Venice & the Veneto · WALKING TOURS IN VENICE
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 walking tours in Venice worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Review of Venice’s 2-hour walking tour and 30-minute gondola ride, with practical advice on guides, sights, value, meeting point, and drawbacks.
“The tour was excellent, extremely informative and our tour guide was also funny in places too. Highly recommended.”
Explore Venice beyond the postcard sights on a guided Rialto and San Marco walk, with Casanova lore, secret corners, and an optional gondola ride.
“Valentina did a great job of making it interesting by mixing in facts with fun stuff. we got a good understanding of how the city was built and how infrastructure worked eg rain water collection. She told us about cats, Cassonova, George Clooneys wedding, street markings etcs. Also we moved at a good pace and the group was not too big. Plus we enjoyed the VR presentation, good idea, very informative.”
Explore Venice on foot and by boat with St. Mark’s Basilica entry, Castello backstreets, Grand Canal views, and an English-speaking guide.
“Guides were very good but tour was short for the cost. It could be because walking through the busy streets takes a lot of time some days.”
Explore Venice on foot from St. Mark’s Square to Rialto, with hidden calli, La Fenice, VR history, and an optional gondola ride.
“Ana is very knowledgeable and we learned so much about Venice in one hour (and for such a reasonable cost) that we were rather blown away. It was a great time and we highly recommend.”
Walk Venice from Dorsoduro to St. Mark’s with a local English-speaking guide, crossing Rialto Bridge and discovering Venetian stories beyond the main sights.
“We were greeted by our guide Flavia, who absolutely made the tour fun and educational. Highly recommend doing this as it gives you a good perspective of Venice. We did this at the beginning of our visit which helped us immensely find our way around.”
Review of Venice’s private St. Mark’s walking tour, with skip-the-line basilica entry, quiet lanes, expert guides, price, and practical tips.
“Amazing walking tour! Lots of history and the guide was very knowledgeable! Highly recommend doing this while in Venice!”
Explore Venice on a two-hour small-group walk from Dorsoduro to St. Mark’s, with Rialto Bridge, local stories, and practical city tips.
“This was a great tour through areas I would not have seen if I wasn’t on the tour. Julia was amazing!”
Tour Venice’s Doge’s Palace, St. Mark’s Basilica, and hidden lanes with a guide, skip-the-line entry, art, history, and Casanova’s cell.
“Its awesome, althought i think they miss to take you to the cells in the dodge palace(at the bottom) and to the top on st marks chapel, but anyway its a great tour, very long so you can count it as a one day activity”
Taste 15-plus Venetian dishes, six regional wines, and sunset sights on a three-hour walking tour through Rialto and local bacari.
“Great way to get a literal taste of Venice at night and information about the city from a local.”
Explore Venice on a lively morning walk through calli, squares, St. Mark’s, San Marco, and lesser-seen corners for $29.
“It was a wonderful tour that allowed us to learn a lot of information in a short amount of time.”
Explore Venice from San Marco to Rialto, with quiet lanes, local stories, a bacaro spritz stop, and an optional gondola ride.
“Good pace, knowledgable guide, good recommendation for things to explore later. We learned about the tiles that keep the canales clean. Also about Musee Fortunati.”
Review of a private Venice boat and walking tour with Grand Canal views, secret canals, local history, and a pastry or cicchetti tasting.
“Loved this so much. well worthwhile doing! Go into the little canals that are impossible to reach by walking or on vaporetto.”
Review of Venice’s 3-hour San Marco and Rialto walking tour, Bell Tower views, hidden lanes, optional gondola ride, and VR history experience.
“A good mixture of the major sites (Doge's Palace / San Marco) and "off the beaten track" areas. Guide was very attentive and accommodating with interesting and informative commentary. Moved along but at a pace that allowed personal enjoyment/pictures.”
Explore Venice on foot and by shared gondola, with Rialto Bridge views, quiet lanes, local history, and an onboard audio guide.
“The tour was great. The guide was on time as the tour writes and there was a great tour in Venice”
Follow Commissario Brunetti through Venice’s Ghetto and Cannaregio, finding filming sites, police landmarks, food stops, and quiet campos.
“We met Valério for this tour ‘In the Footsteps of Commissario Brunetti’, conveniently at our hotel. As English nationals, we have not seen the German Series of Donna Leos books, we formed our own images of the places and characters ourselves. Valério had a hard task as 2 of our group of 3 had not read any of this series of books! I having read only 8 of the 35. Yet, Valério made the 2 hour tour fun even for my friends who were unfamiliar with sites of murders, bodies, the police station, hospital and Brunetti’s favourite bars, newspapers stand and restaurants. Filled in with other interesting facts on such…”
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