Raphael Tours & Events · Rialto to Castello
You meet at 10:45 at San Giacomo di Rialto, spend an hour among the fish and produce stalls, then eat your way east through the bacari with a glass of wine or a spritz at each stop. Pick it if you want the market and a proper meal in one, with a guide who orders for you.
Every one of the 30 latest reviews on this tour gives it five stars, which is rare. The format explains it: four hours, a small group, and food and wine at every stop. You meet at 10:45 outside San Giacomo di Rialto, the little church in the middle of the market (not San Giacomo dall'Orio, as the listing warns). The first hour is the Rialto Market, then you cross the bridge to Campo San Bartolomeo, pass Marco Polo's house and walk to Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo. The listing ends the tour on Calle al Ponte de la Guerra, a few minutes from St Mark's.
Guests describe six stops, generous pours and portions that grow along the way; one reviewer had a full plate at the last bar, others finish with gelato. Guides named again and again are Denys, Tone and Julia, and they ask about likes and dislikes before ordering. Expect seafood: guests mention sardine cicchetti, and one advises making sure you like it.
The catches are practical. The fish stalls close on Sundays, Mondays and holidays, and the listing says stops can change. Vegans and gluten-free or dairy-free guests can't be catered for. And at $108 it costs twice the street food tour; what the extra buys is wine, sit-down stops and a full lunch.
Outside the church in Campo San Giacomo, in the middle of the market. Not San Giacomo dall'Orio.
The Pescheria and Erbaria, and the first tastings around the market lanes.
Ten minutes on the Rialto Bridge, then Campo San Bartolomeo and more food.
Past the Corte del Milion and a stretch of the Grand Canal, with a stop to eat.
The great Dominican church square, then the final stops and a goodbye on Calle al Ponte de la Guerra.
★★★★★It’s a 4 hour tour but it honestly doesn’t feel like it. The time flew by! Great tour- you get a ton of food for the price!
★★★★★Wandering the Rialto Market with a knowledgeable guide, sampling fantastic local food and wine along the way, was the perfect introduction to authentic Venetian cuisine. Everything was fresh, the pours were generous [...]
★★★★★Each stop also had a taste of wine or spritz. My husband even stepped out of his comfort zone and tried a traditional sardine cicchetti!
★★★★★Make sure to wear comfortable shoes.And make sure you like seafood.
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At 10:45, outside San Giacomo di Rialto in Campo San Giacomo, in the middle of the market by the bridge. The tour lasts about four hours.
A glass of wine or a spritz comes with the food at each stop. Guests describe six stops and generous pours.
Yes. Guests consistently say they left full, and some had a full plate at one of the later stops. Don't book a big lunch afterwards.
On Calle al Ponte de la Guerra, between Santa Maria Formosa and St Mark's, about five minutes from the Piazza.
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Four hours of market stalls, cicchetti and wine at every stop, starting at San Giacomo di Rialto. Every recent review gives it five stars.
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