Private Market & Cicchetti Tour | Venice Italy Food Tour

Duration:

3 hrs

Offered on:

Every day at 11:30am, except Sunday

Meeting Point:

Campo San Giacometto di Rialto

No wait in lines!

All our prices include tickets and reservations

Enjoy a Venetian foodie experience with your very own private expert guide

Discover a lively local side of life at Venice's centuries-old fish market

Experience the tradition of Venetian cicchetti in two different local bars

Make your way to lunch in the best way, across the canal in a gondolino

Savor a delicious local lunch and enjoy some of Venice’s favorite flavors

LivItaly’s Venice Italy Food Tour is a great way to discover this magical Italian city built entirely on water! With your own private guide, enjoy moving around Venice like a local as you learn all about its interesting food culture. Visit the city’s oldest fish market and immerse yourself in its lively atmosphere and local life. Taste a selection of Venetian “cicchetti” at two different and authentic local bars, while sipping on the region’s signature drink, Prosecco! Hop on a gondolino for a short ride across the canal for a typical local Venetian lunch. Savor some of Venice’s favorite flavors, including its much-loved seafood cuisine. Go off the beaten path with your private local guide, and into a world of food and flavor!

WHY DO THIS PRIVATE VENICE ITALY FOOD TOUR?
On a private foodie tour like this, you have your very own LivItaly expert guide to show you around. This gives you more opportunities to engage with your local guide, who knows Venice like the back of their hands. Your private guide starts to feel like a friend, answering all your questions and sharing many interesting Venetian stories with you as you immerse yourself in the magical layers of the city.

ABOUT YOUR MARKET & CICCHETTI VENICE FOOD TOUR
Your private Venetian foodie experience starts near the city’s most beautiful bridge, the ornate Ponte di Rialto. Near the bridge you will find the Rialto Fish Market, the oldest fish market in Venice that has been running for hundreds of years. This is a lively and historical place to visit, where you can start soaking up local Venetian life. You will quickly discover that fresh seafood is a big part of Venetian cuisine, and that this fish market is essential in providing constant fresh produce to the city. Local fishmongers busy at work with their fresh seafood beautifully displayed, straight from Venice’s lagoon and other parts of the world. Enjoy the bustle as fishmongers call out the specials of the day, weighing and wrapping up portions for local buyers. Shimmering sea bass, swordfish, prawns, octopus, mussels, and other exotic delights. And don’t forget to look out for the unique soft shell crab fresh out of the Venetian lagoon!

After your market visit, stroll through the beautiful city streets with your private local guide bringing Venice to life with interesting stories and anecdotes. Lap up the unique atmosphere of this ancient and romantic city cleverly built on the water. Weave through its charming streets and canalside squares, admiring impressive Venetian architecture along the way. Visit two different local bars and try the famous “cicchetti”, Venetian snacks typically enjoyed with a drink like a glass of wine. The Venetian cuisine has many inventive dishes to try, particularly seafood, and cicchetti will give you a chance to feast on miniature versions with one of the region’s favorite drinks, local bubbly prosecco! Together will your private guide, enjoy cicchetti just like the locals do, and discover a vibrant local side of life in Venice away from the main tourist attractions.

After your pre-lunch warmup of Venetian snacks, it will be time for lunch. Time in Venice would not be complete without a ride on one of their famous Gondolas, and so on this food tour, you will enjoy a short ride across the canal on a small gondola, a Gondolino, arriving for lunch in true Venetian style, on the water! Enjoy a delicious sit-down local lunch, and taste some of Venice’s favorite foods while you learn about its interesting food history. As you indulge in a few of its typical dishes, you will know exactly where the selection of fresh seafood comes from. Yes, the Rialto Fish Market you visited at the start! This private tour invites visitors to step away from the main sights for a moment, and to explore the spirited local side of this fairytale city, all while enjoying its unique flavors along the way!

