Free Walking Tour in Venice
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Venice on foot with a local, from San Marco and the Rialto to the Ghetto
Venice's free walking tours cost what you decide. You reserve on GuruWalk without paying or giving a card, and at the end you tip the guide.
Venice's tours spread across different parts of the city, from San Marco and the Rialto to northern Venice, the Ghetto and the Salute. A typical route is about 1.4 kilometres long. Venice has 9 local guides on these walks, which last two hours on average, and more than 20,607 reviews give them 4.8 out of 5.
Rialto, the Ghetto or hidden Venice: where a Venice walk can take you
The essential Venice walks around San Marco and the Rialto
The routes of Venice's essential tours include San Marco and the Bridge of Sighs, the Rialto market and bridge, the campi around Santi Giovanni e Paolo, and northern Venice. Together they have collected 16,115 reviews, at 4.8 out of 5 on average. The area you most want to see is the simplest way to choose between them.
Hidden Venice, from Campo San Geremia to Carampane
Death, faith, carnival and the secrets of hidden Venice are the themes of Venice's ghost tours. One walks from Campo San Geremia to Carampane. Another passes the Scuola Grande della Misericordia, Madonna dell'Orto and Campo dei Mori.
Secrets of the Ghetto Novissimo and Madonna dell'Orto
The way to the Ghetto Novissimo is half the story on the Jewish district tours of Venice, rated 4.9 out of 5 in 1,336 reviews. A Jewish district walk can pass the Scuola Grande della Misericordia, Ponte della Sacca, Madonna dell'Orto and Campo dei Mori, and reach the ghetto along the Fondamenta della Misericordia.
Venice walking routes through San Marco, Rialto, Cannaregio and the Salute
A free walking tour in Venice covers a typical route of about 1.4 kilometres in an hour and a half to three hours. The routes share few stops: Carampane, Santa Maria dei Miracoli and the Scuola Grande della Misericordia recur most across Venice's walks, listed here from the one that tends to come earliest:
- Carampane comes early on the routes that include it.
- Santa Maria dei Miracoli is the stop that appears on the most routes.
- The Scuola Grande della Misericordia belongs to the walks through northern Venice.
Around San Marco, one walk meets at the Teatro Goldoni and passes the Grand Canal, Piazza San Marco, the Basilica di San Marco, the Palazzo Ducale, the Bridge of Sighs and the church of San Zaccaria. Around the Rialto, another meets in Campo San Polo and goes through Carampane to the Rialto market, Campo San Giacomo di Rialto, the Rialto Bridge, the Fondaco dei Tedeschi and San Bartolomeo.
Other routes pass Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo and Santa Maria dei Miracoli, sometimes with Campo Santa Maria Formosa and Campo Santa Marina. Northern Venice gets its own walks, through Cannaregio, past the Scuola Grande della Misericordia and along the Fondamenta degli Ormesini. Further south, a walk from Campo Sant'Agnese passes the Peggy Guggenheim and the Salute on its way to Punta della Dogana and the Zattere.
The campo where you meet, and other questions about Venice walks
How do you pay a Venice guide when there is no ticket?
Free tours in Venice don't have a fixed price. At the end, each person contributes to the guide the amount they consider fair based on their satisfaction. As a guideline, GuruWalk recommends between €15 and €50 per participant.
How much of a Venetian day does a guided walk take?
Two hours is the Venice average for a free walking tour. Allow ninety minutes for the shortest walk and up to three hours for the longest.
At what hours do Venice's walks start?
In November, Venice's earliest walk starts at 10:00 AM and the latest at 3:30 PM. In Venice, English is the main language of the walks, and some are in Spanish.
Is there one Venice meeting point, or a different campo for each walk?
Meeting points differ from one Venice walk to the next: the Teatro Goldoni, Campo Santi Apostoli, Campo San Polo, Campo della Maddalena, Campo de la Fava, Campo Sant'Agnese or Campo San Geremia. Booking is free and needs no card, the confirmation names your campo, and places on each walk are limited.
Do you have to join a tour to see the Rialto market and the Ghetto Novissimo in Venice?
No, you can find your own way to the Rialto market and the Ghetto Novissimo in Venice. If you would rather see them with someone who lives in the city, a local guide is free to book.
Frequently asked questions about free tours in Venice
What does central Venice look like on foot?
The Video City Walk for Venice stays at pavement level and shows the city at an ordinary walking pace. Take the Venice city walk to recognise the streets and decide where you would like to spend more time before your free tour.
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