Excursions & Guided Tours

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1 Excursions & Guided Tours RICH CULTURE, HISTORY, BEAUTIFUL SCENERIES Enjoy the wonders of Italy through exclusive guided tours and excursions, tailor-made experiences created thanks to our continuous development of new programs and packages with the best quality of services & suppliers.

2 HISTORICAL AND ARTISTIC TOURS OF FAMOUS ART CITIES & SMALLER, OFF- THE-BEATEN-PATH CITIES OF ITALY. Our country is world-famous for its culture, history and art. For this reason, we would like you to discover our jewels with our private, local, professional, English-speaking guides who will guide you to the most iconic sites, letting you learn about them from their knowledgeable perspective. In addition to this, you will be taken out from the busy tourist areas to discover the hidden treasures of the beautiful Italian cities and villages, find Roman ruins, secret passageways, and listen to the legends hidden within the city streets. You will also learn the best shops and restaurants. Private, professional guides are priced starting from $95/hour for the entire family or small group of people. VENETIAN CRAFTSMEN, & HIDDEN TREASURES OF VENICE Highlights of this tour are learning the traditions, history, handicraft and the local Osteria, where you will try a chicchetto with a glass of wine or a spritz! We will walk through Campi and the labyrinth of narrow Calli, also the small, delicate bridges to discover history and traditions that make Venice a unique place in the world. Experience stunning architecture, legendary statues, old boats, the ancient Jewish Ghetto, the Casanova legendary myth, and much more. You will learn more about the history that lies behind the masks of Venice. You will learn about the famous Venetian glass tradition, enjoying a private performance of an expert glass master, modelling

3 glass with blowing and sculpture techniques. Our tour will include a trip to the Rialto fish market, and a visit to some of Venice s most loved places to find delicious cicchetti: Venice s answer to Milan s aperitivo and to Spain s tapas. These small plates of food are usually served with glasses of wine, Prosecco, or the typical Spritz and served at bàcari, small, local bars hidden all over Venice. Starting prices for a 2-hour tour with a professional, private, local guide, including a cicchetto with a glass of wine or a spritz is euro $70 per person with minimum of 4-6 people or $40 per person for 7-10 people. TOUR OF LIGURIAN GARDENS ALONG THE ITALIAN RIVIERA Experience the charm of wonderful parks and gardens created between the Renaissance and the Twentieth Century. Discover historical and contemporary excellences, a network promoted by the Liguria Region to promote the most beautiful parks of the Ligurian Villas, such as Villa la Cervara, Villa Serra di Comago and Villa Durazzo. Among the olive groves, the pinewoods and the harsh territory of the Mediterranean scrub, there are romantic landscapes characterized by marvelous connections between vegetation, art and architecture, An historical-cultural and landscape-botanical itinerary unfolds next to the sea, with coastal walks, from wine & gastronomic traditions to the sober beauty of the historical town centers. Interesting in all seasons thanks to the mild climate that makes extraordinary blooms possible even in the winter months. Enjoy a garden & villa tour with our professional botanical & art guides, for which we are able to set up a tailor-made, full day or two days excursion to visit all, or some of these beautiful places. Please ask us for a quote.

4 PERFUME AND RARE ESSENCES IN FLORENCE Nothing in Florence is coincidental. Everything has a reason for existence and you will learn many of the mysteries and secrets of the city while walking with your guide through the narrow streets. You will feel the real Florence and be told stories and anecdotes that took place there, including a different way to learn about the Renaissance. In fact, while almost everybody knows that the city of Florence flourished during the Renaissance under the Medici family, not everybody knows that one of the key industries driving this expansion was perfume-making. Savor the scents of Tuscany with our Florence Perfume private tours. Make the most of your Florence visit to Europe s oldest pharmacy at Santa Maria Novella, meet a master perfumer inspired by Renaissance traditions to learn the ancient art, immersing yourself in a unique environment of old perfume laboratories, admiring an amazing collection of ancient objects and tolls used by perfumers, reliving the magical atmosphere of alchemists and apothecaries. You will make your very own personal perfume using traditional methods, and take it home in a beautiful bottle. The tour lasts approximately 1.5hr-2hrs, with prices starting from $85 per person with a minimum of 4 people.

5 ECO-TOURISM BY CAR IN SICILY Drive to the most beautiful Sicilian mansions & ancient houses using an itinerary able to highlight the most authentic soul of this extraordinary land, with the warmth and elegance of the most typical Sicilian hospitality. This tour, the first in Europe for its characteristics, was created by a local car rental company to combine the trend of ecological tourism and sustainable mobility with the excellence of traditions with some of the most beautiful accommodations in Sicily at castles, palaces, wine resorts, noble residences and country houses. We suggest this tour to those who want to discover Sicily and its treasures by driving an electric car through Sicily, but with the travel arrangements & reservations made by Bellissimo Tours & Travel, in order to make you feel comfortable even while you are independent, providing you with an amazing travel experience. You can choose different cultural itineraries to discover the island divided by zones: western, eastern and inland. You can select your electric car, and the properties where you want to stay overnight, among the ones which have been selected for this trip, since they combine the beauty of the place and the presence of recharge columns along the entire route, which are well highlighted. Please ask for a tailor-made proposal, and we will send you all details and quotes.

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