Venice Rialto District A Self Guided Walking Tour

Take in the statue of Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni, Venice’s famous comic playwright. Discover his place in the city’s cultural history as your tour begins.

Cross over Rialto Bridge, once connecting St Mark’s, the political center, with the city’s commercial heart at Rialto. Take in this iconic landmark, said to mark the spot where Venice was founded in 421.

Find out why a five-hundred year old sculpture of a hunched man called il Gobbo di Rialto is set at the centre of Rialto. Discover the curious history behind this quirky local landmark.

Stroll through Rialto market, the city’s historic commercial heart. Take in the lively atmosphere of this centuries-old trading hub.

Pass by Cantina Do Mori, the favorite watering hole of Giacomo Casanova, Venice’s most notorious man-about-town in the 1700s. Take in this historic bacaro, still serving locals and visitors today.

Hear about the tiny Church of San Giovanni Elemosinario, destroyed in a fierce fire that threatened the city’s economic center. Please note that admission to the church interior is not included in this tour.

Enjoy Campo San Polo, one of the largest open spaces in Venice, where bullruns took place before they were banned in the early 1800s. Take in this lively square, steeped in centuries of Venetian tradition.