Charmante Balade en Gondole sur le Grand Canal & Gondola Gallery™
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Vivez l’essence enchanteresse de Venise en glissant sur ses voies d’eau romantiques en compagnie d’un gondolier expérimenté. Profitez d’un accès gratuit à une application proposant des commentaires instructifs sur votre balade en gondole. Tout en admirant les vues spectaculaires du Grand Canal, découvrez des monuments emblématiques tels que la Collection Peggy Guggenheim et l’historique Palais Gritti, ainsi que des sites célèbres comme le Théâtre La Fenice, la Punta della Dogana et la Maison de Mozart. À la fin de votre balade, admirez un panorama à couper le souffle sur le Bassin de Saint-Marc et la pittoresque île de San Giorgio. Pour une expérience encore plus immersive, profitez d’un segment unique en réalité virtuelle qui vous permettra de glisser sur des eaux paisibles au coucher du soleil et de contempler la beauté de Venise à travers les siècles. Naviguez sur le Grand Canal et les canaux intérieurs les plus tranquilles à bord d’une gondole traditionnelle, en évitant les longues files d’attente pour monter directement à bord. Charming Gondola Ride on the Grand Canal™ © Venice Tours S.r.l. Concédé sous licence à City Tours Co. Ltd. Tous droits réservés.
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« La plus belle route du monde » : c’est ainsi que l’on surnomme le Grand Canal. En regardant autour de vous, vous découvrirez un panorama presque identique à celui qu’aurait admiré un noble du XVIIIᵉ siècle, avant lui une courtisane de la Renaissance, et encore plus tôt un marchand du Moyen Âge.
La Collection Peggy Guggenheim est l’une des plus importantes collections d’art au monde. Peggy Guggenheim, originaire de New York, arriva à Venise en 1949 et commença à assouvir sa passion pour l’art en achetant ce magnifique palais, où elle exposa des œuvres inestimables offertes au regard du monde entier. La splendide terrasse que vous apercevez est l’endroit où Guggenheim prenait régulièrement le soleil tout en profitant de la vue sur le Grand Canal.
Le palais Gritti doit son nom à la famille Gritti, une ancienne famille vénitienne dont le membre le plus illustre fut Andrea Gritti, doge de Venise à l’époque de la Renaissance. Andrea Gritti mena les armées vénitiennes contre la Ligue de Cambrai, composée de la France, de l’Espagne et du Saint-Empire romain germanique, qui cherchait à freiner les ambitions expansionnistes de Venise.
Autrefois l’un des sept grands théâtres de la ville, La Fenice est aujourd’hui l’unique opéra de Venise. Véritable joyau parmi les théâtres européens, il connut la gloire dès ses débuts, lorsque les plus grands compositeurs de l’époque y écrivirent et y firent représenter leurs opéras, notamment Bellini, Donizetti et Rossini. Toutefois, c’est Giuseppe Verdi qui demeure le plus étroitement lié à La Fenice et à la mémoire vénitienne.
Ici, en entrant sur le Grand Canal, la vue s’ouvre sur l’église de la Madonna della Salute. La première chose qui frappe le regard est le caractère imposant de l’église, stratégiquement située à l’entrée du Grand Canal. Grâce à sa forme circulaire, elle semble observer la ville dans toutes les directions. Aujourd’hui encore, chaque 21 novembre, la ville célèbre la Madonna della Salute en mémoire de la fin de la peste.
La galerie de la gondole est un lieu unique où vous pouvez voir et toucher une véritable gondole vénitienne, le seul lieu à Venise offrant une telle expérience. Découvrez comment une gondole est fabriquée en explorant chaque détail de cet emblème de la ville. Profitez d’expériences en 3D et en réalité virtuelle : une plongée dans le passé à bord d’une gondole Plongez dans une expérience immersive unique grâce à nos technologies 3D et VR. Nous vous invitons à découvrir Venise telle qu’elle était autrefois, en vous promenant virtuellement dans ses ruelles historiques, en admirant ses monuments dans leur splendeur d’origine et en ressentant l’atmosphère authentique des époques passées. Cette expérience vous permettra d’entrer dans un livre et de devenir partie intégrante de l’histoire que vous lisez.
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Informations importantes
- Transports en commun disponibles à proximité
- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
- Malheureusement, la visite n’est pas entièrement accessible aux personnes en fauteuil roulant ni aux personnes ayant des difficultés à se déplacer.
- Des chaussures confortables et des vêtements appropriés sont recommandés.
- Il est obligatoire d’être au point de rendez-vous 10 minutes avant l’heure de départ.
- L’itinéraire peut être modifié en cas de vent ou de mauvaises conditions météorologiques.
- À certaines dates, la plupart des voyageurs séjournant en dehors de Venise et prévoyant une visite à la journée devront s’acquitter d’un droit d’accès de 5 €. Pour plus de détails (y compris les exemptions) et pour connaître les jours concernés, veuillez consulter : https://cda.ve.it
- Le gondolier sert de conducteur à la télécabine, assurant des services d'aviron et de navigation tout au long du trajet.
