Lido Bike tour: with a local on the island of Cinema | La Vacanza Travel

Lido Bike tour: with a local on the island of Cinema

Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes
Destination: Italy, Veneto, Venice
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  • 4 hours 30 minutes
  • Venice
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

We will discover the Lido island by bike, with its groomed shellac beaches, bronzed lifeguards and old ladies sipping Prosecco at the market, experiencing the Belle Epoque glamour passing in front of the beautiful hotels designed in the 20s in Art Noveau style.
We will enjoy special views of Venice biking along the lagoon and reaching an old Israelitic cemetery. Biking through the San Nicolò harbor mouth we will reach its lighthouse and we will end up at the Hotel Excelsior, where the stars gather on the red carpet during the glittering Venice Movie Festival.
We will bike along the canals of Malamocco, a colorful fishing village that’s like a miniature version of Venice, cycle through a forest reserve to a lighthouse and relax like the locals do by heading to quiet Alberoni beach for a drink or a swim.
The route will continue on the lagoon side of the island, with views of the abandoned island of Poveglia, the island of Lazzaretto Vecchio and San Lazzaro degli Armeni.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Lido di Venezia, Lido di Venezia, Veneto

We will meet at Santa Maria Elisabetta on Lido Island, where we will rent our bikes and start discovering Lido!
You will choose the bike your prefer: city bike (10 €), tandem (20€), e-bike (20€), fat bike (18€) e-fat bike (30€). It will be booked for you!

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Cimitero Ebraico, Via Cipro 70, 30126 Lido di Venezia Italy

Nowadays a quiet garden which was the Venice's main Jewish cemetery from 1386 until the 18th century. From the gate we will see the ancient tombs, which range in design from Venetian gothic to distinctly Ottoman.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Chiesa Di San Nicolo Al Lido, Rio San Nicolo, 30126 Lido di Venezia Italy

The place where the traditional thanksgiving mass of the Sposalizio del Mare ("Marriage of the Sea") is performed, a ceremony which used to symbolize the maritime dominion of Venice.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Faro di San Nicolò, Lido-Pellestrina, Lido VE, Italy

After biking in a protected natural zone, we will continue along an old pier between the sea and the harbour mouth until the lighthouse. It will be a great place to see the Lido coastline and the outlines of the Grand Hotel des Bains and Hotel Excelsior

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Hotel des Bains, Lungomare Marconi 17, Lido di Venezia Italy

A former luxury hotel, built in 1900 to attract wealthy tourists, it is remembered for Thomas Mann's stay here in 1911 and the shooting of movies like "Death in Venice" by Visconti (1971) and the English Patient (1996).

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Ristorante Mostra Del Cinema, Lungomare Guglielmo Marconi, 1861, 30126 Lido VE, Italy

The oldest festival in the world is held in late August or early September here and screenings take place in the historic Palazzo del Cinema. The still running Art Nouveau Hotel Excelsior (1908) usually hosts producers and actors during the Festival.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Murazzi Free beach, Murazzi Spiaggia libera, Strada vicinale Malamocco, 8, 30126 Lido VE, Italy

The route will be wild as we will bike along the Murazzi, a scenic route following the Adriatic sea. Murazzi is a remarkable 18th cent. engineering work, designed to keep high seas from crashing into the lagoon, an effective breakwater even today.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: L’Oasi delle Dune Alberoni, Lido di Venezia Italy

The natural beach of Alberoni has a maritime pine forest which slopes down to the Lido’s wildest most scenic beach. These enchanting dune fields are the stuff of Shelley’s poems and Byron’s early morning rides.
Often this beach is virtually deserted, except a plethora of marine birds and few kite surfers or windsurfers on windy days.


Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Malamocco, Lido di Venezia Italy

From the beach we will enter this small fisherman village passing over Ponte di Borgo and explore the canals and calli or a less overwhelming lagoon town with just a few churches and a Gothic palazzo, a small miniature of Venice!



Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Poveglia, 30126 Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy

The route will continue on the lagoon side of the island, with views of the island of Lazzaretto Vecchio. From 1776 the island was used as a quarantine station for those suffering the plague and other diseases, and later as a mental hospital, closed in 1968. Because of this, the island is frequently featured on paranormal shows.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Lazzaretto Vecchio, 30126 Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy

The route will continue on the lagoon side of the island, with views of the island of Lazzaretto Vecchio. It housed between 1403 and 1630 a hospital which cared for people during the plague epidemics and as a leprosarium. It was later used, as were other islands, as a military post.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Isola di San Lazzaro degli Armeni, 30126 Venice Italy

The route will continue on the lagoon side of the island, with views of San Lazzaro degli Armeni island. It is a small island in the Venetian Lagoon which has been home to the monastery of the Mekhitarists, an Armenian Catholic congregation, since 1717.



Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Grande Albergo Ausonia Hungaria, Gran Viale Santa Maria Elisabetta 28, 30126 Lido di Venezia Italy

Hotel Ausonia & Hungaria (1913) is another remarkable example of luxury tourism dated back one century ago, thanks to the beautiful ceramic tiles on the main facade, recently renovated.

Duration: 15 minutes

Inclusions
  • Nature and Interpretive Guide & Tour leader
  • Organisation and booking of rental bikes (if needed)

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Use of bicycle
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Santa Maria Elisabetta, 30126 Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

4 hours 30 minutes


User's Reviews

LauriF_12

24 Sep, 2022

Valerio took my husband and I on a fantastic bike tour of Lido Island. He was super knowledgeable, attentive to our needs, and adjusted his biking to ours easily. He also has a great sense of humor! We thoroughly enjoyed our day with him and are suggesting him to friends who are planning a trip. Coming from a very hilly city, it was a very manageable bike and he had options for length which could accommodate a variety of people.

dominiquemol

23 Jul, 2021

Biking around Lido was a real joy, I learned a great deal about the island and surrounding smaller islands. It was a welcome escape from Venice and great to be on the move and see this fascinating place. The highlight for me was ending the trip with a dive into the beautiful ocean at a quiet and hidden beachclub, it sure was one big beautiful experience.

Hendrik56988

15 Dec, 2022

Il percorso lungo tutta l'isola è stato emozionante e non scontato. Alcune tappe come quelle vicino a malamocco sono state scoperte di vere gemme nascoste

YUGHES

27 Jun, 2022

La bellezza del lido è come ci si muove in bicicletta con facilità al lido in tutti i suoi aspetti spiaggia, natura la città ecc. siamo rimasti sorpresi per la bella situazione rilassante che ti trovi.

Christiane J

29 Sep, 2021

Tolle Tour abseits der Touristenmengen. Wir haben dadurch wieder eune neue Seite von Venedig kennengelernt. Die Tour war perfekt organisiert-Valerio ist ein toller Guide! Wir gaben auch die Friedhofsinsel mit ihm besucht-auch diese Tour ist sehr zu empfehlen.

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