Vacations by Jillian
Italy

Venice & the Veneto

Gondolas at golden hour, quiet back canals, and dinners that refuse to be hurried.

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a floating city

There is nowhere else like it.

Most people give Venice a day and a half on their way somewhere else. We'd like to talk you out of that. The city rewards the unhurried — the early-morning quiet before the day boats arrive, the back canals where the postcards run out, the long dinner in a campo only a local would point you toward.

We design the Venice that travels at your pace: the grand sights handled and timed so you skip the lines, and the small, unscripted hours left wide open. Then, when you're ready, the Veneto beyond — Verona, the Prosecco hills, a villa lunch among the vines.

A few of the moments

What We'd Weave In

The Grand Canal at Golden Hour

A private water taxi as the light turns amber and the palazzos glow — the city's grand entrance, done properly.

St. Mark's Before the Crowds

Early access to the Basilica and a near-empty piazza, long before the day-trippers arrive.

Murano & Burano by Boat

The glass furnaces and the lace island's candy-colored houses — on your own schedule, not a tour group's.

A Day in the Veneto

Verona's balconies, or the Prosecco hills for a long lunch among the vines. Venice is the beginning, not the whole story.

Kind Words

She listened to us very carefully to create the trip of a lifetime to Italy. We enjoyed an incredible adventure, and she was always available for questions.

Mary Weathers · Italy
Your Journey Begins

Let's design your Venice.

Tell us how you love to travel — we'll take it from there.

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