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Hotel
Barge La Dolce Vita
Cruise the Venice lagoon and the River
Brenta
Seven Days / Six Nights
 Our
cruise around the Venetian lagoon and along
the Brenta river is as unique as Venice
herself. Our itinerary combines 4 very different
landscapes: from that of the picturesque
islands of the northern lagoon to the charm
of romantic Venice, from the beaches of
Lido and Pellestrina to the spledid architecture
of the countryside villas along the Brenta.
La Dolce Vita is a charming 6 passenger
vessel with a crew of three, and she is
the only hotel barge cruising our unique
route. The lagoon surrounding Venice, the
Venice Lido beach, Hemingway's influence,
the faboulous Villas on the River Brenta
all compliment the attractions of Venice
itself where one could spend at least 6
months enjoying the amazing Renaissance
architecture before venturing inside some
of the buildings to discover the works of
Canaletto, Tintoretto, and many other Italian
masters. Weeks of research into our itinerary
promise a fantastic cruise aboard Italy's
first hotel barge.
La Dolce Vita has three comfortable cabins,
two with doubles and one a twin. All are
en-suite, the vessel is airconditioned and
there is a good sized sundeck for outside
dining or just watching all that fantastic
italian architecture floating past.
Venice of course is a jewel in the crown
of the Venetian lagoon and our route is
a mixture of canal and river following the
ancient trade routes used by the Romans
and the early Mediterranean settlers before
them. As well as the incredible delights
of Venice itself, where the history goes
back over 2000 years with some architecural
features dating back even to the Byzantenial
era, the additional opportunity afforded
by hotel barge travel becomes obvious as
we create our own schedule oblivious to
the hustle and bustle of other visitors
to Venice.
The crew on La Dolce Vita are led by Massimiliano
who is our skipper and your host, this tall
charming Venetian comes from a family of
mariners and will really look after you.
He is assisted by a chef and housekeeper
and guided tours are taken along the way.
Meeting
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| Sunday 4.00 pm
Best Western Hotel Villa Mabapa
Riviera S. Nicolò 16 - Lido,
Venezia,
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DAY 1
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Sunday
Lido–Burano From Venice
to the Fishermen’s Island
Guests are met at 5 PM at Villa Laguna
Hotel in Venice Lido, where the barge
is moored and the crew is ready to serve
you a welcome drink of Prosecco. Sailing
past the Fort of Sant’Andrea,
the ancient Venetian artillery defence
base, La Dolce Vita hugs the coast of
Sant’Erasmo, Venice orchard and
vegetable garden and then arrives in
Burano, a fishermen’s island in
the northern lagoon, where we moor for
a superb fish dinner. |
DAY 2
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Monday
Torcello–Burano–San
Francesco The Still Waters of the Smaller
Islands
In the morning we walk through the colourful
streets of Burano and visit the Lace
Museum. We have lunch while cruising
on Siloncello canal and in the afternoon
we visit Torcello, the first island
of the lagoon to be colonised 2000 years
ago. We see the Cathedral of Santa Maria
Assunta, a beautiful example of Veneto-Byzantine
style. We finally cruise to Murano passing
by San Fransesco Monastery island. We
moor on the Grand Canal of the island
of glass. Dinner aboard. |
| DAY 3 |
Tuesday
Murano -Venice – Lido
Cruising the Grand Canal and
walking in Venice
We visit a glass-blowing workship in
Murano. Then we move on for a tour of
the Grand Canal in Venice aboard a water
taxi and reach San Giorgio island for
our lunch facing Saint Mark. In the
afternoon you have some free time to
visit Venice. We moor for dinner on
Lido island at Villa Laguna Hotel. |
| DAY 4 |
Wednesday
Venice-Valle Zappa. Venetian
architectural masterpieces
This morning we take you on a guided
tour of the Doge's Palace and Saint
Mark in Venice. In the afternoon we
have a relaxed and flexible program
according to the preferences of our
guests. We can spend a couple of hours
in Venice, then ride a bicycle or navigate
along Lido island to reach our evening
mooring at Alberoni or Pellestrina.
Dinner aboard. |
| DAY 5 |
Thursday
Brenta River to Dolo. Barging
past the Venetian villas.
This morning we cruise up the river
Brenta to Mira, passing by Villa Foscari
in Malcontenta, a masterpiece of the
Renaissance architect Palladio. Shortly
after lunch we visit Villa Widmann,
a typical Venetian luxurious villa with
wonderful frescos. Before dinner we
move on for 2 more hours to Dolo, where
we moor for the night. For those who
like cycling, it is possible to follow
the barge on a bicycle. Before dinner
we take you for a glass of wine at the
old water mill of Dolo. Dinner aboard. |
| DAY 6 |
Friday
Dolo– Stra- Mira
Frescoes from Tiepolo
Further ascent of the river Brenta to
Stra, to the Villa Pisani, an 18th century
masterpiece of Venetian architecture
with frescos from Tiepolo. During most
of the day it is possible to follow
the barge by bicycle along the river.
A short afternoon cruise brings us to
Dolo for the Farewell Dinner at Villa
Goetzen restaurant. |
| DAY 7 |
Saturday
Dolo – Venice
After breakfast you are transferred
to Venice or to Marco Polo airport. |
| NOTE: |
This is a sample itinerary and
is subject to change.
On
alternate weeks, cruise will be reverse
direction.
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