Veneto · Venice & the lagoon

Venice holidays,
with time beyond the landmarks

Stay in a neighbourhood you will enjoy returning to, with art, lagoon outings and unhurried evenings. Continue to the Dolomites, wine country or another great Italian city.

Four characterful staysArt & lagoon lifeMulti-centre journeys

Northern Italy: lakes, mountains & art cities

Four or five nights give Venice room to unfold: a major visit, a different neighbourhood, an island day and time simply to wander. We bring together the hotel, arrival and selected experiences, leaving space for the city’s everyday pleasures.

01 · Accommodation

Choose your Venice base

Dorsoduro · Intimate Venetian residence

Ca’ Maria Adele

Richly decorated rooms beside the Salute church, close to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and Dorsoduro’s waterfront walks. A distinctive choice for couples who enjoy the hotel as part of the experience.
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Cannaregio · Palazzo with a garden

Hotel Heureka

A historic palazzo with contemporary interiors and a private garden, near Madonna dell’Orto. Stay here for Cannaregio’s canals and restaurant evenings, with a quieter place to return to after sightseeing.
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San Marco · Contemporary boutique hotel

Corte di Gabriela

A small hotel between the Grand Canal, La Fenice and Rialto, combining historic features with modern design. Its courtyard and freshly prepared breakfast make a comfortable start to a day on foot.
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San Marco · Small bed and breakfast

Bloom B&B

A characterful B&B near Campo Santo Stefano, with individually decorated rooms and a rooftop terrace. A smaller, informal base for walking between San Marco and the Accademia.
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Read our guide to Venice neighbourhoods and how many nights to allow →

02 · Multi-centre holidays

Where would you like to go after Venice?

Garda town and its bay on Lake Garda, viewed from the Rocca

14 nights · Car-free

Venice, Prosecco Hills & Lake Garda

Three nights in Venice, four in Follina and seven in Malcesine. Private drivers join the stays, with a stop in Bassano del Grappa and a full week beside the lake.

From £4,900 per person

Land-only guide for two sharing, including private transfers. Flights booked separately.
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14 nights · City, mountains & Arco

Venice, Alta Badia & Arco

Art and canal-side walks in Venice, mountain days in Alta Badia and a restful finish at Monastero Arx Vivendi in Arco. A fortnight for couples who enjoy walking and distinctive hotels.

From £6,300 per person

Land-only guide for two sharing. Your quotation confirms rooms, dates and travel arrangements.
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Grand Canal towards Santa Maria della Salute

14 nights · Rail holiday

Venice, Florence & Rome

Five nights in Venice, four in Florence and five in Rome, with private introductory walks and first-class high-speed rail between the cities.

From £4,725 per person

Land-only guide for two sharing, with breakfast throughout. Flights booked separately.
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14 nights · Rail & private transfers

Venice, Florence & the Amalfi Coast

Three nights in Venice and four in Florence, followed by a week in Sant’Agata sui Due Golfi for coastal walks, village life and good food.

From £3,200 per person

Guide for two sharing, including breakfast and the arrangements detailed in the itinerary. Flights additional.
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03 · Our insights

Understand the city, then explore

Our Venice collection helps you choose a few visits with meaning, then find your own way through the city’s neighbourhoods and lagoon.

Start with Venice explained →

Sculpture and arches at the Doge’s Palace

Understand the landmarks

The republic, its trading wealth and the details that explain what you are looking at.

Santa Maria della Salute beyond a canal in Dorsoduro

Choose your neighbourhood walks

Art, working canals and distinct local histories, with a different reason to visit each district.

Colourful houses reflected in a canal on Burano

Explore the lagoon and its food

Give an island outing room in the day, and discover how the lagoon has shaped the Venetian table.

04 · Smart add-ons

Stay longer in northern Italy

Prosecco Hills

Village life, vineyard scenery and arranged wine visits after the city.
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Alta Badia

Mountain walks and hut lunches, with time for a hotel beneath the Dolomite peaks.
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Lake Garda

Lake-town evenings, boat outings and a week beside the water.
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Plan with ExpertoItaly

Tell us what you have in mind

Tell us which Venice neighbourhoods, galleries and lagoon outings appeal to you. We will recommend the hotel and room, plan the arrival by boat and connect the next stage of your holiday.
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   Kay Wade 
 27 September 2026
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We can’t thank ExpertoItaly enough for the wonderful trip to northern Italy organized for us in August. We really appreciated that Antonio took time and effort to get to know the kind of travelers we are so as to create an imaginative, personalized travel plan and detailed guide packed with tips and information about the places we visited. His vast insider knowledge of his country contributed to our smooth and stress-free train journeys and to all that we learned and enjoyed about the cities we visited; about their respective histories, cultures, infrastructures, public spaces, peoples and more. We would recommend ExpertoItaly in a heartbeat!
  
