Discover Venice’s 200 best spots for a Friend Groups' trip

Wine tour from Venice to Prosecco Hills in small-group

★ 5.0 · 477 reviews

Taste Prosecco in the hills where it is made. Visit two wineries, enjoy a light lunch and learn how the bubbles are produced.

Ghosts, Crimes & Legends Sunset Tour with Spritz

★ 4.9 · 522 reviews

Explore Cannaregio at dusk through ghost stories and tales of crime. Enjoy a spritz and two cicchetti along the way.

Sunset Walking Tour with Food and Wine Tastings

★ 4.9 · 1,704 reviews

Discover the Sunset Walking Tour with Food and Wine Tastings, an evening route through seven independent Venetian venues. Taste your way through more than 14 dishes with regional wines before settling down to a seated dinner.

Impronta Restaurant Venice

★ 4.8 · 5,300 reviews

Treat yourself to a long table at Impronta, a contemporary Venice restaurant and wine bar with a seasonal menu. Share tempura, pasta and seafood plates paired with wine in a stylish, relaxed dining room.

Food Tasting Tour with Cicchetti and Wine

★ 4.9 · 572 reviews

Discover the Food Tasting Tour with Cicchetti and Wine, a guided stroll through three Venetian districts. Sample around 15 small bites with seasonal wine at locally run bars while your guide shares the stories behind each stop.

San Polo

Dive into San Polo, Venice's smallest and most compact district. Browse the morning Rialto market, wander its tight lanes, and stop at a traditional bacaro for cicchetti before crossing the open Campo San Polo.

Mysterious Tales of Ghosts and Murders

★ 4.8 · 911 reviews

Learn the ghost stories and murders hidden in Venice's alleys. A local guide shows you the small details that tell them.

Peggy Guggenheim Collection

★ 4.6 · 14,988 reviews

Step into the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, a waterside palace in Dorsoduro that turns Venice into a modern-art stop. Browse masterpieces including Magritte, wander the sculpture garden, and take in the canal views at an unhurried pace.

Venice Jazz Club

★ 4.7 · 787 reviews

Listen to a live jazz quartet in a low-lit club just a short walk from Venice's main sights. A romantic evening for couples who love live music.

Cannaregio

Explore Cannaregio, the Venetian district where residents outnumber visitors. Follow long canal-side quays, step into the historic Ghetto, and finish with cicchetti and a glass of wine at a local bacaro.

Doge's Palace

★ 4.7 · 40,423 reviews

Explore the seat of Venetian power, from gilded halls to the prisons across the Bridge of Sighs. Book ahead to skip the queue at the entrance.

Dorsoduro

Spend a slow afternoon in Dorsoduro, Venice's art-minded southern quarter. Stroll the sunny Zattere waterfront, peek into a gondola boatyard, and end the day with a drink among locals in Campo Santa Margherita.

Il Mercante

★ 4.8 · 1,204 reviews

Discover Il Mercante, a trendy Venice cocktail bar with a warm, convivial atmosphere. Settle on the cosy upper floor or at the bar and sample inventive cocktails crafted by friendly bartenders.

Experimental Cocktail Club Venice

★ 4.7 · 176 reviews

Discover Experimental Cocktail Club Venice, a stylish evening bar with a view and a seasonal menu. Sample inventive cocktails built from ingredients and spirits sourced around the world.

Gallerie dell'Accademia

★ 4.6 · 11,466 reviews

See the great Venetian masters, from Titian to Canaletto, in the city's finest art museum. A must for painting lovers who want to see where Venetian art began.

Campo Santa Margherita

Settle into Campo Santa Margherita, Dorsoduro's easygoing square where locals and students gather. Grab a table at a cafe or bar, watch the evening crowd arrive and soak up a less touristy Venice.

After-Hours St. Mark’s Tour

★ 4.8 · 786 reviews

Step inside St. Mark's Basilica once the crowds have gone on the After-Hours St. Mark's Tour. Follow a guide through the illuminated mosaics and the crypt, with the option to add Doge's Palace.

After-Hours St. Mark’s & Doge's Palace VIP Tour

★ 4.7 · 480 reviews

Experience Venice's two great monuments at the end of the day on the After-Hours St. Mark's & Doge's Palace VIP Tour. Walk the palace halls and Bridge of Sighs, then see the basilica's mosaics, Pala d'Oro and crypt after closing.

Libreria Acqua Alta

★ 4.4 · 32,636 reviews

Wander into Libreria Acqua Alta, Venice's famously eccentric bookstore. Browse vintage books stacked in bathtubs and boats, meet the resident cats, and pick up postcards and prints.

Teatro La Fenice

★ 4.7 · 16,271 reviews

Step into Teatro La Fenice, Venice's celebrated opera house, reborn after its fire. Join a daytime audio-guided visit of the gilded auditorium, or book an evening of opera, ballet, or a concert.

Crimes, Legends, and Mysteries Sunset Tour

★ 4.8 · 1,075 reviews

Discover a darker side of Venice at sunset in San Polo. Follow canal-side paths while hearing tales of smugglers, spies and mystery.

St Marco - Rialto Walking Tour & Spritz Like a Local

★ 4.2 · 3,692 reviews

Stroll from St. Mark's Square to the Rialto and stop for a spritz like a local. Add a gondola ride if you like.

San Marco

Walk into San Marco, the monumental core of Venice. Cross Piazza San Marco beneath the Basilica and Campanile, then wander the lanes beyond toward the Grand Canal while the crowds thin.

Punta della Dogana

★ 4.6 · 3,161 reviews

Discover Punta della Dogana, the former customs house at the very tip of Dorsoduro. Walk through Tadao Ando's concrete-and-brick interiors, see rotating contemporary art, and finish with photos of the water from the waterfront.

Ponte di Rialto

★ 4.7 · 198,138 reviews

Walk across the Rialto Bridge, the grand stone arch that has spanned the Grand Canal since the 16th century. Browse the small shops on the bridge and watch boat traffic pass below.

Aliani Casa Del Parmigiano

★ 4.8 · 128 reviews

Pop into Aliani Casa Del Parmigiano, Venice's friendly cheese-and-cured-meat counter. Taste Parmigiano and salumi, sip a glass of wine alongside, and pick out cheese to carry home.

Piazza San Marco

★ 4.7 · 197,059 reviews

Stand in Piazza San Marco, the heart of Venice and the point where the city's main sights converge. Walk the arcades, take in the basilica's facade and watch the square shift from busy daytime to evening calm.

The Majestic Teatro La Fenice: Guided Tour in Venice

★ 4.3 · 626 reviews

Tour Teatro La Fenice with a guide who knows its stories. Follow the interior route while learning how the building and its premières shaped Italian opera.

Estro

★ 4.5 · 1,163 reviews

Discover Estro, a rustic-chic restaurant run by two Murano-born brothers. Enjoy reimagined regional dishes with wines chosen by the sommelier, served in glassware from young local artisans.

Al Covo

★ 4.5 · 1,065 reviews

Experience Al Covo, a rustic Venetian restaurant celebrated for letting single ingredients lead the menu. Enjoy updated local classics at an indoor or outdoor table over a slow, carefully paced meal.