From Padua: Chioggia, the Little Venice

Highlights

• Guided Chioggia tour
• Canal boat tour
• Transfer and tour leader

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Porta Garibaldi

   Pass by

   a fortress built around 1300 that welcomes those who arrive in the city to immerse themselves in a walk through history, crossing the 9 bridges of the Canal Vena and discovering imposing palaces and historic facades that recall those of Venice.

2. 2

   Stop 2

   10min

   It houses an extraordinary 1617-pipe Callido organ

3. 3

   Torre dell'orologio S. Andrea

   10min

   Here you will find the oldest working tower clock in the world.

4. 4

   Mercato Settimanale Di Chioggia

   10min

   Typical fish market

5. 5

   Stop 5

   1h

   In conclusion, all that remains is to enjoy a relaxing boat tour. You will board a motor ship that will make you discover the three main canals of the city and the Darsene; you will arrive in Sottomarina and cross the natural oases of the Venice lagoon. The crew will reveal all the secrets of Chioggia fishing, the history of the Madonna dei Pescatori and much more.

6. 6

   Ponte di Vigo

   10min

   built in 1685 and decorated with marble in 1762 and still proudly guarded today by lions in Istrian stone. Another lion - amicably called "el gatòn" (the cat) - surmounts the slender grace of the Vigo column in the square of the same name.

Before you go

Location

Corso del Popolo 964, 30015, Italy