VENICE · MARKET TOURS
The stalls worth your morning.
The 15 venice market tours worth your morning. The stalls, souks and market halls travellers single out, with prices, run times and who walks you through them.
Eat like a Venetian with a local guide at Rialto Market, tasting cicchetti and regional sweets on a 2.5-hour walking tour.
Most Popular“Vanessa was a knowledgable and entertaining guide. We went on this tour on our first night in Venice and it was a fantastic introduction to local culture and cuisine. Highly recommend to all!”
Shop Rialto Market with a Venetian chef, then cook fresh pasta and tiramisù in a small kitchen. Wine and spritz included.
“Unique experience and our chef. can’t wait to cook dishes that we have learned at home. Amazing spot”
Rialto Market tour with a chef, then cook tiramisu and fresh pasta, and enjoy a 3-course lunch with unlimited wine.
“We loved everything about our cooking class: the instructor, the recipes of the food, the quality of the food, the other people that attended the class with us.”
Private Rialto Market tour and hands-on cooking class with Massimo. Shop seafood, make pasta and focaccia, eat with wine in Venice.
“We started at the Rialto Market where we met Massimo for a guided tour of the market and the fish market, which was perfect because my son is obsessed with fish. We picked out some shrimp and tuna for lunch along with some beautiful tomatoes. From here we walked with Massimo to his house were…”
Private Venice food tour with Rialto Market and cicchetti tastings, cheeses, spritzes, and a short gondola crossing to a seated risotto meal.
“This was a very lovely introduction to Venice. Gulia was a great host and very knowledgeable about the food, drink and Venice.”
Shop Rialto Market with a chef, then cook fresh pasta and tiramisu with unlimited wine in a small Venice kitchen.
“We enjoyed our morning walking through the market with Lorenzo. We prepared fish and vegetables from the market and made fresh pasta from scratch. After preparing our meal we had a lovely lunch together and spent time just visiting in Lorenzo’s kitchen. An all-together memorable day!”
A small-group Rialto Market food and wine tasting tour in Venice with lunch, local stories, and a smart intro to city eating.
“Silvia was a fun and energetic guide as we navigated through Venice, eating and drinking at the oldest bacaras and hearing the stories. The food was very good and the wines even better. It was our favorite tour of the trip! Thank you Silvia!”
Shop Rialto Market with a Venetian sailor, then cook seafood pasta and focaccia at his home with family wine and stories.
“If you only do one thing in Venice, this should be it! Massimo was amazing, warm and created the best experience for everyone in my family, from ages 17 to 80! He showed us around the market and bought fresh fruit for us to try, then we went to his home where he and his…”
Follow a local guide through Rialto and Venetian bacari for cicchetti, wine, and a seasonal lunch—about 15 tastings in 3 hours.
“Anna was a perfect guide !”
Private Venice market walk and cooking class with Laura in Dorsoduro: risotto and tiramisù, wine, and a three-course meal.
“Intimate setting with extremely friendly host. Wine and music as well as delicious food. Our favorite experience of our trip to Venice.”
Rialto market ingredients, ancient-house cooking, and a three-course Venetian meal with homemade wine and spice lessons.
“It was more than we could have expected. Massimo was wonderful. Not only was the food amazing but he was funny and informative and the best host you could ask for!”
Shop Rialto Market and cook a full vegetarian or vegan 3-course meal in an intimate Venice home with unlimited wine and a local host.
“Our cooking experience with Massimo was one of the best parts of our entire trip. He welcomed us in his home which was beautifully adorned and was a perfect escape from the sun and heat outside. Then the food, which we helped prepare with his direction, was a symphony of flavors all made completely from…”
Rialto Market wine tasting and sightseeing in Venice. Small-group food stops, bacari cicchetti, and a guided walk of Rialto and canals.
“This was a great food tour of some traditional Venice Cicchetti and wine tasting. The walk around the Rialto area was fun and informative. Silvia is a great tour guide and gave us lots of history about Venice as well as the food we ate. I would highly recommend this tour.”
Small-group Venice market shopping and hands-on cooking with a Cesarina, then a 3-course meal with local wine.
“This is a perfect way to learn a couple of recipes to take home to impress your friends. It’s also a wonderful way to get an informal tour of the city. Loved spending time with Nadine. Felt like cooking with a cousin.”
Small-group Venice cooking with Lorenzo at Rialto Market and a hands-on class at Campo Bella Vienna, ending with the meal you make.
“Chef Lorenzo showed our group of 6 around the food market, asked us what we’d like to prepare, then purchased the ingredients- artichokes, sea bass, shrimp, mushrooms. We walked to his apartment, totally set up for hands-on instruction. Chef Lorenzo taught us how to make focaccia and pasta from scratch. We also prepared sautéed shrimp,…”
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