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.
“We had a great time on our tour! We felt that we got to see places we would not have explored on our own and got awesome food recommendations from our tour guide.”
Step into Venice’s Lords of the Night prison cells, torture rooms, and a rare 1500s passage near San Marco. Short guided visit.
“Julia was great very informative and answered all our questions.”
Venice ghost stories by night near Rialto Bridge, visiting the Bovolo staircase, eerie alleys, and legends like Biasio. 90 minutes.
“We went on July 23 at 7 pm, I can’t remember the name of our guide but she was amazing. She was Venetian and knew the history of her city so well and she was an amazing story teller. I was hesitant to book because some reviews I saw, but our guide was incredible. Would…”
A 90-minute Venice night walk linking San Marco Square and Rialto with spooky legends, guided storytelling, and family-friendly fun.
“Our guide was so so lovely, but it wasn’t really a ghost tour! Just a walk late at night with stories about Venetian history.”
Join a 1.5-hour Venice ghost and murder walking tour with a top local guide, dim alleys, true-crime legends, and fewer crowds.
“Great tour! Our guide Annalisa was friendly, energetic, and funny. It was a great mix of spooky and history. She also had some great recommendations on restaurants in the area. If you are in Venice, you should definitely take this tour… you will end up seeing parts of the city that you never would have…”
2-hour guided Venice walk to hidden piazzas, the Fenice and Contarini del Bovolo, then a shared gondola ride from San Marco.
“Guide was very knowledgable. Explained lots of history and took us to lots of places we wouldn’t have thought to see, and got some great land marks on route.”
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.
“Graciella was battling a raging storm as she explained the spooky side of Venice to around 20 people in our group, Despite the terrible conditions the tour was fun and the information that Graciella gave us was based on fact (or factual folklore!). We visited various locations where various things had occurred to cause a…”
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.
“Julia was an amazing guide! She didn’t just recite plain facts — she made sure we were deeply engaged through her storytelling and sparked our imaginations to the fullest. Thank you!”
Small-group tour of Doge’s Prison in Venice: 1500s cells, Council of Ten justice, and punishment tools in a 45-minute visit.
“This is a great little tour. Loved our tour guide, she was so knowledgeable, good humor. There were some crazy torture methods back in the day. How many different ways can you use spikes??? If you love history, this is a great little off the beaten path way to spend an hour. Two thumbs up!”
A spooky 90-minute Venice walk through Rialto, the Bovolo staircase, and secret passageways, with six ghost stories and local legends.
“Solo traveller. This tour was a great way to explore some of Venice’s less touristic spots and hear about the legends and lore behind the beautiful city. Fascinating tour with a very knowledgeable and charismatic guide. I really enjoyed the evening!”
Cichetti and wine in small-group Venice: two bacari, quiet backstreets, and a 4 pm walk starting at Enoteca Al Volto.
“It was an okay tour throughout Venice our guide, Gianmarco, was nice, but didn’t provide a lot of information about the city or the food. It was more of an escort from one eatery to the next. Aside from the food, our group really enjoyed the other attendees of the tour, it was a nice…”
Venice Ghost & Legends night walk through Cannaregio and Castello with a live guide, headsets, and murder-mystery stories.
“Nice evening walk with friendly knowledgeable guide. I always find ghost stories a bit silly. Got to see parts of Venice off the beaten track.”
A 90-minute Venice night walk mixing legends and macabre tales around St. Mark’s and Rialto, with stops off the main crowds.
“It was ok really not worth the mone. The guide was nice yet only brought us to 4 different locations and told stories. Would have liked a little more entertainment from the guide. I ended up leaving half way through.”
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.
