Tour to the Venetian Villas and the Brenta Riviera from Venice

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Tour to the Venetian Villas and the Brenta Riviera from Venice — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

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About this activity

The Riviera del Brenta, a well-known waterway between Padua and Venice, is an interesting panoramic area from historical, natural, artistic and cultural point of view. It is a natural extension of the Venice Grand Canal and is flanked by picturesque Venetian villages and surrounded by an agricultural landscape. The Riviera del Brenta has fascinated many important personalities at all times: Casanova, Galileo Galilei, Byron, Montesquieu and D'Annunzio have visited it, Canaletto, Cimaroli and Tiepolo have painted it and it has been praised in the masterpieces of Goldoni and Goethe . The French and Russian royal families, the Habsburgs, the Savoy and even Napoleon stayed here and the Venetian nobility chose it as the setting for their Venetian villas. Here the Venetians built magnificent residences, enclosed by monumental gardens, frescoed and designed by the most important artists of the time such as Palladio, Tiziano and Tintoretto.

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At a glance

Duration: 5–6 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 8 people
People per booking: 1–8
Guide: Portuguese, English, Italian, Spanish
Operated by: Lovivo Tour Experience

Ages: Infants (0–2 years) · Children (3–6 years) · Youth (7–17 years) · Adults (18–120 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Insurance and technical organization of a certified travel agency
Included: Accompaniment of the Agency Local Tour Leader
Included: Minivan transfer from the arrival train station included
Included: Entrance ticket to villa Widmann and Villa Pisani (inside visit autonomous)
Included: Minivan tour along the Rivera del Brenta route
Included: Roundtrip transportation to the place of departure

Not included

Not included: Everyting not indicated

Itinerary

Museo Nazionale di Villa Pisani

one hour Admission included

Villa Pisani in Stra is a late Baroque Venetian villa located along the Riviera del Brenta, near the city of Stra, a few kilometers from Venice. Villa Pisani is the most impressive, the largest and the most visited villa on the Riviera. It was built on a pre-existing building to celebrate the glory of the Pisani family when Alvise Pisani was elected doge in 1735. After the end of the Serenissima, it was owned of Napoleon, in 1814 the Austrians took over. When Venice joined the Kingdom of Italy in 1866, Vittorio Emanuele II stayed there for a short time and two years later it became the property of the state. Since the late 1800s it has been a National Museum.

Countless guests and important visitors from all over Europe: Tsar Alexander I of Russia, Gustavo of Sweden, Maria Luigia of Parma and many others. In 1934 Hitler and Mussolini met there.
Riviera del Brenta

Passing by

Fascinating route along the Brenta River
Villa Widmann Rezzonico Foscari

one hour Admission included

Visit to Villa Widmann and its park

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Train ticket from Venice to Padua included. Transfer by minivan from Padua train station included.

End point

Train ticket from Venice to Padua included. Transfer by minivan from Padua train station included.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
In the event of public transport strikes, please contact us for alternative arrangements or cancellations. In the absence of alternatives we will cancel and refund the tour in advance. The value of train tickets already purchased will be retained and will not be refunded.
Departure times in the booking are approximate and are subject to slight variations. The agency will contact you a few days before the tour to confirm the meeting or pick-up time. You must provide a valid contact (phone number with Whatsapp or email).
The gardens of Villa Pisani are currently (October 2026) undergoing renovation and are therefore only partially open to visitors.