Seawings Seaplane Tours has been offering 30 minute Venice-based tourist flights covering Torcello, Burano, San Servolo, San Pietro, San Giorgio, Lido and Giudecca during this summer.

Guests were chauffeured in a traditional motor launch from the Cruise Terminal or San Marco to San Clemente Island, before boarding the Cassna Caravan amphibian, that has a capacity of nine passengers.

Each passenger had their own window seat,  leather seat and air-conditioning, with flights departing daily every hour from 0930 to 1800.

Described as a tour that will "re-ignite your senses" and "an enlightening tale of the Venetian fight for survival", the Venice by Seaplane experience took guests on an aerial tour of the Venetian Lagoon where they had unsurpassed views of the Venetian islands, learned about the geographical importance of the lagoon and visited a small part of Venice that is not generally open to the public.