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In the footsteps of Commissario Brunetti by Donna Leon walking tour

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Venice, Italy
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2 hours (Approx.)
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Overview

Take a city tour to the locations of your favourite television series and enter the Commissario Brunetti’s world, known from Donna Leon's novels and their film adaptations. Along the way you will learn a lot about Venice!
The fictional character of the Venetian "Commissario Brunetti" has been a success figure for years: discover personally on site the the wonderful film scene locations from Donna Leon's novels. It is not at all easy to find the “campos” and “palazzos” where Brunetti is often on the way, because most of them are off the city highlights and well know touristic sites. On the contrary, the films are mainly shot in a rather off the beaten path Venice, like the Questura. It is so beautiful when you find the places you fancied on TV or reading the books, from Brunetti's first cases, such as "Acqua Alta", through “Beastly thigs” or “Suffer the little children”, to the youngest, whereby Raffi and Chiara no longer want to live in Venice.

What's Included

  • Licensed Tour Guide (registration number 06000001)
  • Gratuities are at your discretion

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup point
Pickup details

Personalized pick-up is available only for private group bookings. If you have booked a private tour, please let me know if you would like to be picked up at your hotel or any location within the historical center of Venice.If you have booked a small group tour in German, the meeting point is: Campo dei Gesuiti, at Combo, in the internal courtyard near the well.

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Meeting point

Campo dei Gesuiti, 4878, 30121 Venezia VE, Italy

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Meet your guide at Combo, in Campo dei Gesuiti, at the well in the internal yard. Not the weel outside, please enter the door with the Combo sign and you will see the guide in the internal yard, near the well.

End point

Campo San Francesco della Vigna, Calle S. Francesco di Paola, 30122 Venezia VE, Italy

The walking tour will end at Commissario Brunetti's Questura

Start Times

What To Expect

Cannaregio

We will start at the Brunetti's house door. The Brunetti family came and went through this front door, which every Brunetti fan can recognize, once you found it!
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena

The headquarters of the radical animal protection organization Angelo Animale are located in this palazzo. Two masked figures flee from the side entrance and chase each other with the Commissario and his colleagues. While one of the two escapes, the other is caught and, to Brunetti's amazement, turns out to be his daughter Chiara.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Strada Nova

in this bar Signora Gismondi, the neighbour of the unpopular Signora Battestini, enjoys the last two balls of chocolate ice cream of her life.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cannaregio

After the Commissario has realized that his daughter is a member of the radical animal protection organization Angelo Animale, the two have a discussion in this pub. Due to the murder of Professor Nava, who was formerly employed in the slaughterhouse, Chiara's so-called animal angels are now the focus of the investigation.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Rosa Salva - SS. Giovanni e Paolo

In this bar Vice-Questore Patta used to eat a couple of glasses of grappa too much in this bar. But Vianello also appreciates the bar because of the best café in town and the delicious croissants. The inspector treats himself to a panino prosciutto or a tramezzino with ham and artichoke with a glass of white wine
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo (San Zanipolo)

This is where Signora Maria's kiosk is located. She is well informed about the residents of your neighborhood and shows Brunetti the way to the American archaeologist Brett Lynch straight away.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Chiesa di San Francesco della Vigna

The tour ends in a place that we cannot miss. We reach the striking columned hall in a campo, through which the employees, visitors or delinquents in the films hurry to the Questura with the famous green door and a portal
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay an access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
  • Operated by a business

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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Activity code: C-263230P23

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