Cannaregio & Jewish Heritage Experience with a Local-

Wonderful tour of the Jewish Ghetto

Great tour of the lesser known areas of Venice. Our guide Georjia was extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and informative. She was able to customize part of the tour to our interests. Thank you again!

Response from the operator: Dear Dennis, Thank you very much for writing this review. Giorgia is truly excellent, and I am proud to have her as part of the FriendinVenice team. She brings deep knowledge, sensitivity, and care to every tour she leads. Unlike many other ancient peoples, Jewish culture has maintained religious, linguistic, and identity cohesion through centuries of diaspora. As highlighted by the history of the Ghetto in Venice, and in Italy more broadly, Jewish communities played a vital role in economic life, medicine, philosophy, and culture, even while facing restrictions and exclusion. Visiting the Venetian Ghetto is an extremely important experience. It is not only a place of historical interest, but a fundamental area for understanding Venetian and European history as a whole. To walk through the Ghetto and learn about Jewish history is essential. Knowing history matters, especially so that the same mistakes are never repeated. Thank you again for choosing this tour. Warm regards, Nadia & Giorgia

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Nadia tailored this tour to our interests and has deep knowledge of Venice

Nadia met us at our hotel and explained the history of Venice and then tailored our tour to our interests. We needed to take it slowly and Nadia did a fantastic job of explaining everything and keeping a slow pace. She treated us to cappuccino and pastry at a table when we needed a rest. She has a deep knowledge of the history of Venice and guided us through back streets to be in the Venice with few tourists areas. We highly recommend her and this tour.

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Jewish tour

Guide was lovely. Cared passionately about Venice. Not masses on Jewish qtr but enough. We really enjoyed the experience

Response from the operator: Dear Paul, thanks to the people like you I can improve my knowledge and myself. Jewish culture is so vast and interesting. It was really a pleasure meeting you and spending time with you. I look forward to seeing you soon Warm Regards Nadia

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A wonderful afternoon

This is a hard review to write. Mainly because I feel like I can’t give the experience justice. A tour with Nadia isn’t a tour you would expect if you’re used to rolling off a cruise ship or out of an all inclusive resort and into a big group where you follow a guide who does nothing but regurgitate information you’ve already read online holding a flag on a stick while navigating through crushing crowds around main tourist sites. That’s not the way we travel, and I go out of my way to find the exact opposite experience. I went out with Nadia more informally one day that I was solo, and it was this experience that made my full solo day incredible - she empowered me to get lost, and cherish it. “When you hit a crowd, turn, you can’t get too lost” … I wouldn’t have done that without her encouragement, and I loved it. My husband and I did a 3-hour tour with Nadia. We meandered streets, turned around less traveled corners, emerged to see a breathtaking view or landmark we didn’t even know existed. We laughed, we talked, we sipped Prosecco, we learned. I don’t think we asked her one question that stumped her, and we were all over the place. She has an innate ability to read interests and I could tell that at a few points she shifted her focus to things we were more interested in. She proudly says she doesn’t follow a set program, and we appreciated that. Her point is - in a city like Venice, there’s a story and history around every bend, so there’s no need to stay on the beaten track. And no matter how far off course I felt like we were going, we always wound up back on track of the tour we had booked. If I were to make anyone a recommendation it would be a tour with her on their day of arrival, and then maybe another one later in the week, but less organized. After you get to know each other, let her pull something together that you know will interest you. I’ll leave you with two things - first, Nadia truly loves and takes pride in both her Career and her city. She is passionate about both and it shows. Second, when you do a tour with Nadia, you will immediately have a FriendinVenice

Response from the operator: Dearest,Abby I have read and reread your review several times ,I can't find the right words to answer ... You were able to understand my true self and to express in words what it means to have an experience with me My walks are not for hasty tourists but for travelers ... When I meet my guests I am aware that they put their most precious in my hands to spend time with their loved ones, - always too little, and also their dreams and passions. I try to do my best, ours must not be a simple tour but an experience to remember and to tell. for a short time our lives crossed ... I also love to make you feel Venetian. The city of Venice is a World Heritage Site and it is yours too, I just have to open the door, welcome you, and let you discover this wonderful city. Talk about history and art even while eating an ice cream or sipping a glass of prosecco. The important thing is to make a dream come true Thank you for helping me so much to achieve all this and I hope to meet you very soon, remember however that your smile will always be with me

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