VENICE
Venice, for the two of you.
The 15 most-loved markets tours for couples in Venice, with prices, timings and who you book through. The ones worth planning a slow Venetian day around, and what each one is really like.
Venice street food with a local guide, Rialto Market stop, cicchetti tastings, and city-sightline walking in a small 2.5-hour tour.
Most Popular“The local insights to Venetian foods and drinks let enjoy flavors we’d never thought to try. Fantastic!”
Rialto market to kitchen: hands-on Venetian cooking with a local chef. Fresh pasta/gnocchi, tiramisù, spritz and prosecco included.
“What an amazing opportunity to learn from a true Italian chef! Filippo was so knowledgeable, funny and patient with our group. An enjoyable time. We’d do it again for sure!!”
Taste cicchetti and Italian wines at Venice’s Rialto markets, with a local guide and scenic canal-area sights on a 4-hour walk.
“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 walk through Rialto Market and San Polo, with wine and cicchetti, plus stops like T Fondaco and Palazzo dei Camerlenghi.
“My wife and I loved this tour! It ended up being just the two of us and our tour guide Georgia. You could tell she loves what she does and loves Venice and wants to share it with others. She took us to places we never would have found by ourselves.”
Private Venice cooking with Massimo: Rialto Market stroll, handmade pasta lessons, and a wine-and-stories lunch or dinner.
“Amazing lunch with Massimo! Unforgettable experience and the best way to start our vacation in Italy. Massimo is as talented as he is personable and kind. After welcoming us into his home he made us feel like long lost Italian family, teaching us the secret traditions of his mother and grandmother. Truly an experience we…”
Private Venice food tour with Rialto Market visit: cicchetti, prosecco, cheese, seasonal bites, and a final meal at a local bacaro.
“We really enjoyed meeting new people & getting the courage to try new foods drink new beverages learning new cultures great guide !”
Rialto Market shopping plus a hands-on Venice cooking class. Make fresh pasta and tiramisu with unlimited wine and recipes.
“This is a hands on activity. You’ll learn a lot and have recipes that you can take home and use to impress your friends and family.”
Small-group Venice market tour: Rialto Fish Market, Prosecco with 3 cicchetti stops, 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 and wine walk in Venice with a small group, lunch, and plenty of tastings—plus local sights and culture.
“Actually, I need to say that the described tour was cancelled; I ended up taking the “food tour”, 2.5 hrs”
Private Rialto market tour and Venetian home cooking with a sailor. Shop seafood, learn fresh pasta and focaccia, and enjoy family wine.
“We are a 30 year old couple and wanted to do something special in Venice. And that's what we did. We really enjoyed the course. Massimo is a very likeable person and at the end we not only had a great meal but also the recipes and tips on what we should see in Venice.”
Walk a Venice market, cook 3 classics by hand with Chef Lorenzo, then eat your work with wine and limoncello in a small group.
“Fantastic experience and would do it again in a heartbeat! We had a great time at the market and even more fun cooking. It was absolutely delicious! We highly recommend!!!!!”
Private Venice market tour and home cooking with Laura—learn risotto and tiramisù in a real neighborhood, with wine and dinner included.
“What an incredible time with Laura. She blessed us by opening her home to myself, my wife and two small kids (8 and 10 year old). Her explanation and cooking was incredible. Dinner was absolutely outstanding. We’ve even blessed to meet her boyfriend and learn quite a bit about their journey in Venice.”
Eat your way through Venice’s Rialto markets with cicchetti, pastas, prosecco, and a local guide translating everything in about 3 hours.
“Being introduced to food items that I would have not tried. Learning how the Venetians spend time eating and drinking. Nice way to see more and learn about Venice.”
Shop Rialto Market, cook in a Venetian home with a local, then eat a three-course lunch 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!”
Rialto fish market to Murano seafood cooking class with prosecco, canal views, a small group, and a 3-course lunch you make.
“The guide and the fish stands. The variety of fish types was unexpected.”
From the gondola and St Mark’s to the lagoon islands, the food and the Veneto beyond, every way to spend a day in Venice as a couple.
