My name is Massimo (Max) Tessari and I'm an qualified tour guide.

I offer private sightseeing tours in Venice for you or your family, for your party or your group. A tour last not less than 2 hours, but, if you want, we can extend it to 3 or 4 hours. Tours to the islands take not less than 4 hours.

If you come to visit Venice, I will be glad to show you my city, Venice, and to involve you with venetian history; we will discover the secrets of this wonderful and unique city while wondering trough her small streets and canals.

I'm Massimo Tessari and i was born in Gorizia on October 18, 1961. Moved to Venice in 1983 to study languages and literature at the Ca' Foscari Venice University.

Graduated in 1989, specialising in the German language, but also fluent in English and Portuguese.

I have extensive experience in the hotel industry, having worked as a concierge in luxury hotels, including Hotel Cipriani, in Venice.

I love for Venetian Art and History led me to become a licensed tour guide in 2009.

I'm married and have one daughter.

Because in March comes an ancient wind that smacks of jasmine and I think...

I think of such a free town built on top of the sea, floating on thousands and thousands of wooden beams, resilient and always in motion, soft yet strong; an awesome feat of engineering that resists the wear of time.

Because of the water that surrounds and invades when winter is upon us, swirling underfoot...because of the view that summons up ships that long ago departed for the East, returning laden with precious goods and wondrous tales.

Because the temperament of the seafarer still remains in the people of Venice, guarded yet curious, welcoming and saying goodbye to all with equal measure...

Because Venice is the water itself, with its tides of six and six...

Because Venice is slow, alone, a fragment of the East and the ancient world...