Venice · SHOPPING TOURS
Good shopping tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Venice street food tour with a local guide, Rialto Market visit, cicchetti tastings, regional cheese, cakes, and tips for eating well.
“What a wonderful experience. Small group tour with fun and historical facts while stopping by 5 places for delicious cicchetti. Our tour guide was sweet and enjoyable. Thank you for the memories and great suggestions.”
Shop Rialto Market with a Venetian chef, then cook fresh pasta and tiramisù in a courtyard kitchen, with Prosecco and spritz included.
“What a wonderful experience! Filipo shared some fun and interesting information about Venice and the Venetian markets, then had us help him cook homemade pasta and tiramisu. Delicious food and a wonderfully kind man!!! Great experience!”
Rialto Market food and wine lunch tour in Venice, with cicchetti tastings, local guide stops, and Grand Canal sights in about 4 hours.
“Denys was terrific; knowledgeable and good vibes. He was open and honest and had a good sense of humor!”
Private Venice walk through Rialto Market and San Polo with wine and cicchetti, plus landmarks like Palazzo dei Camerlenghi.
“Excellent tour. Highly recommend this. Guide is from Venice and is extremely energetic and knowledgeable. We learned so much about Venice and its history!”
A private Rialto Market start, then a hands-on cooking class with Massimo in his Venetian home, plus a full meal and wine.
“Massimo was a great chef and tour guide of the Rialto market. Definitely add that on to your activity!! I have a gluten allergy and Massimo went out of his way to ensure I was able to enjoy the dish that was being prepared and even made special bread so I would be able to have that as well. This was a highlight of our trip book. This experience now to have truly a memorable vacation.”
Private Venice food tour with Rialto Market tastings, cicchetti, prosecco and spritz, gondola crossing, plus risotto and tiramisu.
“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 a delicious tiramisu! Everything was absolutely delicious, the group was friendly and fun. It was an amazing evening and a great way to have a taste of many different delicious food in Venice! Don’t hesitate to book this tour. It was a phenomenal evening. You will not go away hungry!”
Rialto Market shopping plus a hands-on cooking class in Venice with unlimited wine and tiramisu, capped by a take-home recipe booklet.
“This experience was my favorite in Venice! Chef Lorenzo 👨🍳 made you feel very comfortable in his kitchen and taught us to make homemade pasta and tiramisu♡ Make sure you have google maps on your phone and give a little extra time for getting lost in the maze of Venice(part of the experience) ♡ We left so full and so proud of our creations!”
Small-group Venice market and cicchetti food tour with Rialto Fish Market, 3 snack stops with Prosecco, 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 capture the delicious foods, beauty of Venice and way of life in this beautiful city. Giulia was kind, friendly, and extremely knowledgeable in the rich history she shared as well as favorite culinary foods and stops along the tour that are true hidden treasures of Venice. If you are planning a trip to Venice, this…”
Taste your way through Venice’s Rialto Market with wine, a full lunch, and smart sightseeing in a small English tour group.
“Our guide Ana was extremely friendly, knowledgeable, and engaging!! We had a small group so it was easy for us to move around the city and to hear everything that Ana had to say. The food we sampled was delicious and the various places we visited were very charming. My husband and I would definitely take this tour again!”
Shop Rialto Market with a Venetian sailor, then cook homemade pasta and focaccia at an intimate Venetian home with wine.
“Best open market shopping, we learned what and how to select food that would enabled us to prepare a fabulous journey of food. Highly Recommend - the Venetian salior taught us how to shop and then prepare the food we purchased. Best meal I had while in venice.”
Small-group Venice market walk and hands-on pasta class with a Venetian chef, plus a 3-course meal with wine and limoncello.
“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!!!!!”
A 3-hour Venice food walk around Rialto, ending in cicchetti, wine bar stops, and lunch with about 15 tastings for about $90.
“Excellent tour and guide! Lot’s of great insights about food and restaurant opportunities in Venice. Nice range of food and drink with nice options for our 14 year old son. Also, a nice pace to allow for good conversations. Had a great time and highly recommend the tour.”
Private Venice market tour and home cooking with Laura. Shop at Santa Margherita, make creamy risotto and tiramisù, then eat together.
“This was the best experience of our vacation to Venice! After two days of getting saturated with tourist spots, we looked forward to seeing Venice through a local's perspective. Our host Laura was so warm and engaging. She gave us a view of life in Venice without the influence of tourist commercialization. We learned how to make risotto and tiramisu--knowledge that will last us a lifetime! For those that want a calmer and more gratifying experience in Venice, this is a must-do. Don't leave Venice without trying this out. You'll be thankful you did!”
Taste Venice the local way at Rialto, with guided tastings of cicchetti, pastas, prosecco, and old-school bites in 3 hours.
“We have done this tour both in Venice and Palermo and both were excellent. Knowledgeable, friendly guides it is guaranteed fun. The tour guides are local and have the best knowledge of the city and know the best food. Ample food and drink provided you will not go hungry, also the tour was adapted for us as we don't eat seafood- which was much appreciated.”
Shop Rialto, cook with Massimo in an ancient Venetian home, and eat a three-course spice-forward lunch with homemade wine.
“We started our adventure at 9 am at the fish market in Venice near the Realto bridge where we met Massimo, our host for the day. We spent some time wandering the open air fish and produce markets searching for ingredients for our lunch that we would be preparing. Mossimo introduced us to the wonderful array of Venetian products that were available and enlightened us with culture, history, and fun facts as we shopped. For this luncheon, he selected Prawns and a special small zucchini with flowers. After finishing up our shopping, we followed him down the winding streets to his home, where he opened a bottle of sparkling wine…”
Every kind of day on the lagoon, and the best of each.