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Overall, this was not a great experience. The meeting point was confusing, with multiple vendors operating in the same area, and it was difficult to find the correct office to start the tour. The check-in process was frustrating and the front desk staff were not particularly helpful or welcoming. We were traveling with a 90-year-old family member, and while I understand the tour operator is not responsible for mobility limitations, there seemed to be very little effort to accommodate her or make the experience more comfortable. No alternative routes, opportunities to rest, or suggestions for managing the many stairs were offered. Instead, it felt like the expectation was that everyone had to follow the tour exactly as designed, regardless of individual needs. The 3D simulation portion of the experience was also disappointing. It felt unnecessary, added little value, and seemed like a waste of time. Overall, I would not recommend this tour. Venice offers plenty of opportunities to enjoy a gondola ride directly from the docks at a much lower cost, without the added gimmicks and inconvenience that came with this experience. We did several tours during our trip with LIV Tours and the Tour Guy that were far superior to the 2 viator tours, which were god awful.
Our gondolier was so charming! Nice views of Venice from the canal. The "experience" part of this was just OK. It's a VR headset that, for most people in the 20 person group, didn't show the viewable part for at least a minute. The tour guide had to fix them. It was in a hot dark room. But the actual gondola ride was worth it!!!
Dear guest, thanks a lot for the positive feedback about the tour and for choosing us. We are glad to know that everything went well and we hope to see you again in Venice very soon! Best regards, Customer Care Team
The ride and tour itself was great but finding the location to check in was not. Better directions/address would be very helpful I spent 20 minutes running back and forth asking other gondola guides where ours was located by the time I found it I was drenched with the heat.
Dear Guest, We appreciate your feedback. Thank you and we hope to see you in Venice again. Regards, Customer Care Team
It was really HOT that day so the walking part of the tour was a little long. But we enjoyed the VR (would have been nice to have seating) and the gondola ride itself.
Dear Guest, We appreciate your feedback. Thank you and we hope to see you in Venice again. Regards, Customer Care Team
The guide was very good as well as the VR experience. However, there was not a good explanation that the app would be the "guide" on the gondola. The gondoleer did not speak to us through the entire ride leaving us to wonder what the sites may be.
Dear Guest, We appreciate your feedback. Thank you and we hope to see you in Venice again. Regards, Customer Care Team
Very good, the immersive VR introduction was nice, the guide was pleasant and friendly. Only small downside: we could not hear the guided tour well, especially on the gondolas. The prices were a bit expensive, but in line with those in Venice
Dear Guest, We appreciate your feedback. Thank you and we hope to see you in Venice again. Regards, Customer Care Team
The tour does not begin at the gondola, but a 20 minute walk away. If you’re planning something afterwards, allow at least an hour for the whole experience and know you end far from where you began. The tour guide is talking to you over a headset that does not work well, so there is no value to her short tour of Venice. The canals were very crowded, so there was a lot of hurry up and wait during the ride. You are meant to download an app to hear the tour during the gondola ride, but it doesn’t work well. We ended up turning it off after a few minutes. Venice is beautiful, and our gondalier was very nice. Unfortunately, that’s where the magic ended.
This is a shared gondola ride and not a dedicated ride for your group/booking with 5 people per gondola. I was sorry I booked this experience as I paid over €130 or so for this ride to discover that you can hire a gondola on the day for €80 which is for the entire gondola, so it is just for your group, we visited Venice on a Tuesday in July it was very quiet with no lines for the gondolas. This trip to Italy in general has been just like this a bit of a ripoff to be honest. Same experience for taxis and the public transport. I don’t think I’ll rush to return to Venice or Italy, for that matter, but at least the kids enjoyed it and that’s what matters.
Communication was poor. Our flight was delayed, so we asked if there was a grace period — they said no, none at all, and that we just had to do our best to arrive on time. This was our first time in Venice, so we rushed and ran through the streets with our kids, arriving drenched in sweat and completely stressed out. Once we got there, they told us we could rebook for €8 per person. I don’t mind paying extra, but they should’ve mentioned that option upfront — it would’ve saved us from an unnecessary, exhausting sprint through the city with kids in tow.
We were looking forward to riding in a gondola but this was not the experience we expected. We wound our way on foot through the city past the docks where you can purchase rides, until we reached the experience office. There we were all ushered into a small dark room for a VR history lesson. Then a worker talked to us about the history of gondolas. It felt like they were trying to help us feel like we “got our moneys worth” out of the activity. Some of this information was useful, but it could’ve been done in half the time or as we rode in the gondola. We finally made it back to the gondola docks and boarded the boat. Our gondolier never even acknowledged us. He did not say a word to us or smile the entire ride. Next time I will just go to the docks and find a friendly gondolier who can impart information as we ride.
