Our Guides
Download a city guide of some of Europe's most beautiful cities onto your iPod, mp3 player or phone. As we guide you through the streets, along the route we've planned for you, our city guides will tell you what you're looking at and how to make the most of your city break.
Florence
We only had a long weekend to do the city and so your tour really helped us get our bearings. There's just so much to see there! I know we only scraped the surface but it worked really well for us.
Tanya Ellison - (27/08/06)
Venice
This was a great tour that took you everywhere you needed to go. Particularly liked the walk through of the mosaic frescoes on the front of the Basilica.
We had a great time in Venice, made all the more special by this evocative guide.
Like the speaker's voice too - one of the best I've listened to.
Andrea How - (19/02/06)
Our guide to Venice which takes about five to six hours depending on how many breaks you take, starts at the elegant Piazza San Marco with the exquisitely decorated Basilica di San Marco. We explain the history and meaning of its beautiful mosaics including the mysterious figure who is shown looking horrified by the contents of a basket and holding his nose. We also point out the details as you look at them on the façade of the Ducal palace.
We then take you on a tour - complete with precise directions and a printed route guide – of La Serenissima, the Serene Republic. We go from the less well known such as the Bovolo staircase to the famous such as the Accademia. We explain the history of this remarkable city as you see it - including the role of Attila the Hun - and show you how Venice suffered the world’s first aerial bombing raid.
With our guide to Venice you’ll visit the world famous Fenice opera house and hear about how it rose from the ashes – twice. We show you San Trovaso, the only church in Venice with two front entrances – and explain why this is. You’ll hear about the shadowy Scuolas as the Scuola Grande di San Rocco and get a real sense of the real Venice and why the city contains some of the most beautiful art in the world – while you look at it.
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