Photos: Giuseppe De Nittis, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Fred Romero from Paris, France, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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Photos: Giuseppe De Nittis, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Fred Romero from Paris, France, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Biennale Arte: Giardini and Arsenale
Your local guide
Marta Busetto
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Highlights
- The Central Pavilion's themed exhibition, from outside
- Eight to ten national pavilions in the park
- The Arsenale's rope-making hall, three hundred metres long
- A route planned around queues and closing times
- A coffee break among the Giardini's trees
About this tour
This session covers the Biennale Arte's two main sites, the Giardini and the Arsenale, from outside the ticketed pavilions and exhibition halls. You see the Central Pavilion and a run of national pavilions in the park, then the entrance to the Arsenale's long rope-making hall used for large installations. The guide plans a route around queues and closing times throughout.
After the sound check, the guide walks between the Giardini and the Arsenale, describing what each pavilion and hall holds this edition and pausing for your questions. A short list of the pavilions and a suggested route is sent once the call ends.
This suits anyone planning to visit the Biennale themselves, or wanting a sense of it from a distance.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 10 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Venice before heading out.
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Giardini entrance 21 min
Outside the gates, the guide describes the Central Pavilion and the main themed exhibition inside, and explains how each edition of the Biennale changes its focus.
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The national pavilions 21 min
Walking the park paths past the pavilion buildings, the guide points out eight to ten national pavilions chosen for this edition, each designed decades apart in a different style.
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The Arsenale gates 21 min
At the old dockyard entrance, the guide describes the Corderie, a rope-making hall three hundred metres long now used to show large-scale work, and explains how the exhibition winds through it.
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A coffee break in the Giardini 21 min
Sitting in the gardens, the guide plans a route around the busiest pavilions and the ones that close early, based on which rooms tend to draw the longest queues.
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Your questions 18 min
Time to ask anything about Venice: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 8 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Baccalà mantecato and Dorsoduro, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Rome time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Venice, showing you St Mark's Square and Rialto Bridge live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Venice live with my phone and you ask anything as we go.
Times shown in Rome time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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