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The 15 most popular ghost & mystery tours in Venice. What each one includes, what it costs and who runs it, so you can spend the day out on the water instead of stuck in a queue.
A 90-minute Venice night walk of legends and grisly folklore, from Rialto’s back streets to the Bovolo staircase and murderers’ alleys.
Most Popular“My son and I did this tour our first evening in Venice. It was a great start to our time there and a good overview of some of the history of Venice.”
90-minute Venice ghost-style walk to Rialto and San Marco Square with an English guide, full of legends that work for families.
“our tour was awesome! we loved our tour guide he was very cool and spooky”
A 1.5-hour Venice ghost-and-murder walk through dim lanes and quiet squares, mixing legends and true crimes in English.
“ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! Our guide Anna was so passionate about Venice! I was amazed by her storytelling! And the stories she told us were mindblowing! The places we went were hidden and completely goreous. I surely saw Venice from the very different point of view and it was absolutely worth it! You'll see both beauty and…”
Trace Commissario Brunetti’s Venice in 2 hours: filming spots, Ghetto & Cannareggio, and the questura precinct. Licensed guide, small groups.
“We met Valério for this tour ‘In the Footsteps of Commissario Brunetti’, conveniently at our hotel. As English nationals, we have not seen the German Series of Donna Leos books, we formed our own images of the places and characters ourselves. Valério had a hard task as 2 of our group of 3 had not…”
Venice ghost and legends walking tour in Castello and Cannaregio. 1.5 hours with an English guide for $42, night streets and myths.
“Graciella was battling a raging storm as she explained the spooky side of Venice to around 20 people in our group, Despite the terrible conditions the tour was fun and the information that Graciella gave us was based on fact (or factual folklore!). We visited various locations where various things had occurred to cause a…”
Venice crime and legend stories in San Polo at sunset, with a local English guide, canal walks, masks, and unsolved mysteries.
“Still in love with the story of Maria and Gregorio, our Guide Julia was amazing”
Walk Donna Leon’s Venice with Commissario Brunetti scenes, quiet neighborhoods, and the green doors to police HQ. 2 hours.
“Der Guide hat uns zahlreiche Drehorte gezeigt und mit vielen Geschichten untermalt. Wir blieben großteils außerhalb der Touristenpfade und erhielten als Draufgabe viele Empfehlung zu Lokalen und anderen großartigen (z.T. weniger bekannten) Sehenswürdigkeiten. Leider sind einige Lokationen (wie die Questura) inzwischen recht heruntergekommen, könnten in diesem Zustand nicht verwendet werden.”
A 90-minute Venice night walk of legends and ghost stories through Rialto backstreets, secret passages, and the Bovolo staircase.
“excellent tour of lesser known parts of the city. Annamaria provided stories and history of Venice that I woule have never heard otherwise!”
Venice Ghost & Legends night walk at dusk with an English guide, hidden squares in Cannaregio and Castello, small group, 90 minutes.
“The tour was fun and learnt a lot about the area. Grace the guide was nice and very good always making sure everyone was OK and able to keep up especially with some people less mobile which was good. One downside, the advert said there would be an audio system in use and there wasn't.…”
A small-group Venice night walk to the Jewish Ghetto and Cannaregio, ending with spritz and cikketti at a historic osteria.
“Excellent guide. Gave us more than we expected. Learned much. He had a great personality. 5 stars!”
A small-group Venice food and wine crawl tied to Brunetti’s world, with bacari bites, Rialto market seafood, pastries, and amaro.
“This was a great tour! Our tour guide was Valerio and he was amazing. He texted me in the morning with clear directions of where to meet. He was on time and truly made the most of our three hours. He was informative snd super funny. He made sure to ask us what we liked…”
Ghosts of Venice is a 90-minute English walking tour from St Mark’s to Rialto, sharing eerie legends and lesser-known history for $32.44.
“Fun tour. More legends than ghosts/hauntings. Only complaint was that our tour guide showed up at the meeting point a minute before the tour was scheduled to begin. Thought we were in the wrong spot. Then as soon as the tour finished she walked off, didn’t even stay for anyone in the group to tip…”
A dark, story-led walk through Venice’s alleys: executions, Casanova legends, secret courtyards, and La Fenice mysteries with a top local guide.
“no big thrills, but a very nice local guide who taught us several very interesting anecdotes!”
A 1.5-hour Venice sunset walk of crimes, legends, and mysteries with a licensed English guide from San Polo to St Mark’s.
“Ursula was a great guide, very thorough and friendly! Would highly recommend the tour for anyone looking to see the after-dark of Venice!”
2-hour private Venice night walk: gondola shipyard stories, syphilis-era hospital history, and Punta della Dogana views, mostly away from crowds.
“This was a great tour, very interesting insight into life in Venice. The content on myths and legends was relatively light touch, the tour focussed more towards life in Venice, but this was more the guide adapting the content to the questions and interest which we were showing. So although the tour was not very…”
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