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Venice Ghost and Legends Walking Tour

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Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Guides required to regularly wash hands
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Overview

As night falls on Venice and the crowds disappear, discover the city’s darkest secrets on this devilishly entertaining ghost tour. Wander through narrow passageways and past the blackened, vacant canals to uncover Venice’s haunted history. Listen to your ghost-hunter guide spin tales about the sinister deeds and tragic ends of the figures who once walked the streets—some of whom are believed to still wander as restless spirits.
  • Guided Venice by night ghost walking tour
  • Discover spine-chilling ghost stories and legends about the Venice of old
  • Delve into empty squares, haunted alleys, and other hidden corners
  • Learn all about Biasio, the child-killing medieval butcher of Venice
  • See architectural gems such as the Bovolo Staircase and hear about their mysterious past
  • Enjoy entertaining commentary from a ghostly-minded guide
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After night falls on this atmospheric city, meet up with your guide near the famous Rialto Bridge. From there, journey through a labyrinth of narrow streets and deserted squares as your guide recounts tales of Venice’s haunted history. From the sacred to the profane, learn about the noble-blooded ghosts that wander the city’s grand palaces and the medieval child-killer Biasio, who was said to chop up little limbs and add them to his stews.

Visit the beautiful Bovolo staircase—an architecturally impressive structure that conceals strange secrets in its spiraling stone archways. Learn about ancient cemeteries buried beneath the cobblestone streets and ponder the legends of fearsome sea creatures lurking in Venetian canals.

Step down to a secret passageway where forbidden lovers once met by torchlight (water levels permitting). Finally, let your imagination run wild in the shadowy Calle dei Assassini, once a popular haunt for hardened criminals and murderers and the site of many dark deeds.

Your guide leads you back to the Rialto Bridge. From there, you are free to continue roaming the shadowy city on your own—if you dare!
Itinerary
Stop At:  
Ponte di Rialto
Learn about the many stories and legends that took place in the area of the Rialto bridge
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Duration: 30 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Stop At:  
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.
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Duration: 10 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
Stop At:  
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.
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Duration: 20 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
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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.
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The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.
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What is the policy on face masks and attendee health during Venice Ghost and Legends Walking Tour?
A:
The policies on face masks and attendee health are:

  • Face masks required for travelers in public areas
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
See all safety measures taken by Venice Ghost and Legends Walking Tour.
Q:
What is the policy on sanitization during Venice Ghost and Legends Walking Tour?
A:
The policies on sanitization are:

  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Gear/equipment sanitized between use
See all safety measures taken by Venice Ghost and Legends Walking Tour.
Q:
What is the social distancing policy during Venice Ghost and Legends Walking Tour?
A:
The policy on social distancing is:

  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
See all safety measures taken by Venice Ghost and Legends Walking Tour.
Q:
What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during Venice Ghost and Legends Walking Tour?
A:
The policy on staff health & safety is:

  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
See all safety measures taken by Venice Ghost and Legends Walking Tour.
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What is the maximum group size during Venice Ghost and Legends Walking Tour?
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This activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers.

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A waste of Money
Paul B
, Sep 2019
OUr guide was very pleasant and she had plenty of funny tales to tell but for most of it, we could have sat in a bar and be told them because 90% of the stories were about events that happened elsewhere, not about where we had just walked to.
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Great Stories
h0rse5
, Sep 2019
Excellent tour. It was great to go through paths typical tourists don’t go to and the story teller spoke English very well.
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Venice Ghost Walk
Journey36197598307
, Sep 2019
Really good tour with Kristina who engaged the group well for the 90 minute session. Good level of fetsilamd good vapour.
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Ghost tour
sandy a
, Aug 2019
This tour was informative and interesting but I would not consider it a ghost tour. The guide was friendly and knowledgeable. expectation of it being a spooky ghost tour fell short. Maybe it needs to be relabled as a Dark venice tour ??
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Venice Ghost Tour
justinfarivari
, Jul 2019
The legends and ghosts tour was great. We really enjoyed it. Was informative and really provided an unique view into Venice. Great tour guide. She was fun.
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A Darker Side of Venice
LMcGee
, Jul 2019
My friend and I had a great evening on the tour with the lovely Christina. She was very interesting and amusing as she revealed some of the darker secrets of this amazing place. Our second visit to one of our favourite cities, it was fabulous to walk the back streets and hidden laneways and learn some gruesome history of its amazing buildings and architecture. It was wonderful to see the city after dark, evoking the feelings of what it might have been like in past times.
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Super fun and culturally informative
akuamoonmaui
, Jul 2019
What better place to hear a ghost story then in Venice! Our guide Christina was enjoyable and entertaining in her delivery. She did a nice job of sharing a little spooky, a little macabre and a little scandal! A non traditional way to learn about Venice and it’s history you won’t get from any touristy guide brochures!
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Ghost tour of Venice
Odyssey59969901114
, Jul 2019
really good ghost tour,the lady that showed us the scary places in Venice was fab and spoke English.Lasted about 90 mins which is just right. Went into the back streets of Venice,was told stories of murderers,noises from the other side and much more. good to get off the beaten track
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Ghost and Legends: with a side of amateur dramatics - loved it
Passenger20034374421
, Apr 2019
this was both factual and entertaining, full marks to the Edi (female) who not only delivered on fact but with a flourish, whilst also showing us other areas of Venice, recommended if you have time to wander and be entertained.
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Fantastic guide!
Sightseer45115717365
, Apr 2019
Interesting facts about Venice and its darker side. Our guide was so interesting and animated she truly kept you interested.
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