Cicchetti Tour Venice: a shared bacaro tour!

Cicchetti Tour Venice with a real sommelier

Cicchetti Tour Venice a shared bacaro tour with us!

If you are wondering where to taste real Venice Italy F ood, this is your perfect chance! Discover our shared Cicchetti Tour Venice. Visit three historic bacari and enjoy three tastings, each paired with an aperitif and the finest typical cicchetti, while an expert sommelier provides tips and suggestions on savoring these traditional delicacies and finding the local hotspots frequented by Venetians.

WHY DID WE LIKE THIS EXPERIENCE SO MUCH?

With this Cicchetti Tour Venice, you’ll get in touch with the beating heart of the city.
You discover some historic bacari frequented by Venetians and avoid tourist menus!
Thanks to our tour leader and sommelier, you’ll hear many local curiosities and learn some tips on local delicacies to try.

Price

€65 per person (€45 per person to be paid online and €20 to be paid on-site in cash).

Other practical information

To participate in this experience, you must be of legal drinking age.
This experience is valid for a minimum of 2 participants and a maximum of 8 participants.
Please arrive at the meeting point indicated on your voucher 10 minutes in advance.
Comfortable clothing and shoes are recommended.

Spoken Languages

Italian
English

Included / Excluded

Included :

Three different tastings (local wine, Prosecco, Spritz) with 3 servings of “cicchetti veneziani” (Venetian tapas) in three historic bacari – one tasting and one serving per bacaro;
Licensed tour leader and sommelier;
Insurance.

Excluded :

Anything not explicitly mentioned in “What’s included”.

Sales Conditions

In case of cancellation up to 48 hours before the scheduled date of the experience, a refund will be granted with a 50% penalty.
No refund will be provided for cancellations made later than this timeframe or in case of a NO SHOW.
The tour will take place even in case of rain, unless conditions are prohibitive and the tour leader cancels it.

Availability

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:00 AM; Fridays and Saturdays at 11:00 AM or 5:00 PM; Sundays at 12:00 PM.

Duration

2 hours 30 minutes

Features

Private Experience
Sustainable
Accessible with public transport

Booking

The Venice cicchetti tour is a widespread custom among Venetians, very often poorly copied by outsiders who improvise it completely, thinking they can easily discover the secrets of this true local tradition.

We offer you a truly local experience, entirely focused on taste and sociability, gastronomy, and the city’s rituals. You will take this cicchetti tour of Venice together with a Venetian Sommelier who is also an english speaking guide; the best way to discover the historic bacari preferred by Venetians and order the right cicchetto (venetian tapas), avoiding tourist menus.

It must be said right away: Venetians like to eat well and, above all, to combine good food with good company. Venice is a city that invites conviviality and sociality. A stop in the “calli” (the narrow streets), before lunch or at the end of the day, to have a drink and a bite is always an excellent excuse to chat and chill out for a bit.

Enjoy a real Venetian experience, which is not about simple food tours or wine tours, but a unique immersion in the hidden gems of this floating city, while discovering local traditional recipes and culinary secrets.

What does this Cicchetti tour of Venice include?

With this cicchetti tour Venice, you will enter 3 historic Venetian taverns where you can still breathe the typical atmosphere of the city.

In each bacaro, you will taste 1 drink and 1 typical cicchetto.
In total, the three tastings include a local wine, a Prosecco, and a Spritz.

Please note that the tour lasts approximately two and a half hours. It starts from Campo Santi Apostoli and ends nearby the Rialto market.

You will enter places that you probably would not have found on your own, and above all, you will learn what to order and how to pair glasses of venetian wines and cicchetti. Even more importantly, you will receive many suggestions and tips to learn how to navigate the city’s varied offerings on your own. You will know where to go and what to avoid when you organize your next tour, this time, perhaps, independently.

A cicchetti tour in Venice also has its own vocabulary made up of customs, expressions, names of typical products, dialect terms and much more, all of which you will pick up along the way!

Venice cicchetti tour and other venetian curiosities

While crossing the hidden alleys of the city or some of its bridges during a Venice cicchetti Tour, you will often hear the expression: “Andémo béver un ombra”. For Venetians, the ombra (“shadow”) indicates the glass of wine (“bicchiere di vino”) and the word refers to the ancient distribution of this beverage.

Infact, in the past, wine vendors positioned themselves in the shadow of the bell tower of San Marco in order to maintain the wine cold, away from the rays of the sun.

A significant amount of white wine is produced in the Veneto Region. This type of wine goes perfectly with fish based dishes like typical venetian baccalà mantecato (creamed salt cod) served on toasted bread, and sarde in saor (fried sardines seasoned with sweet and sour onions).

There is no shortage of red wines either! These can be enjoyed together with the typical Venetian liver, accompanied by polenta. In short, you just have to try the many local varieties!

Seek a unique culinary and wine experience, potentially exploring some other hidden wine bars in Venice!

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