VENICE
The best of Venice, in order.
The 15 most popular ghost & mystery tours in Venice. The ones worth your hours in a city you cross on foot and by water, with prices, run times and who to book each with.
A 2-hour small-group walk through quiet Venice: Cannaregio footbridges, the Jewish Ghetto, and Rialto’s legends, led in English.
“It was a great experience, we had an awesome tour guide and learned a lot about Venice and its history. Loved it!!!”
Step into Venice’s Lords of the Night prison cells, torture rooms, and a rare 1500s passage near San Marco. Short guided visit.
“Guide was very interesting and provided a good mix of stories and history to the tour.”
Venice ghost stories by night near Rialto Bridge, visiting the Bovolo staircase, eerie alleys, and legends like Biasio. 90 minutes.
“The tour showed us some great hidden gems of Venice, but didn’t really lean in to the ghost stories. We were told very small pieces of stories but nothing beyond “there was someone who died” and then moved on to the next stop. Our tour guide did her best at managing the group in the…”
A 90-minute Venice night walk linking San Marco Square and Rialto with spooky legends, guided storytelling, and family-friendly fun.
“Highly recommend to anyone hoping to learn more about the forgotten and darker side of Venices history. Gaia was an extremely helpful guide, and was the perfect story teller for the experience”
Join a 1.5-hour Venice ghost and murder walking tour with a top local guide, dim alleys, true-crime legends, and fewer crowds.
“Annalisa was a welcoming, enthusiastic and authentic guide who really delivered her information and stories in a way that kept us highly engaged throughout the tour. It was a fun way to learn about the city, and visit some spots, which simply wouldn’t have been possible on our own. Annalisa also offered to give suggestions…”
2-hour guided Venice walk to hidden piazzas, the Fenice and Contarini del Bovolo, then a shared gondola ride from San Marco.
“Our guide was the best! He was very informative but VERY entertaining”
A private 2-hour Rialto and San Polo walk with Rialto Market tasting, cicchetti and wine, plus grand canal views and key historic stops.
“Thoroughly recommend this tour on your first day in Venice! Please note make an early start to your meeting point because even though we allowed a couple of hours we still only had half an hour to spare before the tour commenced. Christina was a fabulous tour guide with a wealth of knowledge!”
Night-walk Venice’s ghost legends in Castello and Cannaregio. A 1.5-hour guided tour with canals, eerie squares, and true-to-place tales.
“A very well run tour with a wonderful guide telling great stories and legends.”
Venice crime and mystery stories on a 90-minute sunset walk through San Polo’s alleys and waterways, led by an English guide for $33.
“Still in love with the story of Maria and Gregorio, our Guide Julia was amazing”
Small-group tour of Doge’s Prison in Venice: 1500s cells, Council of Ten justice, and punishment tools in a 45-minute visit.
“It was very informative and we were able to ask questions, it was extremely interesting to learn all about that part of history! I recommend it!”
A spooky 90-minute Venice walk through Rialto, the Bovolo staircase, and secret passageways, with six ghost stories and local legends.
“Such a fun time and a neat way to see Venice! We got lucky and there was supposed to be a thunderstorm during our tour, but instead of rain, it was just wind and lightening - the perfect atmosphere for some spooky stories! Our guide was lovely and took us down the winding streets of…”
Cichetti and wine in small-group Venice: two bacari, quiet backstreets, and a 4 pm walk starting at Enoteca Al Volto.
“Maggiolini our tour guide was OUTSTANDING! the history we learned, the generous food we were offered and the wine!!! It was a win win! Thanku secret Venice tour:)”
Venice Ghost & Legends night walk through Cannaregio and Castello with a live guide, headsets, and murder-mystery stories.
“Brilliant tour, would highly recommend! The tour also teaches you a lot about Venice and it's History.”
A 90-minute Venice night walk mixing legends and macabre tales around St. Mark’s and Rialto, with stops off the main crowds.
“A lot of walking, but, totally worth it! After seeing all the "touristy" stuff, we went back at night to see the darker side , and it was incredible. Our guide really presented the scary backstory to such a historical city.”
Small English private walk through Rialto: red-light stories, altana views, Carnival masks, and Titian/Tintoretto art in place.
“Federico was an excellent guide, taking care to make sure everyone could hear him and get questions answered. We learned a lot, and he made it fun, too. The information was presented clearly, well organized, and with a very intelligent sense of humor.”
The basilica, the islands, the canals and the table, and every way to see them.