ENJOY VENETIAN “CICCHETTI” IN TWO AUTHENTIC LOCAL BARS
“Cicchetti”, pronounced “chee-ket-eeh”, refer to small snacks and side dishes that are typically served in local bars in Venice. The Venetian cicchetti tradition is similar to Spanish tapas, serving a selection of little nibbles. Venice has a glorious cuisine, especially known for its seafood, and cicchetti snacks give you the chance to sample some of their creations in bite size portions. There are many different types of snacks to choose from, but some of the most common include little sandwiches, polenta, and different meat, seafood and vegetable toppings on slices of bread.

The social tradition of cicchetti is not only about the food, but also about the way it is enjoyed. Typically eaten with fingers and toothpicks, and enjoyed with a drink like a glass of local wine, a spritz cocktail or a local favorite, a glass of prosecco. Around Venice you will find many different “bàcari” (local cicchetti bars) with these colorful Venetian snacks out on display. Many enjoy cicchetti as a pre-dinner snack, but you can also indulge and fill up on these side dishes as a full meal! Around Venice you will see locals standing around at lively bars, enjoying a variety of snacks and drinks while chatting with friends. It is a social foodie tradition that is a delightful way to experience the local side of Venetian life!

Lunch is the perfect final stop on this private foodie tour, where you will sit back and relax, while enjoying some of Venice’s beloved flavors. You will have come full circle, visiting the Rialto Fish Market at the start, and finishing off with a local lunch and tasting some of Venice’s seafood delights. You will have immersed yourself in the food culture of Venice, visiting its favorite market, exploring the romantic city’s side streets, and most importantly, you will have filled up on lots of delicious local food and discovered the city from a local’s eyes!

PLEASE NOTE: Lunch is included in the price, and is not accompanied by a guide.

SAFETY REGULATIONS
LivTours’ is and always has been based on sustainable travel and especially in these new times, we are proud to be at the forefront of innovation, change, and challenges that are presented to us during this post-pandemic time. At the moment, due to Covid-19 safety regulations, museums and sites visited on this tour require wearing a mask while on site. Please bring one for every participant over 6 years of age.

Enjoy an afternoon of visiting Venice's food scene with our expert guide by your side!
Stop at the oldest fish market in Venice, where our guide will show you all of the local produce.
After learning about the local food, take a walk around the beautiful canals with our guide.
Discover the delicious cicchetti, Venetian snacks that are extremely common in Venice.
Continue your walk through the beautiful city, learning all about it's food culture.
Enjoy the local way of life by stopping to try some more local cicchetti.
End your afternoon with a sit down meal where you'll hear about the history of the food!

Price Explanation

Base Price

up to 2 adults all inclusive

... 299€ 478.4$ 269.1£ 358.8$

The Base Price is for up to 2 (two) participants. The total tour cost for parties of 3 or more participants varies depending on your group composition as outlined in the Additional Participants table below. Prices include all tour fees as well as administration costs to all sites on your chosen itinerary.

Each Additional Participant

Adults

18
and over

... 69€ 110.4$ 62.1£ 82.8$

Students

18-26
with valid Student ID

... 64€ 102.4$ 57.6£ 76.8$

Teenagers

13-17

... 59€ 94.4$ 53.1£ 70.8$

Children

3-12

... 54€ 86.4$ 48.6£ 64.8$

Transfer Options

With the transfer option a private chauffeur will pick you up directly from your hotel's lobby and drive you to the meeting point where you will be greeted by your tour guide. Guarantee stress-free. One way only.

Active

... 55€ 88$ 49.5£ 66$

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3 hrs

Offered on:

Every day at 11:30am, except Sunday

Meeting Point:

Campo San Giacometto di Rialto

No wait in lines!

All our prices include tickets and reservations

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Transfer Options

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Duration:

3 hrs

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Every day at 11:30am, except Sunday

Meeting Point:

Campo San Giacometto di Rialto

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All our prices include tickets and reservations

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Transfer Options

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