VENICE
The best of Venice, in order.
The 15 most popular markets 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.
Eat like a local in Venice with a small-group guide, a Rialto Market walk, and multiple cicchetti tastings over 2.5 hours.
Most Popular“Brief history of cuisines and journey through the city! Wonderful history and culture, friendly tour guide, Tone!”
Shop Rialto Market with a Venetian chef, then cook fresh pasta and tiramisù in a private courtyard. Spritz and Prosecco included.
“This was such an incredible experience. Chief Chef Filippo met us in the market, where we shopped for items for our Italian meal, then we went back to his kitchen to make our pasta dish with Tiramisu for dessert. Not only was the chef a wonderful host, he was a great teacher and a lot…”
Rialto Market food and wine tasting in Venice. A 4-hour small-group walk with lunch, cicchetti, and local stories near the Grand Canal.
“This was the best tour I have participated in my life. Every place we went to get cicchetti were great. Lunch was great. We walked around Venice and the guide was very helpful.”
A private 2-hour Rialto and San Polo walk with Rialto Market tasting, cicchetti and wine, plus grand canal views and key historic stops.
“Excellent tour. Highly recommend this. Guide is from Venice and is extremely energetic and knowledgeable. We learned so much about Venice and its history!”
Private Venice cooking with Massimo: Rialto Market stroll, handmade pasta and focaccia, plus a wine lunch or dinner in his home.
“Max was amazing! Such a unique experience! We toured the market and got a little history lesson along the way. Max’s home was so charming and the meal was amazing. Learned a lot about the Italian style of cooking and lessons we could take home with us. Would highly recommend this unique experience!!”
Private Venice cicchetti and Rialto fish market tour with tastings, prosecco, spritz, cheese, and a short gondola crossing. 2 hours.
“Excellent tour with a knowledgeable friendly guide. Plenty of delicious food and drink. Learned history along the way”
Rialto Market walk plus hands-on Venice cooking: make fresh pasta and tiramisu with wine, then eat the 3-course meal.
“What a great way to see the market and cook with a restaurant chef. We got to help pick the menu and learned how to make many new dishes. We also enjoyed that it was a small group and got to know the host and fellow attendees. A must do if you are in Venice!”
Semi-private Venice market and cicchetti tour with Rialto Fish Market sights, 3 snack stops with Prosecco, gelato, and a gondolino ride.
“Giulia was an amazing tour guide as we saw Venice and experienced the food and culture through her native eyes. The parts of Venice she was able to show us were the best because they were truly authentic, as she lives the culture every day. Seeing Venice through her eyes was a unique experience to…”
Rialto Market food tour pairs local bites, wine tastings, and Rialto sightseeing in a small group for about four hours.
“Eating new foods. Seeing parts of venice I would not have explored on my own. Our guide, Anna, was knowledgeable, cheerful and patient.”
Shop Rialto Market with a Venetian sailor, then cook fresh pasta and focaccia at an antique home with wine and stories.
“Fantastic afternoon. Just my daughter and me for a very fun, educational cooking experience with Max. He showed us around the amazing seafood market, taught us some interesting Venice history and helped us select the seafood we would cook, At his home we picked fresh herbs and bay leaves from a giant bay leaf tree.…”
A small-group Venetian market walk and hands-on pasta class where you cook, drink local wine, and finish with a 3-course meal.
“Lorenzo was very good. He was engaging and really pushed us to engage. We learned ALOT. Had a great group and it was a fun experience. The meal was fantastic”
A 3-hour Venice food walk from Rialto’s fish market to classic bacari cicchetti, wine, and a seasonal lunch, led by Anna.
“It was very interesting and informative, Anna was doing great job in providing the whole experience in this tour and we were all impressed with her performance!”
Private Venice market walk and home-cooking with Laura, featuring hands-on risotto and tiramisù plus a shared three-course meal.
“Great time. Laura was great and we had fun walking around the market. Once we started cooking we had fun and learned more about the culture.”
A 3-hour Venice food adventure in Rialto with cicchetti, Venetian pastas, Prosecco, and tiramisù, plus market guidance in English.
“We have done this tour both in Venice and Palermo and both were excellent. Knowledgeable, friendly guides it is guaranteed fun. The tour guides are local and have the best knowledge of the city and know the best food. Ample food and drink provided you will not go hungry, also the tour was adapted for…”
Cook with a Venetian host after a Rialto market stop, learn spice-flavored pasta and wine, then eat a 3-course lunch.
“We started our adventure at 9 am at the fish market in Venice near the Realto bridge where we met Massimo, our host for the day. We spent some time wandering the open air fish and produce markets searching for ingredients for our lunch that we would be preparing. Mossimo introduced us to the wonderful…”
The basilica, the islands, the canals and the table, and every way to see them.
