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Venice: Rialto Market Tour, Hands-On Cooking Class & Lunch

1. Venice: Rialto Market Tour, Hands-On Cooking Class & Lunch

Experience one of the most vibrant sites in Venice on a tour of the Rialto Market with a local chef. Select seasonal ingredients to prepare and cook an authentic Italian meal during a hands-on cooking class. Toast to your experience with a glass of wine. Step into the vibrant Rialto Market to learn the history of the market and the story of the food produced here (market visit is not included in the 6 PM experience). After the market tour, head to a typical Venetian home for your cooking class. Prepare a starter, main dish (with homemade pasta), and a dessert to enjoy at the end of your class. Sip on a glass of wine while you prepare authentic recipes. End your class by enjoying the fruits of your hard work, served with plenty of wine.

Venice: Full-Day Prosecco Wine Tour and Tasting

2. Venice: Full-Day Prosecco Wine Tour and Tasting

The vineyards of the Prosecco region, just an hour’s drive from Venice, spread out in front of you as you travel along country roads. On this full-day tour, the first winery you’ll visit is a family business, located near Conegliano. Tour the cellars, and see the wine press and fermentation room before enjoy a number of glasses of Prosecco. Later in the morning, stop at a waterfall beside an old mill in Refrontolo. As you continue your drive, enjoy the beauty of the hills covered in Prosecco grapes. There will be a number of stops before lunch so you can get out and take a walk through the vineyards. Lunch will be at a traditional trattoria, overlooking vineyards, where you’ll have a choice of dishes from the Veneto region. Not far from the town of Valdobbiadene you’ll stop to visit the second winery of the tour, where an expert will explain the steps of the wine-making process, from picking the grapes to bottling. Enjoy hearing how this popular sparkling white wine is actually made.

Venice: Prosecco Wine Tasting Tour

3. Venice: Prosecco Wine Tasting Tour

Discover the origins and history of Prosecco's most famous sparkling Italian wine on this full-day tour. Meet your wine expert guide in Piazzale Roma, close to the historical center of Venice, and enjoy the drive towards the region where prosecco is produced in a comfortable van. During your trip, you will pass by the original region of Prosecco, Conegliano Valdobbiadene, a complex of small towns and expanses of vineyards. Visit 2 traditional wineries to learn all the secrets of Prosecco production and have 2 wine tasting sessions. First, stop at a family-run winery for a guided tour of the vineyards. Enjoy a tasting session paired with a light lunch with local products like cheese, salami, bread, and seasonal vegetables. After lunch with a view, head to the second winery to meet the winemaker for a guided tour of the production. Learn more about the Charmat method and a second wine-tasting session. At the end of this trip to the magical world of Prosecco land, return to the starting point.

Venice: Food Tasting Tour with Cicchetti Dishes and Wine

4. Venice: Food Tasting Tour with Cicchetti Dishes and Wine

This tour is the perfect introduction to Venice, giving you an overview of the city’s unrivaled history and a taster of its world-famous cuisine. Your adventure begins in the Cannaregio neighborhood, one of the few remaining residential areas of Venice, known for being a popular after-work meeting spot for thirsty locals. 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.   A ride in a traditional, stand-up traghetto gondola is next, as you cross the Grand Canal the way the locals do. Once in Rialto, the food tasting can begin! The first stop is at a small eatery near the market, 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).  The second foodie stop is a historic spot that will help you better understand the Venetian culture of 'bacari' and how to enjoy this experience while you’re flying solo around the city.  A few secret, 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 Campo San Bortolomio, 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.

