Cannaregio Tours
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Cannaregio is the largest and most populated of Venice’s six central districts (sestieri). Home to the Jewish ghetto, the art-filled Chiesa della Madonna dell'Orto, the Renaissance Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Miracoli, and the restaurant-lined Fondamenta de la Misericordia, Cannaregio offers something for everyone.
The Basics
Cannaregio, bookended by the Santa Lucia train station and the Rialto Bridge, lines most of Venice’s Grand Canal. Strada Nuova, the district’s busy main street, teems with souvenir shops and tourists; however, meander off into the side streets and canals and you'll soon find peaceful squares (piazzas) and churches.
The best way to explore Cannaregio is by linking up with a walking tour led by a professional guide—someone who knows both the famous monuments and the hidden gems. The biggest attraction here is the Jewish ghetto; tours will also include the area's key churches, Ca' d'Oro Palace, Campo San Leonardo and Campo dei Mori squares, and Ponte delle Guglie (a historic bridge). You can pair small-group and private tours with a gondola ride or a tour of Venice highlights, such as St. Mark's Basilica, the Doge's Palace, and the Rialto Bridge.
Things to Know Before You Go
- Tours of Cannaregio include a fair amount of walking, so wear comfortable shoes and a sun hat.
- The quiet backstreets of the Cannaregio are easier to manage with kids than the crowded areas around Piazza San Marco.
- Ponte delle Guglie has recently added ramps, making it one of the few Venetian bridges that’s wheelchair accessible.
- Venice has six districts: Castello, Cannaregio, Dorsoduro, San Marco, Santa Croce, and San Polo. Cannaregio borders Castello and a tiny corner of San Marco; it’s situated across the Grand Canal from Santa Croce and San Polo.
How to Get There
To get to Cannaregio, take a Grand Canal water bus—vaporetto line 1 to the Ponte di Rialto stop—or walk from Santa Lucia train station across the Ponte delle Guglie bridge.
When to Get There
The December Hanukkah celebrations in Cannaregio’s historic Jewish ghetto are particularly beautiful, with live music, celebrations, and a traditional menorah-lighting.
Venice’s Jewish Ghetto
Venice is home to the world's oldest Jewish ghetto, established in 1516. Today, the area is still filled with historic synagogues, Jewish-run businesses, and Kosher restaurants.
Address: Venice, Italy
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Mystery in Venice: Legends and Ghosts of the Cannaregio District
When night falls across Venice, uncover a shadowy world of restless spirits and Old World legends on this 2-hour ghost tour of the historic Cannaregio district. Discover sinister tales that haunt the city’s former Jewish ghetto as you stroll through hidden backstreets and lamplit squares, listening to your guide’s retelling along with the gently lapping water of darkened canals.
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$33.36
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$33.36
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Regular temperature checks for staff

Authentic Venice Evening Food Tour in Cannaregio
Learn what sets in Venetian cuisine apart from the rest of Italy on an indulgent food and wine walking tour in Venice. Drink prosecco for breakfast, discover the beloved small bites known as ‘cicchetti,’ hunt down the best gelato in town, and pop into some of the island's best ‘bacari,’ or wine bars, on a sensory journey led by a foodie guide. Round out delicious tastings with a hearty pasta lunch and a short gondola ride across the Grand Canal for an authentic Venetian experience.
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$104.66
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$104.66
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Small Group or Private Venice Food Tour: Cicchetti and Wine
Taste your way through the backstreet bars of Venice on this delicious food and wine tour. Follow your local guide to different ‘enotecas’ (wine bars) to discover where local Venetians go to drink and mingle. At each stop, sample regional wines and Prosecco served alongside plates of the popular Venetian appetizers called ‘cicchetti.’ Group size is limited to 12 to ensure a personalized experience.
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$123.14
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$123.14
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Social distancing enforced throughout experience

Semi Private Grand Canal 1-Hour Boat Tour
Experience the beauty of Venice by boat on this Grand Canal tour of the city built on water. Glide through the placid waters past palaces, churches, gardens, and bridges as you make your way along the iconic waterway. Then journey into some of the minor canals on this luxury motorboat. Bring the magic of these liquid streets to life on a tour that’s ideal for lovers, photographers, and travelers!
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$67.96
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$67.96
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Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff

Jewish Ghetto Food Tour in Venice: Pasta Wine Gelato And Much More!
Eat and drink your way through one of Venice’s most distinctive neighborhoods on a walking food tour through the Cannaregio district, also known as the former Jewish ghetto. Learn about the area’s rich history and culture from a local guide as you stroll through its narrow winding streets, stopping to sample some of the best and most authentic delicacies around, from traditional kosher dishes and wine to creamy risotto and fresh-baked goods. Buon appetito!
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$135.93
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$135.93
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regular temperature checks for staff

