16 Nov 2024
What an incredible day! Super complete tour. The bus ride was pleasant and provided some much needed rest after several non-stop of days of touring and shopping on our own. It’s three hours to Venice and three hours back. The stop at the rest area on the way there is the nicest we’ve EVER seen anywhere! Don’t miss getting pastries there. Venice quite literally took my breath away, it is beautiful, an engineering masterpiece and so rich in history. The guides were delightful and knowledgeable. Maria Christina was very kind and helpful and Martina knew tons of history and is a Venetian herself. The shopping here was diverse and they had better prices than in Milan. They give you plenty of free time which is a rarity on these tours. My only recommendation is not to get hung up at a sit down lunch. We spent two hours at lunch at a restaurant that would have lasted an hour at the most in the US. Italians have no sense of time restrictions or urgency. I recommend getting something fast like a pizza. However as far as the tour goes it was well worth the money and I highly recommend it!