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    The Cruise among the Venetian Villas

    Experience the Riviera del Brenta with a 1-day mini-cruise along the canal aboard a typical panoramic boat and discover more than 70 Venetian villas such as Villa Pisani, Villa Windmann and Villa Foscari and navigate among small villages and swing bridges typical of the Serenissima.

     

    PADOVA -> MALCONTENTA (ALL DAY)

    At 08:30 am meeting with the guide in front of the historic 16th century staircase of “Porta Portello”, the ancient river port of the city and boarding. Navigating along the ancient walls of the city of Padua and the original river route of the ancient Venetian burchielli, you can see the superb Villa Giovanelli in Noventa Padovana. We cross the first of the four navigation basins, real water lifts that will allow us to slowly descend to the next water level. After a while an important crossing of canals and rivers will allow us to enter the Brenta Canal to admire one of the largest and most scenic villas scattered along the Brenta: Villa Pisani di Stra. Stop for the visit of this renowned eighteenth-century residence, considered one of the most famous of the Riviera (optional). At about 11:30 am boarding and navigation in the direction of Dolo. Stop in Dolo, in the past it was an important commercial hub between Padua and Venice, we will visit the ancient mills and the ancient squero externally. Here in Dolo there is a lunch break at a typical trattoria. After the stop, continuation of the navigation towards Mira and after passing the Dolo and Mira lock with overcoming the water difference, you will find the elegant Villa Widmann, famous for its interior completely decorated in fresco. The park surrounding the villa is also very pleasant which, in classic simplicity, respects the rigid screens of the Italian garden in close interdependence of the villa-environment binomial. Stop for the visit (included). At the end of the visit, continue slowly immersed in the peace of the waters of the Brenta Canal, thus arriving in the locality of Malcontenta where the homonymous Villa Foscari La Malcontenta is located, one of the masterpieces of the genius of Andrea Palladio. This masterpiece is a typical example of a Villa-Temple, with its melancholy and superb pronaos which is reflected in the waters of the Canal. Disembarkation at about 17:00 in Malcontenta, guided tour of Villa Foscari with its fabulous interiors, followed by return by bus.

    The price includes​:

    • Boat navigation from Padua to Malcontenta
    • Travel by bus from Malcontenta to Padua
    • Travel assistant
    • Entrance to Villa Wildmann and Villa Foscari
    • Lunch in a typical restaurant

     

     

    STRA -> MALCONTENTA (ALL DAY)

    Meeting at 09:00 with the guide at Villa Pisani for the visit of the renowned eighteenth-century residence, one of the most famous of the Riviera. At about 11.30 am embarkation on the motor ship right in front of the Villa and navigation in the direction of Dolo, with explanation of the route. After about 50 minutes you arrive in the locality of Dolo, since the past has represented an important commercial hub between the cities of Padua and Venice. The only still functioning water mill and the ancient squero, used for the repair of boats, are still visible. Here a lunch break is scheduled in a typical restaurant. After the break, boarding at 14:00. Along the way we will meet two navigation basins, with the overcoming of the water level, eight swing bridges, two of which are still operated by hand, coastal villages and numerous villas of various eras and styles overlooking the canal. In Mira you will find the majestic Villa Widmann, a typical 18th century residence, rich in important frescoes and surrounded by a delightful park, stop for a visit (included). After the visit, continue slowly immersed in the peace of the waters of the Naviglio Brenta, thus arriving in the locality of Malcontenta where the homonymous Villa Foscari called La Malcontenta stands, one of the masterpieces of the genius of Andrea Palladio. La Malcontenta is a typical example of Villa-Tempio, with its melancholy and superb pronaos which is reflected in the waters of the Canal. Disembarkation at about 17:00 in Malcontenta, guided tour of Villa Foscari with its fabulous interiors, followed by return by bus.

    The price includes​:

    • Boat navigation from Padua to Malcontenta
    • Travel by bus from Malcontenta to Padua
    • Travel assistant
    • Entrance to Villa Wildmann and Villa Foscari
    • Lunch in a typical restaurant

     

     

    DOLO -> MALCONTENTA (HALF DAY)

    At 14:00 embarkation and in Dolo and navigation in the direction of Mira. Along the way we will meet two navigation basins, with the overcoming of the water level, eight swing bridges, two of which are still operated by hand, coastal villages and numerous villas of various eras and styles overlooking the canal. In Mira you will find the majestic Villa Widmann, a typical 18th century residence, rich in important frescoes and surrounded by a delightful park, stop for a visit (included). After the visit, continue slowly immersed in the peace of the waters of the Naviglio Brenta, thus arriving in the locality of Malcontenta where the homonymous Villa Foscari called La Malcontenta stands, one of the masterpieces of the genius of Andrea Palladio. La Malcontenta is a typical example of a Villa-Tempio, with its melancholy and superb pronaos which is reflected in the waters of the Canal. Disembarkation at about 17:00 in Malcontenta, guided tour of Villa Foscari with its fabulous interiors, followed by return by bus.

    The price includes​:

    • Boat navigation from Padua to Malcontenta
    • Travel by bus from Malcontenta to Padua
    • Travel assistant
    • Entrance to Villa Wildmann and Villa Foscari

     

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