The renaissance in venice was a rich and ominous time new trade routes around the globe meant money and new products but there was a looming threat from the ottoman turks this 3 hour tour gives you an insiders look at what life was like during this period the guide a scholar of the period leads you through the city pointing out hidden signs such as a symbol on a building faade or above a doorway that reveal what life was like more than 500 years ago depending on time and your incli