 
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   Catherine Day 
 16 July 2026
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We’re recently home after a wonderful holiday in Puglia arranged with Antonio. Great pace, a range of always excellent accommodation and an interesting suggested itinerary. We would highly recommend Expert to Italy and look forward to planning our next getaway with Antonio.
  
 
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   Mike Girling (No nickname) 
 16 June 2026
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Just back from another delightful holiday organised from start to finish by the Italian "Expert" Antonio. After several discussions with him we decided to have an eleven day trip to the Amalfi coast and Ischia and thanks to his intimate knowledge of the area we had a most enjoyable and memorable time. Ischia in particular was absolutely wonderful. Antonios advice on the boutique hotels, guided tours, and places to visit were exemplary as were the drivers he booked to ferry us around. In addition to all the knowledge and advice he provides, this time, we encountered a  couple of problems of our own making, but a quick WhatsApp to Antonio and within 24 hours both problems were solved. So if you are looking for an independent holiday in Italy along with great support we have no hesitation in recommending Antonio
Mike & Diane
  
 
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   Daniel Hockman 
 9 June 2026
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. ExpertoItaly is a brilliant company, and Antonio organised a wonderful holiday for us in Puglia a region we did not know. His suggestions were all fantastic. He listens to what you want to do and works your holiday around that. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to anyone contemplating a holiday in Italy. Thank you so much, Antonio!
  
 
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   Elaine Yeoh 
 6 June 2026
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We engaged Antonio Cresce to plan and manage our 3 week holiday in Italy - covering towns in the regions of Puglia, Basilicata ,Calabria and Campania.

Our holiday was seamless and exceeded all our expectations, and I would highly recommend Antonio / Expert to Italy for all your holiday planning and needs.

From the point of choosing destinations, Antonio was collaborative and listened to everything on our wishlist . The towns he chose for us were exactly the places that we loved .. off the beaten track, charming and authentic Italy !

He picked our accomodation and again there was a lot of collaboration over our needs and we loved the choices .

The tours he organised were exceptional. I wanted to see wildflowers and orchids and he engaged experts to take me around the national parks . I would never have been able to source the contacts and organise the excursions as perfectly as it was done . Some of the best moments of our travels , ever!

Transfers were professional and seamless.
Antonio remained fully contactable throughout our trip for questions , help and any details we needed. We felt fully secure and confident that we had an agent travelling along with us at every step! It was a huge benefit as well having him in the rough time zones as Italy where he is based in the UK, so that any questions were promptly answered and sorted . This could have been more problematic if we had engaged someone from home in Australia with the big difference in time zones .

We appreciated his travel advice and recommendations, his work ethics , his professionalism and how he went over and beyond to make our holiday truly exceptional!
  
 
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   Judith Warren 
 29 April 2026
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Antonio is super helpful and efficient and he knows Italy. He arranged our three centre Italian holiday, booked all train tickets, taxis and hotels and suggested places we wouldn't have thought of. You can have an independent holiday without problems, even in a less touristy area, because he's organised everyone for you and he's a back up if anything goes wrong. Thanks Antonio, be in touch next time!
  
 
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   Anne Fenton 
 22 September 2025
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Antonio was a delight to deal with. He was knowledgable, friendly and very patient when we changed our plans several times! His choices of hotels were exceptionally good and he was very responsive when we had a little hiccup with the car rental. Highly recommend his services.
  
 
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   Teresa Oliveira 
 25 August 2025
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We used ExpertoItaly to help us with our two-week holiday in Sicily. We had a couple of interactions with Antonio, and were very fast to close on our itinerary and hotels. Everyting was very well organized and suitable to our requirements. Antonio chose very good accommodations: small beautiful, full of character and well located. He also booked our bus trips as we did not want to rent a car. That worked really well. It was a great help and gave us great confidence for our trip. We strongly recommend ExpertoItaly if you want customised holidays in Italy. We will use it again for future traveling in Italy!
  
 
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   IzzieD 
 21 August 2025
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Antonio is an expert on Italy so if you are planning a trip then you should definitely use ExpertoItaly. He helped us plan the perfect family trip and we cannot fault any of his recommendations. From car hire, to the perfect hotels and apartments, he is highly knowledgeable and it doesn't stop with planning. He was on hand to be available if we needed his help while on the trip. His customer service is first class. Thank you so so much and we look forward to planning our next trip with you.
  
 
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   David Wise 
 12 August 2025
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Antonio was really helpful in planning our trip to Italy. We wanted to visit 3 locations, he provided recommendations on accomodations which were great - really good locations for each booking.  He also coordinated taxis and trains and provided a load of suggestions for each location for places to eat and sites to visit.  He was readily available to answer any questions we had by email or WhatsApp. His assistance really helped us in planning this trip and saved us a lot of stress in trying to coordinate this ourselves. All in all we had a great holiday

Kay Wade

27 September 2026

We can’t thank ExpertoItaly enough for the wonderful trip to northern Italy organized for us in August. We really appreciated that Antonio took time and effort to get to know the kind of travelers we are so as to create an imaginative, personalized travel plan and detailed guide packed with tips and information about the places we visited. His vast insider knowledge of his country contributed to our smooth and stress-free train journeys and to all that we learned and enjoyed about the cities we visited; about their respective histories, cultures, infrastructures, public spaces, peoples and more. We would recommend ExpertoItaly in a heartbeat!

