🎟 Skip-the-Line Museum Reservations: Fast-track your way into Venice’s must-see museums, including the Doge’s Palace and Peggy Guggenheim Collection.

🛶 Kayak Tours of Venice Canals: Glide through serene waterways and under historic bridges on a guided kayak tour—quiet, scenic, and unforgettable.

🚆 Out-of-Town Excursions: Explore nearby Padua or Vicenza by train or private driver—ideal for art lovers and architecture fans.

🍇 Vineyard & Cellar Visits: Enjoy private tastings in Trentino’s organic wineries or small-batch cellars in the Lake Garda region.

🚴 Bike Tours & Rentals: Cycle along rivers, vineyards, and lakeside paths with e-bike or standard rental options—ideal for exploring Arco and Riva del Garda.

• Get lost in Borges’ maze and a forest of chapels

Slip away to the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, where a boxwood labyrinth honours the great Argentine writer and ten contemporary chapels hide among the trees—architecture as meditation, just across the water from San Marco.

• Trade glass for grain at Lunardelli’s atelier

In a tucked-away workshop near Campo San Polo, walnut and cherry woods become sculptural design objects. Visit this artisan-meets-concept store to see how Venice reinvents itself in wood, not crystal.

• Pull a print at Fallani’s silkscreen studio

Screenprint your own tote, tee or fine-art postcard in a working family studio where Warhol meets Venetian tradition. Expect inky fingers, creative flair and a souvenir you made yourself.

• Take a cable car to where the air gets quieter

Glide effortlessly to high-altitude plateaus where silence stretches farther than the views. With the Alta Badia Summer Card, hop between sun-kissed peaks and discover picnic-perfect meadows and hidden rifugi serving strudel and smiles.

• Walk through history inside a mountain at Lagazuoi

Follow WWI tunnels carved into the rock at 2,800m—now a poignant open-air museum of trenches, passages and epic views. Reach it by foot or float to the top with the Falzarego cable car.

• Stroll with deer in an alpine fairytale park

Near La Villa, the Paraciora wildlife park invites you to wander among deer and roe bucks in complete freedom. Couples with a soft spot for nature will love its calm paths, alpine woods and occasional four-legged photobombers.

• Climb to Arco Castle and earn your view

Wander uphill through olive groves to the dramatic ruins of Castello di Arco—where the lake glints below and the mountains gather around like a painted backdrop. Go early or at sunset for the softest light and quietest moments.

• E-bike along the Sarca River to secret picnic spots

Rent an e-bike and follow the riverside cycle path through apple orchards, vineyards and mountain backdrops. Stop wherever the view calls—this is slow travel at its best, with no schedule and plenty of scenic excuses to pause.

• Hide away by a blue-green alpine lake

Skip the crowds and head to Lago di Tenno, a gem of clear waters and wild edges just a short drive or transfer away. Swim, laze or explore the artists' hamlet of Canale di Tenno nearby—ideal for a slow afternoon escape.