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"We had a phenomenal afternoon with Lucia. The depth of her knowledge, and the details that she knows about the Jewish Ghetto section of Venice is incredible and detailing the significance in regard to the bigger picture for Jews in Venice, as well as for Venice itself was very insightful. Her familiarity with the history of Venice, and the history of Judaism, and matching the two was awesome. Lucia also added in some great foodie stops along the way in Cannaregio. She was able to show us all the old synagogues, and discussed how their architecture and cultural experience affected the area. It was a truly a super experience with Lucia and she is a great person to meet. Highly recommended, and look forward to maintaining a friendship with her moving forward, and our next trip to Venice. "

"We are a family of 4, including twin 10 year old girls, from Houston, TX, USA. We only had 3 days in Venice, and we spent 2 of them on tours with Lucia, and she was amazing! We all loved our time with her, and she was especially great with my girls who adored her. She handled all of the planning and purchasing tickets for our activities, and it was so stress free for me. We started this tour with an amazing stop at the last remaining puppeteer in Venice. We visited his magical workshop and got to learn all about his process and see his amazing puppets. It was such a unique and fun experience. Then, we did a tour around Venice that took my girls on a fun scavenger hunt. They learned so much and had so much fun at the same time. At the end, the girls were awarded a prize for beating the parents, and they were thrilled! Lucia dropped us off at a mask making workshop which she had arranged in a non touristy part of town where my girls painted handmade paper mache masks in the Venetian style. They loved it! I highly recommend Lucia as a guide. She is extremely knowledgeable, wonderful with kids and adults, and she showed us so many things that we would never have seen on our own. Grazie for an amazing day! "

"Genny was in incredible. Kind. Informative. Funny. She is a wonderful person to spend a few hours exploring the Venice Ghetto. Thank you Genny for an unforgettable afternoon ♥️🙏"

"Genny was everything we hoped for in a guide. She was so knowledgeable and personable. It felt more like a walking conversation with a friend that included so many interesting facts about the Gheto, the synagogue, the neighborhood, and Venice history. She put everything in context. Absolutely excellent! "

"Lucia Bondetti was an outstanding guide. Her subject matter expertise and explanations of historical and cultural context were highly impressive, and she could not have been more kind or helpful. We are so grateful that she was our tour guide!"

"Elena was amazing! Her knowledge of the history of the Jewish people in Venice was superb and she brought the past and present to light with her stories and her personal touch. We were all riveted the entire time. The best guide we could have hoped for (and we are discriminating)!!"

"We had the lovely Lucia show us around Venice. The kids, aged 9 & 11, put this as a top highlight of the trip. Lucia was passionate, knowledgable and kept the kids engaged in the 2.5hr tour. We adults also had fun and learnt a bit too. We added in the mask making activity at they end which they loved and allowed hubby and me to go have a appertivo sans kids - close by, which was also very nice. Highly recommend."

"Lucia was great telling us about the history of the Jewish ghetto and the synagogues . We got to tour 2 synagogues as well as go to an amazing artist's shop. She gave us a great recommendation for lunch. It was the first of 2 tours that day with Lucia and it was wonderful spending the day learning so much from her. "

"We had a fantastic experience with Lucia! She is an absolutely amazing tour guide who knew so much about the Jewish Ghetto. We could tell as she took us around the area how knowledgeable she was and how passionate and proud she was of this small but historic neighborhood. We learned so much and were very appreciative of the recommendations she gave us throughout our tour. Even though we are tourists, it felt very good to get a break from the loud bustling touristy areas of Venice, and getting a slower, quieter experience learning about the history that not everyone gets to see."

"We had a great time learning all about her hometown of Venice from Romy. She brought an excellent perspective to the tour about the history of Venice and modern life there. Romy spoke English very well and was easy for us to understand. She responded well to our questions and gave us tips for enjoying the rest of our time there. Prior communication was quick and efficient, too. We'd recommend Romy as a guide without hesitation!"