Venice Ghost Stories, Legends and Anecdotes Evening Walking Tour
by Avventure Bellissime
Choose from 3 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€70Overview
This 1.5-hour walking tour takes place in Venice after dark and focuses on the city’s eerie past. The guide leads a small group through less-visited streets and squares while sharing ghost stories, legends, and anecdotes. Starting at Campo San Bartolomeo, the tour includes an outside view of the spiral Bovolo staircase and visits locations linked to sinister events, such as the alley called Rio Tera' dei Assassini and a hidden square connected to a notorious butcher family. Stops also include the Rialto Bridge area, where the guide recounts supernatural tales connected to a historic hotel and a Venetian casino. The tour involves about 90 minutes of walking and storytelling, led by a professional English-speaking guide in groups of up to 14 people. Gratuities, hotel transfers, and food or drinks are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Campo San Bartolomeo
The meeting point is in the center of this square, near the statue, where the guide introduces the group and begins the ghost stories and legends tour.
5 min
Scala Contarini del Bovolo
View the unusual spiral staircase of Contarini Palace called Bovolo, which means snail in Venetian, and hear the legend associated with this architectural feature.
10 min
Riva del Carbon
Stop at this area where the guide shares numerous ghost stories and anecdotes about former residents of the palaces, some now hotels.
20 min
Rio Tera' dei Assassini
Walk down this narrow alley known as the street of the murderers, a fitting setting for several frightening stories linked to this secret part of Venice.
Hidden Square near Rio Tera' dei Assassini
Pause in a small, secluded square where the guide tells true stories about a butcher family that once lived in the area.
15 min
Ponte di Rialto
Stop by a well-known hotel near the Rialto Bridge to hear about strange occurrences and ghost sightings reported there in the past.
10 min
Sotoportego e Corte Nova
Visit this Venetian casino where patrons used secret doors to avoid detection; the guide recounts metropolitan legends from its history.
10 min
Ponte di Rialto
The tour concludes near the Rialto Bridge after the final stories have been shared.
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. Are you delayed? Call immediately +39-3400502444
End point
The tour will finish nearby Hotel Splendid area
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Venice Ghost Stories, Legends and Anecdotes Evening Walking Tour
by Avventure Bellissime
Choose from 3 available options
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€70Overview
This 1.5-hour walking tour takes place in Venice after dark and focuses on the city’s eerie past. The guide leads a small group through less-visited streets and squares while sharing ghost stories, legends, and anecdotes. Starting at Campo San Bartolomeo, the tour includes an outside view of the spiral Bovolo staircase and visits locations linked to sinister events, such as the alley called Rio Tera' dei Assassini and a hidden square connected to a notorious butcher family. Stops also include the Rialto Bridge area, where the guide recounts supernatural tales connected to a historic hotel and a Venetian casino. The tour involves about 90 minutes of walking and storytelling, led by a professional English-speaking guide in groups of up to 14 people. Gratuities, hotel transfers, and food or drinks are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Campo San Bartolomeo
The meeting point is in the center of this square, near the statue, where the guide introduces the group and begins the ghost stories and legends tour.
5 min
Scala Contarini del Bovolo
View the unusual spiral staircase of Contarini Palace called Bovolo, which means snail in Venetian, and hear the legend associated with this architectural feature.
10 min
Riva del Carbon
Stop at this area where the guide shares numerous ghost stories and anecdotes about former residents of the palaces, some now hotels.
20 min
Rio Tera' dei Assassini
Walk down this narrow alley known as the street of the murderers, a fitting setting for several frightening stories linked to this secret part of Venice.
Hidden Square near Rio Tera' dei Assassini
Pause in a small, secluded square where the guide tells true stories about a butcher family that once lived in the area.
15 min
Ponte di Rialto
Stop by a well-known hotel near the Rialto Bridge to hear about strange occurrences and ghost sightings reported there in the past.
10 min
Sotoportego e Corte Nova
Visit this Venetian casino where patrons used secret doors to avoid detection; the guide recounts metropolitan legends from its history.
10 min
Ponte di Rialto
The tour concludes near the Rialto Bridge after the final stories have been shared.
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. Are you delayed? Call immediately +39-3400502444
End point
The tour will finish nearby Hotel Splendid area
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.