The Brenta Riviera has always been considered such as the ideal extension of the Canal Grande in Venice and offers you a lost world made of richness, beauty and nature. On board of our motor-ships you will have the exclusive opportunity to navigate this luxurious route admiring wonderful villas together with their beautiful gardens, once summer residences of the venetian nobles. The most important artists worked here for the richest families of the Venetian Republic and the most famous personalities were guests in these beautiful mansions. Three locks, ten swing bridges, thirty-three km with more than eight metres of difference in level mark this excursion in the venitian territories; a cruise so rich in history, culture and nature.

Departure from Stra (Ve) - on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays:

ITINERARY

• 08.45 a.m.: meeting with our guide at the parking place to VILLA PISANI* in Stra (Ve), which is now a National Museum. Optional visit of the villa (ticket Euro 7,50 per person + Euro 1,00 p.p. booking fee; free for EU citizens under 18 and over 65 by showing a personal document + Euro 1,00 p.p. booking fee – park only Euro 4,50 + Euro 1,00 p.p. booking fee). The villa was based on a plan by Girolamo Frigimelica, later modified by Francesco Maria Preti and was meant to celebrate the election of Alvise Pisani as Doge in 1735. In the apartments you will admire the beautiful decorations created by the most famous Venetian painters during the 18th century. Tiepolo's masterpiece "Glory of the Pisani Family" graces the ceiling of the ballroom. In the gardens you are going to discover the famous maze of hedges, in which Gabriele d'Annunzio places the love games of Stelio Effrena and the young lady Foscarina, protagonists of his novel "The fire".
• 11.00 a.m.: boarding on the motor-ship and start of the navigation along the Brenta river. Stop in Dolo and visit to this typical Venetian village that preserves one of the ancient mills dating back to the 16th century.
• 00.30 p.m.: our bord kitchen will serve you a typical fish lunch based Venetian recipes with the following menù: aperitif: Bellini, hors-d'ouvre: shrimps and pickled anchovies, first course: Fusilli alla Marinara (pasta with seafood), main course: mixed fried fish, vegetables in season, wine and water, fruit, coffee, cover and service.
• 03.00 p.m.: after the lunch, according to the disposability of the villas, optional visit to VILLA BARCHESSA VALMARANA (ticket Euro 5,00 p.p.), very pretty guest house with beautiful frescoes created by Michelangelo Schiavoni, or to VILLA WIDMANN (ticket Euro 5,00 p.p.), splendid villa planned by Andrea Tirali at the beginning of the 18th century and painted in frescoes by Giuseppe Angeli. Again on board we will continue our little cruise arriving in Malcontenta where you will have the possibility to visit the very famous VILLA FOSCARI “LA MALCONTENTA” (that is to say: "the unhappy"), planned by the Renassaince master Andrea Palladio and completely decorated in its rooms by Giambattista Franco and Giovanni Battista Zelotti (ticket Euro 10,00 p.p.). After visiting the villa we will come back on board and navigate to Fusina passing through the very ancient Moranzani lock, built following a Leonardo da Vinci’s technical plan in the 17th century.
• 05.30 p.m.: arrival in Fusina (VE), landing and end of the services. The arrival to Fusina could have delay because of the fluvial traffic, the timing of locks and bridges or what else that cannot be ascribed to our organization.

On request and with additional charge** - only for groups with minimum 45 persons - it is possible to complete this program with the navigation in the Venetian Lagoon and the panoramic view of St. Mark's Basin (landing in Fusina about 06.30 p.m.).

BUS LIMITED TRAFFIC ZONE (ZTL VENEZIA) – BUS FEES: please, see www.veniceztl.net

Our tour leaders will be at your disposal to illustrate you the wonders of the Brenta Riviera on board and taking you inside its majestic villas.

PRICE 2009	Individuals	Groups
From Tuesday to Friday	65,00€ p.p.	57,00€ p.p.
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays	65,00€ p.p.	60,00€ p.p.

Children: 0/5 years old are free on board; lunch 25,00 € p.p.; 6/12 years old 40,00 € p.p.; only navigation 30,00 € p.p.

The price includes: navigation, lunch on board and our tour leader.

The price doesn't include: the tickets of the villas which have to be paid directly on the spot, the return to the embarkation point and what else is not expressly mentioned in our program

We pray our passengers to book the villas in advance in order to better organize the visit.