Rialto Market Food and Wine Lunchtime Tour of Venice

5. Rialto Market Food and Wine Lunchtime Tour of Venice

Enjoy an intimate, half-day food and culture tour of Venice, and see the major sights of “La Serenissima,” as well as some hidden treasures along the way. Visit osterias, trattorias, pastry shops and wine bars to sample the typical fare of the Veneto. Meet your guide close to the Rialto Bridge, and stroll through a market overflowing with fish, fruit and vegetables of every shape and color. Cross the Rialto Bridge to an interesting 18th-century osteria famous for its cicchetti (tapas-like snacks unique to Venice). Drink a toast of regional wines and prosecco, and savor bite-sized morsels bursting with regional flavors. Continue to the Campo San Bartolomeo to see Marco Polo’s house and the haunts of Casanova. Pass beautiful churches and hear wonderful trivia, such as the origins of the Bellini cocktail. Go to the Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo to enjoy an authentic tiramisu with coffee, and experience a Venetian specialty where the Italian coffee culture was born. As you search for olives, pillows of polenta, and mouthwateringly marinated seafood, your guide will provide suggestions on excursions for the rest of your time in Venice. Come with an appetite, as this food tour is a meal in itself!

Yummy Cooking Class In Venice

6. Yummy Cooking Class In Venice

The professional chef is Carolyn, an American married to a Venetian, who has lived in Italy for over 20 years, and has won numerous awards for her Venetian cooking. She will welcome you with a glass of prosecco to sip with "cicheti" (Venetian finger food). During the class, you will learn how to to make traditional Venetian dishes. You will learn how to create hand-made fresh pasta, following the traditional Italian style of pasta-making, filled with seasonal vegetables, meat, or both. You will also learn to make lovely, delicate Italian cookies, and a decadent Venetian creamy dessert. Your lesson ends enjoyably at the table (in the warm months it will be on the panoramic terrace, weather permitting). You will sit and taste your delicious creations, chatting over a nice glass of regional wine with Carolyn and any other lesson participants.

Venice: Local Secrets of Venice Tapas & Wine Walking Tour

7. Venice: Local Secrets of Venice Tapas & Wine Walking Tour

Enjoy a variety of local Venetian cichetti and 3 wines on this walking tour. Meet your local guide at the first traditional bacaro (bar). Learn a bit about the city of Venice and sample some traditional cichetti (Italian-style tapas) along with 1 wine of your choice. Your guide will explain the unique combination of ingredients as well as the wine you're tasting. Then make your way through hidden alleyways, over bridges, and alongside beautiful canals to discover the real Venice off the tourist track as you make your way to the second bacaro. Along the way, your guide will tell you some interesting and fun stories about Venice that only locals know. Enjoy more cichetti and wine at 2 hotspots. Your knowledgeable local guide will reveal more secrets about this amazing floating city. The tour vibe will be very friendly and enthusiastic, but most importantly your guide will ensure you get the most out of the history of the city and, of course, of the food and wine culture.

Venice: Guided Aperitivo Food Tour

8. Venice: Guided Aperitivo Food Tour

Explore the quaint alleys and historic streets of Venice on a 3-hour food tasting tour. Along with your foodie guide, taste some of the city’s best dishes and learn the history of this beautiful city along the way.   Dive into the genuine and friendly mood of the city and join the lively aperitivo hour (a social cocktail hour). Sample local specialties based on the availability of fresh ingredients. Start with a glass of Spritz, the cornerstone of the Venetian aperitivo. This cocktail was invented in the 20s by adding sweet Aperol to sparkling water and wine.   Then, try a high-quality Prosecco along with crostini, toasted artisanal bread. You’ll also taste some of the following Venetian specialties: risotto, mozzarella in carrozza (deep fried mozzarella sandwich), codfish with cornmeal, and melanzane alla parmigiana (aubergines with tomato sauce and mozzarella).   To finish, enjoy one of the best espressos in town along with amazing artisanal chocolates in the city’s most famous confectionery.

