Campo Santa Margherita Tours

The Dorsoduro sestiere (district) is home to some of Venice’s most impressive art collections, churches, and architecture, and the heart of this university neighborhood is lively Campo Santa Margherita. This large public square hosts an outdoor market during the day and is a hub of Venetian nightlife after the sun sets.
The Basics
One of the largest squares in Venice, Campo Santa Margherita is a highlight of Dorsoduro and included in most walking tours of this fascinating sestiere. Pair a Dorsoduro tour with a gondola ride or a Venice highlights tour that includes a stop at the Rialto Bridge and skip-the-line entrance to St. Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace. The campo was named for a church located on the square, deconsecrated in 1810 and now used as a university lecture theater. Visit the former church along with the scuola (confraternity) of Santa Maria dei Carmini, home to a number of important artworks.
Things to Know Before You Go
- Tours of Dorsoduro require a bit of walking, so wear comfortable shoes and a sun hat.
- Because of the wide open space, Campo Santa Margherita is a great stop for kids.
- The square is flat and paved, easily navigated with wheelchairs and strollers.
- There are a number of excellent restaurants in and around the square.
- Campo Santa Margherita and the nearby Fondamenta della Zattere (along the Giudecca Canal) are picturesque destinations for an evening stroll.
How to Get There
Campo Santa Margherita is located in the heart of Dorsoduro, just across the Grand Canal from San Marco, and is easily reached on foot by crossing the Accademia Bridge.
When to Get There
Visit Campo Santa Margherita early to feel like a local at the daily market, then head to your pick of the major museums on the square when they open. This bustling square in the center of Dorsoduro is best known for its nightlife, so to see the square at its liveliest, visit in the evening for an aperitivo drink or dinner.
Highlights of Venice’s Dorsoduro
One of the six central districts (sestieri) in Venice, Dorsoduro is home to the Gallerie dell’Accademia—with its collection of masterpieces by Titian, Tiepolo, and Veronese—and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection of modern art. The 18th-century Ca' Rezzonico museum is one of the most important in the city, and the ornate Church of San Sebastiano and Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute are well worth a visit.
Address: Dorsoduro, Venice, Italy
16 Tours and Activities to Experience Campo Santa Margherita
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Venice Sightseeing Walking Tour with a Local Guide
Explore the hidden corners of Venice on this walking tour and benefit from local knowledge. Stroll with a small group to the city square of Campo Santa Margherita, see the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, and visit the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. Then cross the Rialto Bridge and walk past the Marco Polo House to St. Mark's Square. Upgrade for a private tour.
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Yummy Cooking Class in Venice with Professional Chef
As a visitor to an unfamiliar city, it can be difficult to get close to local culture. This tour offers the rare opportunity to do exactly that by having a cooking lesson from a professional chef in her Venetian home .
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Illuminated Venice Tour for Kids & Families with Gelato & Sfogliatina Biscuit
Enjoy a family-friendly way to explore Venice on this intimate, small-group tour. Set off in the early evening and get ready to discover highlights like the Grand Canal, Rialto Bridge, St. Mark’s Cathedral, and more. As you go, your guide will share stories, games, and other activities designed to entertain kids and inspire their imaginations. As part of the tour, you’ll also pause to enjoy a traditional pizza dinner, plus a scoop of gelato in the summer (or a toasty hot chocolate in the winter).
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Delicious Venice Street - food tour with a native
Discover Venice and its delicious cuisine with our 2.5-hour small group walking tour. You will taste some local foods, and you will see significant landmarks, Explore the picturesque alleyways of the city center and see some of the main sights of the city, including the Campo San Bartolomeo, Campo San Polo, Basilica dei Frari, and more.
You will visit Venice from a different point of view, sightseeing and eating!
Wear you comfortable shoes and enjoy this tour with our local expert guide!
