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Take your tastebuds on a delicious adventure with this guided tour of Venice’s bacari wine bars and their famous cicchetti dishes. These small tapas-style dishes are ideal for pairing with Italian wine. Tour the city's famous bars and dine like a local.
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Duration 2.5 hours
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English, German
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Experience
Highlights
Learn about Venice through its bars and taverns
Experience the buzz of bacari wine bars
Sample local wines and fresh Venetian cuisine
Discover Venice’s delicious range of small cicchetti dishes
Ride a gondola into the Rialto area
Full description
This tour is the perfect introduction to Venice, giving you an overview of the city’s unrivalled history and a taster of its world-famous cuisine. Your adventure begins in the Cannaregio neighbourhood, one of the few remaining residential areas of Venice, known for being a popular after-work meeting spot for thirsty locals. Take a gentle stroll around and chat about its 1,000-year history and your local guide will offer suggestions on other things to see and do during your stay.
A ride in a traditional, stand-up traghetto gondola is next, as you cross the Grand Canal the way the locals do. Once in Rialto, the food tasting can begin! A briefing on local products at the market (only available in the morning tour) precedes the first stop at a small eatery, owned by a group of young locals with a passion for experimenting with traditional recipes, giving them a modern twist. Expect dishes such as black ink calamari, polenta with seafood or seasonal vegetables (served in elaborate dishes).
The second foodie stop is a historic spot which will help you better understand the Venetian culture of 'bacari' and how to enjoy this experience while you’re flying solo around the city.
A few secret, hidden spots near the Rialto are up next, which will demonstrate the importance of moving just one street away from the tourist hordes, to get a little slice of Venice to yourself. The tour will end at the iconic Rialto bridge, which is surrounded by great restaurants and shops. Your guide will be happy to help you with recommendations for continuing the fun or with directions to help you back to your accommodation.
Includes
Local english speaking guide
4 glasses of wine
4 cicchetti dishes (local tapas)
1 dessert
Rialto food market visit (morning tour only)
What’s Not Included
Gratuities
Traghetto gondola crossing fee (€2 per person payable in cash at the time of crossing)