark's Square. The tourist information offices also book other cultural, historic and artistic tours.