In the footsteps of Commissario Brunetti by Donna Leon walking tour | La Vacanza Travel

In the footsteps of Commissario Brunetti by Donna Leon walking tour

Duration: 2 hours
Destination: Italy, Veneto, Venice
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  • 2 hours
  • Venice
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

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.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Cannaregio, 30121 Venice Italy

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!

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena, Campo S. Maria Maddalena, 30121 Venice Italy

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.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Strada Nova, 30100 Venice Italy

in this bar Signora Gismondi, the neighbour of the unpopular Signora Battestini, enjoys the last two balls of chocolate ice cream of her life.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Cannaregio, 30121 Venice Italy

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.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Rosa Salva - SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Castello 6779 Campo SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice Italy

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

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo (San Zanipolo), Campo SS. Giovanni e Paolo, 30122 Venice Italy

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.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Chiesa di San Francesco della Vigna, Campo San Francesco Castello 2786, 30122 Venice Italy

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

Duration: 10 minutes

Inclusions
  • Licensed Tour Guide

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Stroller accessible
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
  • 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

Campo dei Gesuiti, 4878, 30121 Venezia VE, Italy
Traveler pickup is offered
Personalised pick up is possible only if you booked a private group.
In case you did not booked a share tour in a small group but a private group, please let me know if you wish to get a pick up in any location in the historical center of Venice.
Otherwise meet your guide at the general meeting point in Campo dei Gesuiti, at Combo in the internal yard, near the well.


Return Details

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

Voucher info

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

Duration

2 hours


User's Reviews

915eline

12 Feb, 2023

Excellent and highly recommend this tour to any Commissario Brunetti fan. Valerio tailored the tour and it really was amazing to see the books and TV series come to life in the real world. Also, absolutely off the beaten path and away from crowded tourist sites. A must do. Highlights include the questura's, Rosa Salva and so many others.

Clogsandsari

24 Jun, 2022

As avid readers of the Donna Leon books set in Venice and having visited a few times before so main tourist drags under our belt this was a great way to explore some new areas of Venice we had not seen before and from a new angle. Our guide Valerio proved himself to be a great guide handling a majority German group with us as the sole Brits with no problem. We felt like we got an equal tour even if the tour is more skewed to those that have watched the german tv series. We came away feeling happy to have some new insight into the city including a locals take on restaurant recommendations and would happily recommend Valerio for any other guiding purpose In either language.

adamfT7895SU

28 Mar, 2022

This tour is recommended for any Donna Leon fan. You visit iconic locations from her movies/TV shows and books, as well as charming, quiet areas of Venice away from the busy crowds. Valerio did a great job of giving the tour in English (for me), as well as in German for others in our group.

Diana_C

16 Oct, 2021

Lots of fun and information. Great walking tour. Try to watch the German television shows in addition to the books.

M2501ZVingridf

25 Apr, 2024

Wir haben die Tour "auf den Spuren von Commissario Brunetti" gebucht. Trotz strömenden Regen war die Tour sehr interessant. Valerio führte uns abseits der Touristenpfade an so manche Drehorte der Krimiserie bis hin zum "Kommisariat" der Serie. Da es sehr kalt und nass war, spendierte uns Valerio in einer typisch venezianischen Bar einen Espresso mit "Schuß". Gleich ging es wieder besser..... vielen Dank dafür. Wir erfuhren von ihm auch viel Interessantes von der Geschichte Venedigs. Vielen Dank Valerio, wir empfehlen dich weiter!

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Prima

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Eine Donna Leon Tour

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Super!

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Auf den Spuren von Commissario Brunetti

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Auf den Spuren von Commissario Brunetti / Dona Leon.

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Einfach Super!

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Abseits der Touristenstrassen

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Molto divertente e interessante

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Donna Leon und Vendig

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Super Führung

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Coole Tour!

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Brunnetti Tour

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Auf den Spuren von Brunetti durch Venezia

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Ausgezeichneter tourguide

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Bereichernd

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Sehr gute Krimi Führung

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Wir können es nur weiterempfehlen

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Venedig mit Brunetti

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Top! Unterhaltsam und sympathisch….

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Brunetti und Venedig

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Ein ganz besonderes Erlebnis!

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Abseits der touristischen Wege zu den Drehorten von Commisario Brunetti

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Sehr spannende tour. Für alle donna leon "fans" sehr zu empfehlen.

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Jederzeit möchten wir das wieder machen!

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