Catherine Day

16 July 2026

We’re recently home after a wonderful holiday in Puglia arranged with Antonio. Great pace, a range of always excellent accommodation and an interesting suggested itinerary. We would highly recommend Expert to Italy and look forward to planning our next getaway with Antonio.

Mike Girling (No nickname)

16 June 2026

Just back from another delightful holiday organised from start to finish by the Italian "Expert" Antonio. After several discussions with him we decided to have an eleven day trip to the Amalfi coast and Ischia and thanks to his intimate knowledge of the area we had a most enjoyable and memorable time. Ischia in particular was absolutely wonderful. Antonios advice on the boutique hotels, guided tours, and places to visit were exemplary as were the drivers he booked to ferry us around. In addition to all the knowledge and advice he provides, this time, we encountered a couple of problems of our own making, but a quick WhatsApp to Antonio and within 24 hours both problems were solved. So if you are looking for an independent holiday in Italy along with great support we have no hesitation in recommending Antonio Mike & Diane

Daniel Hockman

9 June 2026

ExpertoItaly is a brilliant company, and Antonio organised a wonderful holiday for us in Puglia a region we did not know. His suggestions were all fantastic. He listens to what you want to do and works your holiday around that. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to anyone contemplating a holiday in Italy. Thank you so much, Antonio!

Elaine Yeoh

6 June 2026

We engaged Antonio Cresce to plan and manage our 3 week holiday in Italy - covering towns in the regions of Puglia, Basilicata ,Calabria and Campania. Our holiday was seamless and exceeded all our expectations, and I would highly recommend Antonio / Expert to Italy for all your holiday planning and needs. From the point of choosing destinations, Antonio was collaborative and listened to everything on our wishlist . The towns he chose for us were exactly the places that we loved .. off the beaten track, charming and authentic Italy ! He picked our accomodation and again there was a lot of collaboration over our needs and we loved the choices . The tours he organised were exceptional. I wanted to see wildflowers and orchids and he engaged experts to take me around the national parks . I would never have been able to source the contacts and organise the excursions as perfectly as it was done . Some of the best moments of our travels , ever! Transfers were professional and seamless. Antonio remained fully contactable throughout our trip for questions , help and any details we needed. We felt fully secure and confident that we had an agent travelling along with us at every step! It was a huge benefit as well having him in the rough time zones as Italy where he is based in the UK, so that any questions were promptly answered and sorted . This could have been more problematic if we had engaged someone from home in Australia with the big difference in time zones . We appreciated his travel advice and recommendations, his work ethics , his professionalism and how he went over and beyond to make our holiday truly exceptional!

Judith Warren

29 April 2026

Antonio is super helpful and efficient and he knows Italy. He arranged our three centre Italian holiday, booked all train tickets, taxis and hotels and suggested places we wouldn't have thought of. You can have an independent holiday without problems, even in a less touristy area, because he's organised everyone for you and he's a back up if anything goes wrong. Thanks Antonio, be in touch next time!

Anne Fenton

22 September 2025

Antonio was a delight to deal with. He was knowledgable, friendly and very patient when we changed our plans several times! His choices of hotels were exceptionally good and he was very responsive when we had a little hiccup with the car rental. Highly recommend his services.

Teresa Oliveira

25 August 2025

We used ExpertoItaly to help us with our two-week holiday in Sicily. We had a couple of interactions with Antonio, and were very fast to close on our itinerary and hotels. Everyting was very well organized and suitable to our requirements. Antonio chose very good accommodations: small beautiful, full of character and well located. He also booked our bus trips as we did not want to rent a car. That worked really well. It was a great help and gave us great confidence for our trip. We strongly recommend ExpertoItaly if you want customised holidays in Italy. We will use it again for future traveling in Italy!

IzzieD

21 August 2025

Antonio is an expert on Italy so if you are planning a trip then you should definitely use ExpertoItaly. He helped us plan the perfect family trip and we cannot fault any of his recommendations. From car hire, to the perfect hotels and apartments, he is highly knowledgeable and it doesn't stop with planning. He was on hand to be available if we needed his help while on the trip. His customer service is first class. Thank you so so much and we look forward to planning our next trip with you.

David Wise

12 August 2025

Antonio was really helpful in planning our trip to Italy. We wanted to visit 3 locations, he provided recommendations on accomodations which were great - really good locations for each booking. He also coordinated taxis and trains and provided a load of suggestions for each location for places to eat and sites to visit. He was readily available to answer any questions we had by email or WhatsApp. His assistance really helped us in planning this trip and saved us a lot of stress in trying to coordinate this ourselves. All in all we had a great holiday