*Discover a lesser-known side of Venice: Explore the Cannaregio district and the Jewish Ghetto, areas that most visitors to Venice overlook.
*Learn about Venice’s Jewish history: The tour offers a deep understanding of the historic Jewish influence in the city, including stories of past residents, significant landmarks, and cultural traditions.
*Choose to include the Synagogues tour for an extra hour and complete your experience.
*Experience local culture: Walk through charming residential areas, artisan workshops, galleries, shops, and delis, providing a glimpse into local life in Venice.
*Explore a hidden niche of cultural life: The tour showcases the Campo del Ghetto Nuovo, a square that was founded as a fortified island in 1516 to confine Venetian Jews. Visitors get to see bas-reliefs, a sight that most visitors to Venice miss, and experience a unique cultural niche of the city.
Posted By : Jodi_S
Great historian! Learned a lot and really connected with what was shared. We then visited the 2 synagogues that were open (Italian and Spanish) and felt very connected to our ancestors.
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Posted On : 2024-07-01 15:34:06
Posted By : Brian_E
Tour guide explains the history of the Jewish Ghetto with a walking tour of the area.
At times became a little hard to hear the guide due to background noise and headphones would have helped.
Tickets for access to the synagogue needs to be done as a separate tour and they can be bought near where this tour meets.
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Posted On : 2024-07-01 12:46:59
Posted By : Kathy_B
Lara was super knowledgeable and a great tour guide! Would recommend this tour to everyone! The Jewish Ghetto is so small, but the history is incredible. This is a Venice must see.
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Posted On : 2024-06-26 17:25:25
Posted By : Sharon F
Guide was difficult to understand at times and didn't answer questions asked to her.
Also took us to planes with minimal discussion as to why
Tour had a great deal of potential and could have been better.
The synagogue visits given by a different guide through the visitor center however were excellent!
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Posted On : 2024-06-20 07:43:39
Posted By : Lauren_O
The synagogue tour was great! Dario was a great guide who brings knowledge & humor to the tour. The tour of the ghetto was fine. Hilaria was very nice
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Posted On : 2024-06-11 01:56:29
Posted By : Darren_S
The guide was on time, very knowledgeable, she explained the complex and interesting history of the Jewish people, and the positive and lasting impact they have had on Venitian liife very well.
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Posted On : 2024-06-08 12:52:29
Posted By : Bari_P
This was a wonderful tour! The guide was extremely knowledgeable and did an excellent job explaining the history of the area. We had a small group of only 5 so there were plenty of opportunities for discussion. I highly recommend this tour to everyone interested in learning more about Jewish history in Venice.
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Posted On : 2024-06-02 09:19:20
Posted By : Bruce_D
Our guide was not at the fountain for meeting. My wife and I ran around the square asking if they were our guide while our guide watched us with out saying a thing. The tour guide talked for 3 hours and you stood the entire time. The tour could have been done in one hour. Then the guide from the synagogue who was someone else basically did the same tour in one hour with much better knowledge and information. I would still recommend the tour through the synagogue which would cost 20%.
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Posted On : 2024-05-30 10:45:38
Posted By : Tina_Z
It was interesting to learn about the history of the ghetto. Our guide was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions well.
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Posted On : 2024-05-27 15:13:38
Posted By : Jim_L
Clare, our guide, gave a delightful and detailed presentation on the history of the ghetto, where the word originated. It was an interesting and informative experience. The area it covers is very small and some of the features are explained and pointed out.. we took in only a portion of the synagogues tour (there are at least four of them) where much of Clare’s information was repeated.
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Posted On : 2024-05-22 17:24:58