Venice's Cemetery on San Michele Island Tour
Are you looking for a peaceful break away from the crowds? The monumental cemetery on San Michele island is the place! Join this extraordinary tour and let's hop on a 'vaporetto' to San Michele Island. Pay respects to Ezra Pound, Brodsky and Stravinsky in this silent place in the middle of the lagoon; a truly hidden gem!
Whether you're a goth, a hopeless romantic, music lover, poet, philosopher or simply looking for a peaceful break, at San Michele island's cemetery you can find what you're looking for.
Visit the Renaissance church of San Michele in Isola and take a walk through the Anglican and Orthodox sections and to the fields reserved to nuns, monks and to people who served the army. And the cherry on top, visit the modern cemetery extension designed by the architect David Chipperfield.
The San Michele island's cemetery is the place where Venetians find eternal peace and where silence is interrupted only by the sound of boats, lagoon waves, and seagulls.
Description
Itinerary
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Stop At: Chiesa di San Michele in Isola, Isola di San Michele, 30121 Venice Italy
We will visit the church of San Michele and walk through the cemetery fields, the evangelic and ortodhox sections, the new extention designed by David Chipperfield, the main sections from the 19th centuries, including those reserved to nuns, monks and to people who served the army. We will walk through the monumental city's cemetery and hear the stories behind some of its famous tombs, while enjoying the peaceful and refreshing atmosphere
Duration: 1 hour
Inclusions
- Tour Leader & Nature and Interpretive Guide
Exclusions
- Water bus ticket to the cemetery island. Tickets will be purchased onboard
- Gratuities
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Cancellation
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