Venice Private Ghost Stories & Legends Walking Tour

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Venice Private Ghost Stories & Legends Walking Tour

Price from
€169
Duration
1 h 30 min
Group size
Private tour
Guide languages
English

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Overview

Venice by night is steeped in mystery and the ghosts of the past! This 1.5-hour evening Legends and Anecdotes walking tour takes you on a journey to the city’s hidden corners, with an expert guide who recounts some anecdotes, stories and other legends as you walk. Recoil at gruesome facts about Biasio, the child-killing butcher of Venice; see from outside the beautiful and reputedly haunted Bovolo staircase; and hear strange and sinister tales about Venice.

What's included

Professional English-speaking guide

Not included

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks, unless specified

What you will do

Campo San Bartolomeo
Here's where you'll meet you ghost and legends guide in the middle of the square by the statue.
5 min
Scala Contarini del Bovolo
Discover the amazing architecture of Contarini Palace with its spiral staricase known as "Bovolo" (Venetian word that means snails) and elarn about its legend.
10 min
Riva del Carbon
Many ghost stories refers to palaces, some of them now converted in hotels and our guide will entertain you with many stories and anecdotes related to people that have lived in here.
20 min
Rio Tera' dei Assassini
We go down this small alley, called Rio' Tera' degli Assassini (the street of the murderers), perfect setting for the many "scary" stories that took place in this secret corner of Venice.
Pass by, no stop
Stop 5
Stop by this hidden away little square where the guide will narrate some truesome stories about a butcher family that lived here.....
15 min
Ponte di Rialto
Stop by a famous hotel where many weird things and facts happened long ago; the guide will entertain you with the ghosts of the past that are still present here.
10 min
Sotoportego e Corte Nova
stop by a casino of venice, where ladies and gentlemens would hide away to entertain themselves and via secret doors would escape from indicrete eyes.
Your guide will entertain with nice metropolitan lengeds of the past.
10 min
Ponte di Rialto
Your tour will end in the vicinity of the Rialto bridge.
5 min

Meeting point

Campo San Bartolomeo near the statue in the middle of the square. The guide will be holding a sign with the name of the tour and the company name AVVENTURE BELLISSIME written on it.

End point: The tour will finish nearby Hotel Splendid area

Important information

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
During high water, the tour will take place, but it might happen we have to partly adapt the tour to the weather conditions.
Please wear comfortable footwear as this tour involves walking.
On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee.