modern traffic, its buildings retain much of their historic character and something of the magic of the place
is reflected in our tour which starts and ends with the lagoon, after visiting the islands of Burano, Murano,
Torcello and San Michele.
The Music • Violinist, priest and most prolific composer, Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice in 1678 and spent
most of his life there, associated for much of the time with the Ospedale della Pietà, a charitable institution for
girls, with a strong musical tradition. The music for the tour is taken from his collection of twelve concertos,
L’Estro Armonico (Harmonic Inspiration), published in Amsterdam in 1711.
