Pastries, Chocolate And Gelato

A Sweet Stroll Through Venice: Pastries, Chocolate, and Gelato

★ 4.7 22 reviews

2 hours, free cancellation.

from $91.24 per person

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Duration: 2 hours
Meeting point: Campo San Pantalon
Cancellation: Free cancellation
Run by: deTourist Venice Valerio Coppo

Overview

Two hours and three sweet stops along the way. This walk, run by deTourist Venice Valerio Coppo, starts in Campo San Pantalon and works its way to the Rialto area, ending near Salizada San Lio. Along the way you get a pastry with coffee or cappuccino at a historical pastry shop, a chocolate tasting at a women-owned chocolate workshop, and a gelato at a family-run gelato shop.

The route ties the food to the city around it. You pass through Campo San Pantalon, stop at Pasticceria Rizzardini, walk the Mercati di Rialto, and cross the Canal Grande on a gondola traghetto ferry at Santa Sofia. A licensed guide leads the whole thing and the maximum group size is 10 travellers.

Reviewers repeatedly praise the guide by name and describe a tour that bends to the group, with one family saying it was adapted around the three of them. Several travellers also mention history woven in along the way, with one saying the guide explained the history of much of Venice between the sweet shops.

A gondola moored along a quiet Venice canal beside old brick buildings

What's Included

Included

Coffee and/or Tea (Coffee or cappuccino at a historical pastry shop)
Gondola ferry on Canal Grande
Licensed tour guide
Snacks (A pastry with coffee or cappuccino at a historical pastry shop

Not Included

Gratuities
Private tour (If option is not selected)
Hotel pick-up and drop off (If private tour is not selected)

Itinerary

Meet at Campo San PantalonMeet your guide in front of the church in Campo San Pantalon. The first stop of the walk begins here.
Campo San PantalonYou spend 15 minutes in this square, free to enter.
Pasticceria RizzardiniA 20-minute stop at a historical pastry shop. Coffee or cappuccino and a pastry are included here.
Mercati di RialtoAnother 20 minutes at the Rialto markets, free to enter, before crossing the canal.
Gondola traghetto crossingA 10-minute crossing of the Canal Grande on the traghetto ferry at Santa Sofia. The crossing is included.
VizioVirtù CioccolateriaA 20-minute chocolate tasting at this women-owned chocolate workshop.
Gelateria GallonettoA 20-minute stop for an included gelato at a family-run gelato shop.
End at Salizada San LioThe tour finishes at Salizada San Lio, about two hours after the start.

What To Expect From The Tour

A few practical points before you book, drawn from the listing and from what travellers have said afterwards.

Where this tour sits among 6 tours in Market And Street Food listed here (from-price per person, USD)

Street Food With a Local Guide$51
Cicchetti Plus Sightseeing Walk$51
Pastries, Chocolate and Gelato (this tour)$91.24
4-Hour Rialto Market Lunch$110
Small-Group Food and Drinks Walk$124.31
Jewish Ghetto, Cannaregio Route$135.71

Getting there. There is no hotel pickup. You meet in Campo San Pantalon, in front of the church, and the tour ends at Salizada San Lio, so plan your own route back. The listing notes the meeting point is near public transportation.
Pace and terrain. The walk covers several districts in two hours. Reviewers describe routes through less-travelled parts of Venice, so expect some walking between tastings. It is not wheelchair accessible, but pushchairs are fine.
Group feel. Groups are capped at 10 travellers, and one reviewer reported a group of just three, saying the guide customized the tour around them. Small groups of this kind are clearly possible on this tour.
Food and drink. Three tastings are included: a pastry with coffee or cappuccino, a chocolate tasting, and a gelato. Gratuities are not included.
Weather. The listing states the tour requires good weather, and if it is cancelled for poor conditions you get a different date or a full refund.
With children. Service animals are allowed and most travellers can participate, according to the listing. One reviewer specifically mentioned the guide making sure a 10 year-old in the group was included in the storytelling.

$91.24from, per person

2 hoursduration

4.7across 22 guest reviews

10guests at most

Common issues. The tour needs a minimum number of travellers to run, and if that minimum is not met you will be offered a different date, a different experience, or a full refund. The same applies to poor weather. One reviewer reported a version of the tour with fewer stops and an extra charge for pastries at the final stop, so it is worth confirming the full itinerary on the booking page before you go. Gratuities are not included, and the walk is not wheelchair accessible.

Common Questions

What Is Included In The Price?

A licensed guide, coffee or cappuccino with a pastry at a historical pastry shop, a chocolate tasting at a women-owned chocolate workshop, a gelato at a family-run gelato shop, and the gondola traghetto crossing of the Canal Grande. Gratuities are not included. Hotel pickup and drop-off are not part of the standard tour.

Is There Hotel Pickup?

No. There is no pickup on this tour. You meet your guide in Campo San Pantalon, in front of the church, and the tour ends at Salizada San Lio.

How Long Is The Tour And How Big Are The Groups?

It runs for two hours and has a maximum of 10 travellers. One reviewer reported a group of just three on their tour.

Is It Suitable For Children Or People With Limited Mobility?

The listing says pushchairs are fine, service animals are allowed, and most travellers can participate, and one reviewer praised the guide for involving their young granddaughter. However, the tour is not wheelchair accessible, and the route involves sustained walking between stops.

What Is The Cancellation Policy?

Cancel at least 24 hours before the start time for a full refund. Inside 24 hours there is no refund and changes are not accepted, with cut-off times based on local time in Venice. If the operator cancels for poor weather or because the minimum number of travellers is not met, you get a different date or experience, or a full refund.

What Should I Bring?

Comfortable shoes for around two hours of walking. The listing gives no specific packing recommendations, so dress for the conditions on the day.