Venice · GHOST TOURS & DARK TALES
Plague doctors, the Cannaregio poisonings and a prison that people were led out of across a covered bridge — the dark version of Venice is unusually well documented. These 15 evening walks are priced, timed and clear on how much theatre is involved.
Venice at night, 90 minutes of legends and ghost stories near Rialto. See Bovolo stairs, Biasio lore, and murder alleys.
“Great and interesting stories. Our guide was great! I would recommend this tour. Lots of walking, but very memorable legends.”
A 1.5-hour Venice sunset walk through San Polo’s canals and alleys, with crime stories, legends, and real local setting for € and $ value.
“Giulia was amazing! And one part of the tour really gave me goosebumps.”
Venice at night, a guided walk to San Marco Square and Rialto with spooky legends, unsolved mysteries, and a family-friendly guide.
“Tour Guide was great! She gave a lot of information historical as well!”
A 1.5-hour ghost and murder walk through quiet Venetian alleys, mixing legends with true crimes, ending at St Mark’s Square.
“It was very informative and fun. Our tour guide Claudia was very personable and spoke very clear English. She also spoke Italian to a little girl on the tour who didn’t understand English well. But I think it is way overpriced compared to other tours I’ve done. I paid 48€ I believe for this tour. In Verona I did a same length tour plus received a wonderful charcuterie tray with wine at the end for only 10€ more!”
Guided mysteries of Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs and prisons, plus VR time travel through St Mark’s Square and an included Correr ticket.
“The tour guide, Elena was wonderful. Charming, friendly, full of knowledge and interesting details. Enjoyed this tour immensely.”
A 1.5-hour night ghost legends walk in Venice with an English local guide through Castello and Cannaregio, eerie squares, canals, and myths.
“The legends and ghost stories weren’t the best, also advertised as running 105 minutes when in fact it was closer to 75 minutes long?? On the plus side some interesting facts on Venice’s history.”
A 90-minute Venice ghost and legends walk through dim alleys, secret passages, and spooky sights near Rialto with an English guide.
“Our tour was expertly conducted with just the right balance of spooky anecdotes and historical information. I’d highly recommend this experience to any visitors.”
A fun after-dark Venice ghost walk through Cannaregio and Castello, with local storytelling, headset audio, and hidden squares.
“Arrived 15 minutes early, as instructed, and no one was there. Emailed company and have not heard back. No cancellation email or call either. Very disappointed.”
A 90-minute Venice ghost and murder walk in the San Marco area, led by a licensed guide, with story-led stops from Marco Polo to St. Mark’s.
“Elena was fantastic, she was so knowledgeable and put a fun twist on the whole experience! My husband and I really enjoyed this tour and it was great that our guide was born and raised in Venice!”
Venice by night with Andrea Paolo Barbini, through the Jewish Ghetto and Canaregio, ending at an old osteria for cicchetti and aperitivo.
“Excellent guide. Gave us more than we expected. Learned much. He had a great personality. 5 stars!”
A small-group, 2.5-hour Venice food and wine walk inspired by Donna Leon, with cicchetti, markets, sweets, and amaro.
“This was a great tour! Our tour guide was Valerio and he was amazing. He texted me in the morning with clear directions of where to meet. He was on time and truly made the most of our three hours. He was informative snd super funny. He made sure to ask us what we liked to eat and even tried to accommodate the picky people. I posted a picture of what my adult kids ate, squid and sardines… yuk, but they loved it. We got to try so many different foods and drinks in far out places in Venice we would have never known about. Definitely take this small intimate…”
A 90-minute Venice walking tour of legends and eerie tales, from St Mark’s to Rialto, with a small group and English guide.
“This was awful. I felt really sorry for the tour guide. I don't know if if it was her first time but could hardly hear her, there were no ghost stories. As her English wasn't great we didn't understand a lot of what she was trying to say. Really expensive for what it is, felt very ripped off. Had much better ghost tours in other cities for less than half the price. It was so bad I'm considering trying to get my money back .”
Private Venice tour linking Rialto legend, Marco Polo birthplace, and gold-filled churches, ending at San Marco and the prison.
“Alessandro was fantastic, so enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the things he showed up, a lot of which were off the beaten track. Very welcoming and a pleasure to spend time with. Thank you Alessandro and Happy Birthday again!”
Venice at sunset turns eerie fast, with a guided crime and mystery walk through San Polo, Rialto, and St Mark’s Square.
“Ursula was a great guide, very thorough and friendly! Would highly recommend the tour for anyone looking to see the after-dark of Venice!”
Follow an offline audio route through Venice at night, hear true-ish ghost tales, and optionally add the Palazzo Bovolo staircase entry for $9.
“Really enjoyed this, we did it yesterday evening. I was trying to find a regular Venice ghost tour to do, they were expensive for a group of 3 and all had mixed reviews, so we thought we'd try this and if it wasn't great we'd book a different one. We ended up doing this around Venice as the sun set, then around the dark streets. It was great, took us to lots of places we wouldn't have found ourselves, described the history and rumoured sightings or experiences. Definitely was better after dark. It went through a few busy areas (starting in the square at the foot of the Rialto Bridge),…”
Every kind of day on the lagoon, and the best of each.