Venice Canal Cruise: 2-Hour Grand Canal and Secret Canals Semi-Private tour
Discover Venice’s hidden gems on a 2-hour cruise through the city’s secret canals. Watch scenes of daily Venetian life as you glide through the lesser-known neighborhoods of Cannaregio, Dorsoduro and the Jewish Ghetto. A guide will share insight into the city’s history, architecture and local legends. For a grand finale, head out into the wider waters of the Grand Canal and float beneath the iconic Rialto Bridge. Numbers are limited to nine people on this small-group tour for a more intimate experience.
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$142.11
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$142.11
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Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff

Private Walking Tour: Cannaregio and the Jewish Ghetto
Explore the unique history of the fascinating Cannaregio district in Venice, home to the Jewish Ghetto, during this private 2-hour walking tour.
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$194.63
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$194.63
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Private Tour: Venice Half-Day Walking Tour
Discover Venice exactly the way you want to with this completely customized private tour. Your friendly local guide will create a 3-hour itinerary based on preferences you provide at booking. Whether you’re interested in architecture, local legends or Renaissance art, this tour is for you! Along the way, pop in at a local bar for a glass of regional wine and appetizers, and feel free to ask all the questions you like.
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$185.36
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$185.36
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Face masks required for guides in public areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience

Lonely Planet Experiences:Small Group or Private Tour Of Venice's Best Bakery's
Immerse yourself in the Italian caffè culture during this small-group culinary tour. Stroll through the neighborhoods of Castello and Cannaregio, listening to your guide's thoughtful commentary on Venice's gastronomic traditions. Taste some of the bold coffee that Italians like to linger over and a few of the city's best 'pasticcerie', or desserts. This small-group tour is limited to 12 people or fewer to ensure an intimate atmosphere and personalized attention from your guide. All tastings are included.
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$128.52
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$128.52
Price varies by group size
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Face masks provided for travelers
Social distancing enforced throughout experience

Welcome to Venice Small Group or Private Tour: Basilica San Marco & Gondola Ride
Experience quintessential Venice on this walking tour, including a memorable gondola ride. See iconic landmarks like the Rialto Bridge and the House of Marco Polo; get a taste of local life at the Rialto Fish Market and explore historic neighborhoods like Cannaregio. Then, admire the palatial architecture of St. Mark’s Square, enter the magnificent St. Mark’s Basilica and soak up the scenery on a romantic gondola cruise. This small-group tour is limited for a personalized experience.
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$85.26
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$85.26
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Face masks required for guides in public areas
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Off The Beaten Track Tour Of Venice: Jewish Ghetto And Cannaregio
See a different side of Venice with this off the beaten path walking tour, including the Jewish Ghetto and Cannaregio. Follow your private guide to these two lesser-known neighborhoods away from the city center crowds. Learn about the area’s history and hear stories about how Venetians live today. This private tour can be customized according to your interests.
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$212.49
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$212.49
Price varies by group size
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Face masks required for guides in public areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience

Tasty Venice Dinner Food Tour around Jewish Ghetto & Cannaregio Quarter
Venetian cuisine is distinct from other regions of Italy, so treat your taste buds to a sampler of the city’s specialties on a walking tour of the Cannaregio district—one of the oldest in Venice and home to the former Jewish Ghetto. It's easy to get lost here, but a guide leads you across foot bridges and past quiet canals to at least six authentic eateries for hearty samples of risotto, pasta, Kosher dishes, gelato, and more for a diverse dinner.
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$176.54
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$176.54
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Face masks required for guides in public areas
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Discover Cannaregio district and the jewish ghetto
Your taxi will then be waiting for you at your hotel and you will proceed to Madonna dell’Orto Church, the conclusion of the boat tour. Your guide will explain how Renaissance master Jacopo Tintoretto shines in this impressive church and you will explore his canvases and the rest of this gorgeous church together. Just a short walk away in the same area is the historic Jewish Ghetto where you will learn about the history of the Venetian Ghetto and see the main sights. There are wonderful, local restaurants in the area, we will join an aperitif which will mark the conclusion of this tour.
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$642.58
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$642.58
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Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff

A Venetian Aperitif on The Lagoon
Take a break from walking the streets of Venice and board a traditional topa boat for a more relaxing experience. Soak up the views of Venice from the outer lagoon and its islands as you sip a glass of prosecco, beer, or wine and snack on Venetian-style tapas.
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$63.55
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$63.55
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Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized

Friendinvenice, how to experience the true Venice, private tour
The best parts of Venice are always the secret and inespected ones.
In my opinion in fact, "traveling" means "discovering". Travelers should therefore feel a constant urge to learn new things and see ... "more". In Venice, they would try to discover the whole city and live it at fullest. They would have to look at customs and traditions, support the arts and crafts, taste the local food ... in short, they would have fun. And in doing so, but also the emotions felt (and the eyes of those who led them). I would like to show you off-the-beaten-path, discovering the mysterious, the hidden corners of Venice which is not JUST St. Mark's Square: it's ALSO St. Mark's Square
. I look forward to meeting you!
Nadia, your "Friend in Venice"
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$98.86
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Venice: Special Evening Food & Wine Tour of the Jewish Ghetto with Foodie Guide
One of the many ways to get to know a new culture, is by tasting its traditional food. In Venice, not only you can discover the Venetian traditions, but also the Jewish ones. In fact the majority of the Jewish population used to live in the district that is today known as the Jewish ghetto.
With a local English-speaking guide, you will discover old traditions where the Venetian and Jewish culture blend together perfectly. The tour will start in the Cannareggio quarter.
Next you will reach the Old Ghetto and explore the old traditions that are kept alive to this day. Once in the Jewish Ghetto you will taste some Sarde al Saor and Artichoke bottoms, all combined with some delicious wine. Last but not least, you will stop in an antique bakery to taste some typical desserts and biscuits, such as: Zaeti and Brunarelli. No Kosher food.
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$139.82
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Running in Venice
It is a race through the most beautiful places in Venice, with a guide, so you can take advantage, with a healthy activity, of the knowledge of the territory of a Venetian doc, runner. Panoramic views of the calli, places that are rarely beaten but historically very interesting, all without bothering to choose the route.
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$60.12
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$60.12
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One day in Venice
One day with your local guide who will introduce you and visit Venice on a tour that travels the city like a journey through time. A day to fall in love with Venice and get to know it as only Venetians understand it.
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$494.29
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$494.29
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Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff

InstaClass in Venice
Hone your instagramming skills on our new tour, #Instaclass in Venice!
our famous instagrammer will introduce you all the technique to improve your social media position
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$609.04
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$609.04
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Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff

Venice Rowing & tasting
The itinerary includes learning the basic strokes in the Cannaregio canals, then heading out into expansive lagoon as the sun begins to set. Afterward we'll return to two of the many bàcari along the lively Misericordia canal, where your reward will be to sample a variety of cichetti and regional wines or other drinks as you prefer.
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$741.43
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$741.43
per group
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Face masks provided for travelers
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff

Venice Jewish Ghetto small group tour with SPRITZ and CICCHETTI tasting
Explore Venice’s Cannaregio district on a 2-hour small-group walking tour. Listen to informative commentary from your guide about the old Jewish district and how the word ‘ghetto’ originated in Venice in the 16th century. Visit key landmarks such as Mary Magdalene Church, Ponto Chiodo, old synagogues, and more and finish off the tour with a delicious gelato tasting at a gourmet Italian gelateria.
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$80.32
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$80.32
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regular temperature checks for staff

Jewish Ghetto and Cannareggio: Private Tour Of Venice
Most tours only visit Venice’s historic Jewish district in passing, but this specialized guided walk takes you to the heart of Cannaregio and the Jewish Ghetto. Discover hidden corners of the city and little-known palaces and bridges, and listen to an overview of Jewish culture and traditions in Italy. The tour conveniently ends in the neighborhood, so you can opt to visit the museum and synagogue on your own.
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$212.24
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$212.24
Price varies by group size
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff

Explore the Mysteries and Secrets of Venice
When the sun sets in Venice, discover the ancient legends and ghost stories that haunt the city on an evening walking tour. Escape the crowded places and follow a guide through the backstreets of the historic Rialto, Cannaregio, and Castello districts as you uncover the mysteries of the past. It’s a safe way to explore Venice at night without getting lost and to see illuminated squares, canals, and palaces that most tourists miss.
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$32.13
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$32.13
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience

Heart of Venice, Unknown Cannareggio and Jewish Ghetto
Once a major maritime power, today Venice is a magical city that enchants visitors with historic canals, picturesque gondolas and unique views. Your private guide will meet you in the splendid St. Mark’s Square, where the tour begins. You will delve into the history, culture and traditions of the city, as you hit all the major attractions and top sights. Highlights include a visit to the Doge’s Palace, the former residence of the ruler of the Venetian Republic that you will explore with special skip-the-line tickets, and a visit to Cannaregio, one of Venice’s historic districts, which still retains a rather peaceful and authentic vibe. Cannaregio is home to the old Jewish ghetto, where you will visit three ancient synagogues and the Jewish Museum accompanied by a guide of the local Jewish community.
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$671.00
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$671.00
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