VENICE
Venice, for the two of you.
The 15 most-loved shopping 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.
“This ended up being a private tour as our group of 4 were the only ones. The guide was really informative and entertaining. We loved the market place. The glass of wine and selection of 2 nibbles each at the end was a nice finish to tour.”
Private Venice cooking with Massimo: Rialto Market stroll, handmade pasta lessons, and a wine-and-stories lunch or dinner.
“Rarely has a vacation “experience” been as enchanting, educational, and fun as the one my friend and I had with Massimo. We communicated a bit before our meeting where he inquired about food allergies or preferences. He guided us through our morning, explaining that our cooking would start in the sea, and move landward to…”
Private Venice food tour with Rialto Market visit: cicchetti, prosecco, cheese, seasonal bites, and a final meal at a local bacaro.
“Don’t hesitate to book this tour! We had an amazing evening with Giovannie. She gave us lots of information about the history of Venice as well as many stop to sample delicious Cicchetti. Every bite was paired with a beverage like wine, Prosecco, and spritz. We sampled, seafood, meatballs, baccala, risotto, sandwiches, and ended with…”
Rialto Market shopping plus a hands-on Venice cooking class. Make fresh pasta and tiramisu with unlimited wine and recipes.
“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!”
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.
“We tried so many unique foods and wines in addition to learning more about the history and daily life in Venice. We highly recommend this tour, especially at the beginning of your trip to help acclimate you to what you should look for during your stay.”
Private Rialto market tour and Venetian home cooking with a sailor. Shop seafood, learn fresh pasta and focaccia, and enjoy family wine.
“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…”
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.
“Laura is a wonderful person and opens her Italian home kitchen to her guests. She is very lovely and personable.”
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.
