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		<title>Venice: A Welcome Introduction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Venice is not just any city. The streets are made of water, there&#8217;s not a right angle to be found, and the system of convoluted alleyways can be difficult to navigate even for a local. That&#8217;s why having a personal, practical, on-site introduction can make all the difference in how enjoyable the rest of your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons of the Vine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s late afternoon. You’ve had an exciting day, exploring and absorbing the city, and you’re ready to relax and recount your experiences with your companions over a nice glass of vino. You ease into an enoteca and review the list scrawled on the chalkboard. Vernaccia Nera? Cesanese? Greco di Tufo? Schiop…schioppe…? You turn to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Venetian Slow Boat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BOATS AND A ROWING STYLE UNIQUE IN ALL THE WORLD Since the city’s inception, Venetians have been rowing flat-bottomed, keelless boats designed specifically to navigate shallow waters of the lagoon. The famous gondola is the most evolved version, but it’s easy to spot all sorts of private rowers threading the canals and easing under bridges. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Private meals in a Venetian home: at your service</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How would you like to enjoy a privately prepared meal in a contemporary Venetian home? Would you prefer that meal prepared in the apartment where you&#8217;re staying? Having friends in during your stay and looking for a catering services? How about combining the meal while practicing your Italian? These creative, personable professionals are here for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consuming Venice: Have Your Fish and Eat it too.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of our most popular offerings, and a must for foodies of all sorts. An up-close, behind the scenes introduction to not only what, but who makes up consumable Venice, guaranteed to afford you one of the most authentic, informative, and sensual (literally) Venetian experiences of your visit. Too many landlubbers miss some of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Classic Canal Cruise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PRIVATE or SMALL GROUP. This unique tour offers one the easiest and most beguiling introduction as you cruise along the Grande, gracious highway in your private water-taxi. Removed from the tumult of the tourist bustle, your guide will point out today’s as well as historic Venice—accompanied by a Prosecco or the famous Bellini cocktail along [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vi Presentiamo Venezia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Meet your guide at the Rialto Market, where you’ll get a brief tour of the gastronomic melèe that has been an intregral part of Venice&#8217;s commericial center since its inception on the &#8220;riva alta.&#8221; Hop the vaporetto and head for Santa Maria dei Frari which contains a wonderfully diverse yet highly representative art collection by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Venezia &amp; Vetro</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This tour is similar to Vi Presentiamo Venezia, but is modified for those with a deeper interest in Murano art glass. You&#8217;ll begin your visit at the Rialto Markets, followed by a winding walking tour across the Rialto Bridge to the Piazza San Marco, for centuries the seat of the Venetian Republic&#8217;s political power. You’ll [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secret Itineraries &amp; the Doge&#8217;s Palace</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You may already be familiar with the Secret Itineraries group tour offered by the Musei di Venezia: is extremely popular, escorting visitors through the private, fascinating, less-celebrated rooms of the Doge&#8217;s Palace: the Chancellor&#8217;s quarters, the Tribune, prison and Casanova&#8217;s cell&#8230;you&#8217;ll even be escorted above the ceiling of the Palace&#8217;s massive Sala Maggiore to investigate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Glass Reflections, Lace Formations, Mosaic Origins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You begin by meeting your guide at the Fondamente Nove vaporetto stop, where he&#8217;ll accompany you on the 40-minute ride to the island of Torcello &#8212; one of the most evocative environments in the lagoon. On the ride out, he&#8217;ll recount the history of the original settlement that once was home to 10,000 inhabitants. The [...]]]></description>
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