Port
Marghera (Venice), Italy
Activity Level
Moderate
Excursion Type
Local Sightseeing,24,All
Wheelchair Accessible
No
Starting At
$109.95
Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
Duration
Approximately 2½ Hours
Meals Included
Meals not included
Travel by private motor launch from the pier to Zattere Ai Saloni landing point. Pass along the Giudecca Canal and you will see from the boat the Redeemer Church by Palladio, and Zitelle Church -- both on Giudecca Island.
After a short but lovely walk through the Dorsoduro -- a less-traveled part of Venice -- you will arrive at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, housed in the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, which faces the Grand Canal. A museum guide will take you through the exhibits and explain the late heiress' exceptional collection of abstract and surrealist masterpieces by Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Jackson Pollack, Max Ernst, Paul Klee, Marc Chagall and Salvador Dalí.
After the guided visit, you will have some free time to stroll in the beautiful garden. Walk back to the motor launch for the transfer back to the ship.
Notes:
Tour does not operate on Tuesdays.