Experience Venice Like a Local: Small Group Cicchetti & Wine Tour

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Duration:2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Location: Venice, Veneto

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Discover magical Venice with a local by your side. Drink like a Venetian at some of our favourite and most authentic Cicchetti wine bars. Cross the famous canal on a traghetto gondola ferry like the locals do and explore the heart of the city: Rialto. Taste flavoursome regional wines and mouth-watering local cuisine. Get the lowdown on Venice and discover the secrets of the iconic and oh-so-Italian aperitivo, vino in hand. This small group tour is limited to maximum 12 guests.

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WHAT TO EXPECT

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This tour is the perfect introduction to Venice, giving you an overview of the city’s unrivalled history and a taster of its world-famous cuisine. We are starting our tour in one of the most historical squares in Venice. It’s chimneys are iconic as are one of the few lefts in the city and the Round Church of La Maddalena is part of the masonic history of Venice.
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We will start or walking tour at the wide Strada Nova walking street in Canareggio. It is a great place to see a nice mixture of authentic Venetian life & lifestyle.
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We will walk in the Cannaregio neighbourhood, one of the few remaining residential areas of Venice, known for being a popular after work meeting spot for thirsty locals. We will take a gentle stroll around and chat about its 1,000-year history and your local guide will offer suggestions on other things to see and do during your stay.
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We cross the Grand Canal as part of the tour in the traghetto (ferry) gondola boat. It’s an experience to cross the Grand Canal of Venice and see how the life goes by in the “highway” of the city.
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Once in Rialto, we will stop at a small eatery, owned by a group of young locals with a passion for experimenting with traditional recipes, giving them a modern twist. Expect dishes such as black ink calamari, polenta with seafood or seasonal vegetables (served in elaborate dishes).
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We will introduce you a new bar small, owned by two Venetian brothers with passion for local sourced food and organic wines. Expect that you will try local sandwich called Tramezzino (local sandwich) and Venetian Spritz.
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A few secret and hidden spots near the Rialto are up next, which will demonstrate the importance of moving just one street away from the tourist hordes, to get a little slice of Venice to yourself. The tour will end at the iconic Rialto bridge, which is surrounded by great restaurants and shops. Your guide will be happy to help you with recommendations for continuing the fun or with directions to help you back to your accommodation.
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Our next foodie stop is a historic local spot that will help you better understand the culture of Cicchetti bars in Venice and how to enjoy this experience. Expect local dishes that are served since 15th century such as cod cooked in two different ways. Let us know which one you like the most!?
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Here we are going to stop to a small bar/restaurant owned by three brothers which are also three musicians. Full of musical instruments this lovely bohemian style bar offers amazing wines from Veneto region and flavoury cicchettis with fresh seasonal products! Expect meet and cheese Cicchetti and on the last stop expect Lasagna or Risotto or Pasta in the other. Finish with well-deserved desert – Tiramisu.
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The tour will end near the iconic Rialto bridge, where we will introduce you to the bar that is completely without plastic. Expect to taste Risotto or Lasagne or Pasta. finally, also the desert – some Italian lift me up – Tiramisu. Your guide will be happy to help you with recommendations for continuing the fun or with directions to help you back to your accommodation.

ADDITIONAL INFO

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• There may be a change of itinerary according to opening times of bars and restaurants along the way depending on how crowded they are. However, all the bars you are taken to are of the same standard, so you will not be missing out if the itinerary does change.
• You will pick up some responsible travel tips that will help you to be a greener traveller while you’re in the city
• This tour features visits to establishments that are not always able to cater for vegetarians and other dietary requirements. Discounts are available and your guide can assist you with recommendations on where to purchase alternative diet-friendly food during the tour.
• On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it

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Posted By : Madeline H
This was incredible the food and wine were amazing, and the tour guide was so kind and knowledgeable. Must do for anyone in Venice!
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Posted On : 2024-07-01 13:05:21

Posted By : Gail_M
Our guide Georgia was great. She had all the local tips and knowledge that we were looking for. It made the trip to Venice more of an experience than just a check off a list.
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Posted On : 2024-07-01 04:51:55

Posted By : ExplngFamily
We had a great guide and the food was tasty - the drinks not so much. We gave it just 3 stars because it became a bit boring. It was at least 35 -40 minutes into the walking tour and we still didn’t eat or drink anything - just walked and listened. They said come hungry so we did. Lol. When we finally did stop for food and a drink, there was nowhere to sit down. This kind of stunk. We've done a few of these tours in the past and this was a first. Anyway, I wouldn’t really recommend this tour. It wasn’t bad, just not great.
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Posted On : 2024-06-29 17:21:44

Posted By : Anne_E
Excellent guide - very energetic with a good sense of humor. Knowledgeable. Group was the right size.
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Posted On : 2024-06-25 04:05:56

Posted By : Staci_P
What a great experience! My sister had booked this a few years ago when in Venice and insisted my daughter and I do the same on our visit. So glad we did! Ursula was an amazing guide and made the experience quite memorable. She took us through the more local, much less touristy streets of Venice. It would have been very difficult to find these spots in our own. I highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-06-24 16:01:04

Posted By : 623lenat
My friend and I attended this unforgettable tour. The guide was amazing , friendly and highly knowledgeable. We had a variety of local food and wine that we would have never experienced on our own. The group experience was also highly enjoyable. No food and wine tour is complete without a visit to the Rialto market. We even had a quick gondola ride saving us an expense of a separate ride for the experience! Highly recommend this tour.
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Posted On : 2024-06-24 05:07:24

Posted By : Wanda_L
Great fun! Highly recommend this tour. Giovanna was our guide and she was wonderful in taking us on a little tour of the neighborhood and then to some really great wine bars. We tried several kinds of wine, a spritz and finished with Prosecco. The food was delicious and substantial enough that we didn’t need dinner.
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Posted On : 2024-06-22 01:35:34

Posted By : jhlouie2
This experience was wonderful. We were running a bit late because of travel delays but I was able to get hold of a representative to let them know. The meeting spot was easy to find and our tour guide, Alice, was so knowledgeable about Venice history and food and had a great sense of humor. She even ran next door at one point to get my husband a special cup of gelato when she found out that he couldn't eat the tiramasu because of an allergy. Everything was right on time and the establishments we visited were authentic and ready for our arrival with drinks and food. It was a perfect way to spend our first hours in Venice walking around and getting familiar with the area. We met some wonderful people on our tour and became fast friends. Book this tour!!!!

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Posted On : 2024-06-21 14:56:18

Posted By : Trail789388
I've been on a few food walking tours and this was one of the best - the guide was excellent - very knowledgeable. We were taken to places we would never have found on our own and had a wide range of different dishes and accompanying drinks. We were only 7 in the group and we had a fun evening - very enjoyable. Would definitely recommend to anyone wanting an interesting evening out in Venice.
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Posted On : 2024-06-21 10:23:12

Posted By : Stevan_M
The tour was very interesting. The foods we received were all between 2-7 euros and only received small sample of each wine/spritz.
Luda was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot. Not really sure how they feel about visitors.
Didn't feel what we paid for the food/drink portion was worth the value.
Tour said it ended at San Marco but we didn't it seemed to end early.
Luda was very knowledgeable and passionate about Venice. She was an excellent tour guide :)
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Posted On : 2024-06-21 03:36:59