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Armenian Venice: private tour
Trace the convergence of Armenian and Venetian cultures on a tour that’s ideal for travelers of Armenian heritage or anyone interested in Italy’s multicultural history. Visit the monastery on San Lazzaro degli Armeni island with a Mechitarist priest, and explore churches and gardens in Venice’s former Armenian district. An Armenian-Venetian guide lends a personal perspective to the itinerary.
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Secret Street Food Tour of Venice in 2,5 hours
Enjoy the best of Venice with us! Combine a guided walking tour of Venice with one of the best things to do there, tasting authentic Venetian delicacies. This culinary tour of Rialto area is perfect choice to enjoy your first time in Venice . In groups of up to 14 people, you will have the chance to sample a variety of local delicacies in several different locations.
Our small group tour lasts 2.5 hours, you can choose the morning tour or the afternoon tour.
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Small Group Venice Food Tour with a Top Guide
This 2.5 hour small group tour will let you discover and savor the most important city delights as tramezzini, cicchetti,cheese, buranelli, gelato( icecream) and much more.
With an expert local guide you will explore the most famous sites of the city of Bridges, starting from Campo San Salvador, which took is name from San salvador Church just in the middle of it, then Basilica dei Frari, Campo Santa Margherita, Marco Polo's House to finish with Rialto Market where you can loose yourself among the smells of fresh products that you can not help but taste.
In particular Rialto is famous for its Fresh Fish market , that even though it is present on the pages of many travel guides and therefore very well known among tourists, it has not lost its traditional simplicity
A pleasure for the eyes and for the mouth!
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Venice Quick Overview: City Center Walking Tour with Local Guide
Spend two hours of your stay in Venice by joining our small group tour of the highlights of one of the most fascinating cities in Italy. You will meet your local English-speaking guide in Dorsoduro, see the Scuola Grande di San Rocco and the Basilica de' Frari. Next you will cross Rialto Bridge and walk by Marco Polo’s House, Campo San Giovanni e Paolo and San Marco Square.
The tour is outdoor and is an introduction to the main beauties of the unique city of Venice. Go ahead and ask your guide for further instructions to how to visit the city, or for more things to do in the following days of your stay.
Enjoy your time in the unique city of Venice, jumping from bridge to bridge and discovering all its magnificent beauties.
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Friendinvenice Venice at sunset
In the evening the city is finally for us.
The hasty tourists who decide to visit it, for a few hours, are gone .. and we can finally discover it by mixing with the Venetians they love before going home to take a spritz with their friends .. so let's start with a spritz, maybe in a place where I can amaze you, a place you would never have found without me. Then we will continue with our walk. Visiting Venice means dedicating days to deepening its traditions and its culture; in reality it would take weeks to fully enjoy its atmosphere,. In the Dorsoduro district, one of the most fascinating districts in the city, full of beauty and opportunities; we can immerse ourselves in this atmosphere.
Dorsoduro, once stood in a not very marshy area and therefore considered much more stable than the others. Come on, I hope I can make you feel real Venetians.
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Secret Venice
A secret walking tour to explore together the best preserved and authentic face of the city: narrow streets and canals, beautiful squares with wells and churches… it allows you to get to know the area of the city less frequented by the bustle of tourists and more authentic in contrast of the classic tourist rout numerous examples of places that are little known to visitors but that certainly merits a visit.
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Venice with a Local: Small Group City Center Walking Tour
Venice is a beautiful city “built on the water" as it is located in a lagoon. Walk among the alleys and characteristic bridges and explore the many beauties of this city such as the wonderful “Piazza San Marco”, the most important square of Venice with its marvellous basilica. Enjoy the view of the Grand Canal from Rialto Bridge and look the houses reflected in and then, resume your walk, discover the house of Marco Polo and Campo Santa Margherita, full of cafés and the crowd of young people. The city still has other wonders to show, it's time to visit the beautiful and medevial Basilica of Saints John and Paul, located in the homonymous “campo” (so are called most of the squares in Venice). Finally, a walk to reach the church of San Pantalon, whose origins are quite mysterious, could not be missed! At the end of this tour, you will know how to orient yourself and enjoy your stay in Venice.
