What to do and see in Province of Venice, Veneto: The Best Food Tours

Sample some of the fine wines the Veneto region has to offer during this private 2-hour wine tasting tour of Venice. Visit a wine bar with a sommelier to learn about Veneto wines and nibble some 'cicchetti' snacks along with the wines you taste.

Inclusions: Local guide, Wine and food

Exclusions: Tips and gratuities

We’ve all heard about wine and food tastings, but how about a chocolate tasting? From Monday to Saturday, from 11.00 to 16.00 you can taste the delicacy produced in our laboratory and traces the history of chocolate. This experience is perfect for either you and your spouse or for a group of friends! Your mission is to discover the deliciousness that chocolate has to offer. Dragées, chocolate covers, pralines and truffles are just some of the many products you will find - and taste! - in this wonderful shop!

Inclusions: Tasting of Dragées, chocolate covers (4/5 pieces), pralines or truffles (3 pieces), chocolate beans and hot or cold chocolate to drink, depending on season, (in total about 10 pieces per person)

Exclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transportation to/from attractions, Guide

Enjoy real Venice away from the tourist crowd led by a young local guide.A relaxing 3 hr street food walking tour around the alleys and the old inns of Venice to try the best selection of cicchetti (tr.tapas) and sip a variety of regional drinks.The bars have been carefully selected based on the quality of their food/drinks and the authenticity of the location.The tour goes around Dorsoduro district, an area normally untouched by the tourist mass,renowned among local college students and professors for the presence of the best bacaris (tr.old bars).All our guides are local, young, passionate about Venice and its cuisine and, unlike other competitors, they are professionally licensed.The food experience is combined with insights into Venice culture, its rich history, arts and the daily habits.Our commitment is to show you Venice the way it really is,not the way tourists want to see it.This tour has been designed for real foodies and travelers.This is Tourist-trap free tour!

Inclusions: Beverages (prosecco, spritz, wine, grappa), Food tasting (typical tapas, fish recipes and dessert), licensed tour guide service, souvenir: Streaty Food Passport

Exclusions: all food extras or seconds are at participants' expenses., water is not included. However participants replace it with a drink anytime, Souvenir photos, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transportation to/from attractions

Stroll through the streets of the city center and explore the best foodie stops of the city of Venice. Led by a local and expert guide, this 4-hours tour, will put history and cooking together. Experience the local atmosphere at the famous Rialto food market, visit authentic eateries and try traditional Venetian cuisine off-the-beaten palates. Samples of mouthwatering tapas, locally known as Cicchetti accompanied by Italian wines, all while you admire the amazing city sights like Rialto Bridge, Marco Polo’s house and Grand Canal. Places that has been the heart of Venice’s city life over the centuries, also thanks to its lively market and legendary Bacari bars. A great combination of the best food stops in town, with Venice being the jewel in the country's eye, this food tour of Venice is sure to be an experience you’ll remember forever. 

Inclusions: Walking tour;, Rich lunch;, All foods and drinks included;, Local and expert guide;, Alcoholic Beverages

Exclusions: Gratuities, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transportation to/from attractions

You are going to jump into the local culture by having stops in typical bacari (venetian osterias and wine bar) trying dishes like sarde in saor, baccalà and other specialties. You will be given a glass of local wine to accompany your bites. The food tour goes through touristy places like the Rialto bridge and less visisted areas such as the Campo Santa Maria dei Miracoli. At the end of this your you will feel a bit more Venetian and your belly will be full.

Inclusions: You will taste the typical cicchetti, You will drink local wine and the famous Venetian cocktail spritz, All Fees and Taxes

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This tour is a compromise between an informative walk and a gastronomic tour. I will take you to 3 different "bacari" where you will taste a glass of wine (or non-alcoholic drink) and a shot at each bar. At the same time I will show you a more authentic and less touristy Venice, we will see a court with a legendary history, a particular bridge that is out of time, I will tell you anecdotes and curiosities about this wonderful city ... and much more! Venice is a magical city, so don't be surprised by what we'll see, because only in Venice can it happen ...

Inclusions: We will stop in three different bacari: in each bacaro you will be offered a typical Venetian shot and a glass of wine (or non-alcoholic drink)

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Let's bike through the "Orto di Venezia" (Venice's "vegetable garden"), through artichokes fields and farms, admiring the Venice skyline from a very unusual view and tasting the unique honey produced only on this island. Bike along the island banks and fields and enjoy a rare view of Venice from an unusual spot. Experience the unique natural beauty of the island, appreciating the relaxed and traditional lifestyle of its few inhabitants. In fact, although being the largest island of the lagoon, Sant’Erasmo is populated by only 700 people, the majority of whom farm their own lands producing amazing fruits and vegetables. One of most interesting crops is the typical purple-hued artichokes, a slow food ® presidium “Carciofo Violetto di Sant'Erasmo”. Another typical activity in the island is beekeeping: bees enjoy the amazing variety of flowers growing on the salty soil, and they produce a unique kind of honey which you will be able to taste. While biking you will appreciate the variety of crops grown by local farmers as well as beautiful wild landscapes while spotting the belfries of Venice from afar.

Inclusions: Use of bicycle, Local honey tasting, Logistics, Licensed nature and interpretive guide & tour leader, Meeting point in Venice Fondamente Nove

Exclusions: Water bus ticket to Sant'Erasmo island. Tickets will be purchased onboard., Gratuities

What would a real Venetian holiday be without Italian food and culture?Therefore we created this special Food Wine & Sightseeing tour for you,where you get to taste some of the most typical food from this marvelous city.You will also learn a lot from your local guide about the history and the culture of Venice.To get a real insight in all of that,you have to start from the famous Rialto fresh market,nearby we will also start our food tour,enjoying some small bites called cicchetti together with local wine and prosecco in the traditional Bacari bars.Then our tour continues to some of the main highlights of this word-famous city, such as Rialto Bridge, the Grand Canal, Marco Polo's house and many others. Our tour guide will answer all your questions regarding not only the places you visit, but also the habits and traditions of the locals. If you want to get a real insight in the life of a Venetian, come join us on this 4-hour walking Food, Wine & Sightseeing tour.

Inclusions: Food and wine tastings, English speaking guide, Lunch, Alcoholic Beverages

Exclusions: Tip (optional), Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transportation to/from attractions

Come to Venice to encounter an enlightening experience. Join this 4-hour tour across the city market, restaurants, monuments and Bacari bars to have a taste of exquisite wines and prominent cicchetti dishes. Get ready for a marvelous experience, a foodie promenade and breath-taking scenery of Venice. Lots of food, wine and sightseeing led by local top-rated expert.

Inclusions: Lunch, Local guide

Exclusions: Gratuities, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transportation to/from attractions

Step away from the tourist trail to discover Venice’s culinary history from the days when the city was a major spice trade port through to the present day. As you learn about the influence of Venice’s maritime history, learn where the locals go to eat and hear tips for Venetian dishes to try. Explore Rialto Market, and then visit a bakery, butchers and centuries-old spice shop. Cap it all with visits to renowned ‘cichetti’ bars and enjoy the Venetian take on Spanish tapas with wine.

Inclusions: All food tastings at the different bacari, Get to taste the local prosecco, spritz and wine, Short local Gondola Ride to cross the Grand Canal, Tasting of typical Venetian food at a local restaurant, Expert local tour guide, Small groups of 10 people or fewer

Exclusions: Gratuities, Hotel pickup and drop-off