Venice: Evening City Walking Tour with Aperitif & Appetizer

9. Venice: Evening City Walking Tour with Aperitif & Appetizer

This is a sightseeing experience based on culture, history, art, sea-food, white wine or prosecco and.. a lot of fun! You will have the opportunity to see of course the splendours of Venice by night: enjoing gorgeous squares, places, churches and monuments, but also you will sure understand what is for us, the last Venetians, the real millenary masterpiece of this city and how our traditions and culture are still going to survive just hidden behind the most crowed city places; discovering this city for what it really is for us! Also We will visit one of the best Osteria ( local street sea food) of Venice where you will try a lot of different and delicious "cicchetti" together a Giant Prosecco _ White Wine Magnum bottle made here! Bring your camera since We will cover all the most important city place spending our time walking around the best skyline as possible until St. Mark's square and its unbeatable romantic atmosphere!

Venice: Local Fish Market With Cicchetti, Lunch, and Wine

10. Venice: Local Fish Market With Cicchetti, Lunch, and Wine

On this tour, you'll hear your guide tell stories of the centuries-old Venetian wine bar culture and visit some of the most well-known bars and restaurants in the city. Try some local favourites as and be entertained with anecdotes from your local guide. Visit the area that was once the beacon for the Venitian empire, the Rialto market. Now it is one of the most interesting and exciting places to visit while in Venice. If you don't drink wine, there are a variety of alternatives to as well as plenty of different food options to please everyone. There are about 15 different tastings, including lunch at a famous restaurant, representative of what the Venetians would eat on a daily basis. You will also get to learn about how to order food and wine like a local in Venice, how to spot a high- quality restaurants as opposed to more touristy ones as well as the histories and traditions and why Cicchetti is so famous here in Venice. During the tour, you will go to the ancient wine bar that once was frequented by the famous, Casanova and has a delightful selection of Chicchetti (if they are closed on the day that you are booked for an alternative will be provided). Then, head to some of the other wonderful bars, each with their own unique story to tell. Then, have lunch at a famous restaurant with seasonal dishes. In the summer, be sure to sample some gelato at an artisanal gelato shop to end the tour on a sweet note.

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based on 857 reviews

A fantastic day spent with Francesca tasting local meats and cheeses for lunch with some superb local prosecco wines. A beautiful visit to the first vineyard with a fascinating introduction on the way to the region and prosecco wine making from our incredible guide! Fascinating to learn about the grape varieties and history of prosecco production limited to these regions specifically. We purchased some from the shop it was so good! Our second stop was another vineyard and we could see the whole fermentation and bottling process aswell. Along with more prosecco tasting of course!! Our guide was incredible. She has an incredible wine knowledge. But she also supplemented our fascinating food and drink experience with an incredible passion for local history and points of interest. Fantastic views of the Conegliano and Veneto region. All in all an incredible day. Highly recommend and will use the company again for other tours in other cities they cover. Thank you Francesca and your team!!

The cooking experience with Elena was amazing :-) We can highly recommend it. We have learned so much starting at the Rialto market about the local products and of course later in the kitchen where we have cooked a 4 course menu. Cicchetti, Risotto, Chicken Rolls and Tiramisu - everything was delicious We had a lot of fun together while cooking and drinking Prosecco! Apart from that Elena shared a lot about Venice and gave us a lot of tips. She was an awesome host. Thanks for the great afternoon!

We meet our tour guide Francesca who gave us some background on Venice and her own life. Then got to know the rest on the tour too on the 30 mins drive to the first winery. There were 5 of us on the tour. You are shown around both vineyards visited and food was given with plenty Prosecco in both. Our tour guide Francesca was amazing really friendly and great knowledge of Prosecco and the area. Would definitely recommend this tour. Thanks a mill for a great time. Cin cin.

Absolut must-do! Amazing experience and a lot of fun. You may feel like a local after this cooking class and even better: you have been becoming a pro in Venetian cuisine. Thanks a lot for this fantastic cooking class!!

I really enjoyed my tour with Miriam. We went to 2 amazing wineries that served Prosecco. I also got to see lots of beautiful scenery. Highly recommend!