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Unconventional Venice
f you want to avoid the most crowded areas of the city and discover the “off the beaten pack” parts of Venice, this is your tour! We will walk in the quiet streets and squares, we will talk about the origins of Venice, its history, its traditions...but also about the legends and curiosities behind the myth.
There will explanations regarding the arts and crafts that are still practiced in Venice, such as the production of masks, the tradition of the squeri. During the tour we will have the chance to admire some beautiful churches and majestic buildings. It will be a full immersion inside the "unconventional" Venice.
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Unusual walk with happy ending (free tour to Murano included)
The beautiful frame of St. Mark’s square will be your meeting point for this unusual walk around Venice after an introductive descritpion of Venice, with a glimpse to her most beautiful square, you will walk on the Accademia bridge enjoying a spectacluar view to the church of Santa Maria della Salute, to reach Campo Santa Margherita, one of the nicest and most lively square in Venice, Not far, the discovery of a very particular “fruit and vegetable market”, located at the foot of a special bridge.
After this, prepare your eyes and heart for the magnificent Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari.
From holy water we go back to the devil crossing the Gran Canal (in a surprisingly different way) and reach Rialto, the market area, where your guide will say goodbye with 1 “ombra” and 1 “cicheto”… what are we talking about? Come and see yourself!
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Off the beaten path walk in Venice
Discover the floating city of Venice without following the beaten routes with bustling crowds. We will walk in selected hidden alleyways and paths that lead to hidden jewels and we will wander through local neighbourhoods, stunning palaces overlooking the canals and beautiful gardens.
As you take in the peaceful vibes, you’ll get a glimpse of day to day Venetian life, before stumbling upon a church that was used as the setting of a movie. Head towards the canal where locals love to buy their fruits and vegetables straight from a boat.
Every corner you will explore has something unique in store for you. Like a hidden 14th century church with a calming ambiance and a very beautiful and richly decorated inside.
Continue strolling around between narrow "calles" and "campos" where local kids play. Follow your local guide among beautiful palaces, must-see hidden churches in quiet corners, ending up in one of the most scenografic spots of Venice.
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Highlights and Hidden Gems Night Tour in Venice
As the sun sets, Venice shows its most intimate side. Enjoy the dreamlike beauty of Venice by night, while discovering hidden gems among dark and mysterious "calles". This is a night tour you will remember: Venice is even more beautiful at night when the most amazing monuments of the city and the most secret hidden gems are enlightened by dim street lights. Loose yourself in the myriad reflections created by the buildings in the waters of the Grand Canal and immerse your soul in the magic that pervades Venice after sunset
You will enter the intricate maze of narrow streets that wind through Venice to discover ancient stories, legends and mysteries that will be revealed to you in this unique tour of Venice at night.
You will walk thorugh the most significant corners of Venice at night when churches and ancient palaces are silhouetted against the magic night sky.
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Sweet Venice: traditional cafès and pastry shops walk
This tour, which surely features high levels of blood sugar, will make you discover all the six "Sestrieri" (neighbourhoods) of Venice: Castello, San Marco, Dorsoduro, San Polo, Santa Croce and Cannaregio, including a panoramic view of the Giudecca island.
This tour is meant for sweet tooth connoisseurs, eager to taste the traditions and the cultural richness of the city through its historical bakeries, cafés and pastry shops!
Espresso coffees, delicious pastries, ice creams and tiramisù will power you across dozens of bridges we will face!
We will stop in local bakeries which provided Venetians with fresh reasons to roll out of bed over centuries; in historical cafès surrounded by baroque mirrors; in shops serving the top quality of creams and pastries where gondoliers and venetian housewives flock to devour the buttery, just-baked sweetness of Venetian specialties.
You will be mesmerized by traditional cream puffs and biscuits surrounded by the pleasant smell of Italian espresso.
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