Wine & Appetizer Tour of Venice's Jewish Neighborhood: Small Group
- Duration: 3 Hours (approx.)
- Location: Venice
- Product code: WATVJN
About the Tour:
What We Love About This Tour:
- Getting away from crowds to explore some of the prettiest and most peaceful streets and canals in Venice
- Learning about the neighborhood’s traditional Jewish culture, which still thrives today
- Sampling delicious wine and cicchetti—small-plate-specialties—among locals in the area’s bà cari (wine bars).
Tour Itinerary:
After meeting with your group at the Ponte delle Guglie—one of the bridges spanning the Cannaregio Canal—your guide will lead you on a walking exploration of the Jewish Quarter, whose streets, homes, and canals are some of the most tranquil in the city. You’ll learn about the area’s history as a Jewish ghetto between the 16th and 18th centuries (and served as backdrop for Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice); you’ll also take in historic landmarks like the Campiello delle Scuole (a small plaza surrounded by top-floor synagogues, and see signs of how the Jewish community continues to thrive here (like Judaica shops and kosher eateries). Punctuating your walking tour will be visits to three of the neighborhood’s atmospheric bà cari (wine bars), where you’ll settle in among neighborhood locals to sample cicchetti—small-plate-specialties like bruschetta and fried meatballs—paired with small glasses of wine.
What’s Included:
- Wine and cicchetti (small-plate specialties) at traditional neighborhood bà cari
Not Included:
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Please be sure to arrive at the tour departure point 15 minutes before the starting time. Guests arriving after departure cannot be accommodated, and missed tours or tickets will not be refunded.
- Unfortunately, wheelchairs and strollers cannot be accommodated on this tour.
- Guests under 18 years old must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
- Please note that it may not be possible to accommodate special dietary requirements on this tour, due to the traditional ingredients used in most cicchetti.
- Good walking shoes. This tour may include stairs and bridges.