Hello! I’m Federica and I’m a licensed tour guide specialized in Venice and its minor islands, but above all I was born and raised in Venice. I love my city and I think that showing Venice to you through my eyes can give you a unique and unforgettable experience.
Living the real Venice
the way she is
Don’t limit yourself to just visiting Venice as a tourist. I’ll guide you in a magic and extraordinary world, that of Venice experienced by the Venetians.
Federica Francesconi touristic guide
I didn’t just grow up In Venice I have also studied foreign languages at Ca’ Foscari University, surrounded by the culture and the magical atmosphere that you can feel in this place. I would like to show you the two different sides of Venice, the famous one and the one that you can’t expect, just the way she is.
I’ve worked in partnership with the most important cruise companies based in the port of Venice as Royal Caribbean, Crystal Cruises, e Regent Seven Seas Cruiser. I also took part in the organization and realization of events and guided services in Venice for brands as Metlife, Mercedes Benz, Luxottica and Philip Morris.
Services
I plan traditional tour or customized experiences according to your needs and desires
- Guided tours in English, Spanish and Portuguese
- Visit of the Doge’s Palace and the Basilica
- Murano glass factory tour
- Canal boat tour
- Modern Art in Ca’ Pesaro Collection
- Guided tour in the Jewish Ghetto in Venice
- Visit of a typical Venetian historical building, Palazzo Grimani
- Evening Venetian food&wine experience
- Secret Itineraries and Prisons in the Doge’s Palace
Historical Venice
This tour is a must if it’s your first time in Venice. The visit will start with an introduction of Piazza San Marco, then we’ll enter the Doge’s Palace to visit the institutional rooms where the fate of the Republic known as Serenissima was decided. The visit continues inside the Basilica, that is still the heart of the religious power of Venice. You will admire the famous four horses standing in the facade and the golden mosaics decorating the ceiling in the interior.
By experiencing this journey into past you can discover the secrets of the most enduring Republic in the Ancient World.
Canal Boat Tour
If you really want to know Venice you need to learn something about the element that makes this city different and unique, water. This guided tour on private boat provides an excursion through the Grand Canal and then the other minor canals. With this tour you can explore and admire the city from a different but quite charming point of view.
By guiding you through this journey I’ll show you secret corners of Venice that you’ll never see on foot.
Grimani Palace
Just few historical buildings are still opened for visits and Palazzo Grimani is one of the best historical residences in town. This guided tour offers you the chance to enter in the house of one of the richest and powerful families in Venice and to admire its architecture and its history. In the building you can wonder at the fabulous decorations that make this building unique of its kind.
Unusual Venice
Let’s explore the city as citizens do, simply just walking! We’ll have a nice trip together walking through the unconventional “calli” to discover details and stories that only Venice can tell. Coming out of one of those narrow streets you will discover hidden treasures or breathtaking sights as Rialto Bridge just behind the corner. You can learn about history and legends, jokes and nonsense of the venetian life.
There’s the chance to customize your tour depending on your needs or which attractions you want to see. Just one rule: wear your most comfortable shoes!
Secret Gardens walking tour
Venice could be considered an unconventional city talking about gardens. It seems we don’t have any gardens in town but nobody knows that we have about 500 gardens in town! Secret pieces of art built along the Venetian canals hidden by huge private buildings, hotels, monasteries. Part of them still preserve rare or unique examples of plants and flowers coming from abroad.This is the reason why this tour is still considered a secret tour or a special tour.
By visiting Cannaregio district you’ll have a taste of these quiet green corners full of history and legends, and you’ll have the opportunity to do a relaxing promenade through long corridors of laurels and rare trees admiring colored flowers. A sensorial experience far away from the noise of the city.
Federica Francesconi
Guida turistica esperta per Venezia centro storico isole della laguna. Tour personalizzati in inglese, portoghese e spagnolo per piccoli e grandi gruppi.
Contacts
Tel: +39 340 3854646
Mail: info@federicafrancesconi.it
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