Venice Sant'Erasmo Island Bragozzo Boat Tour - Local Wine & Cicchetti Tasting

Cross the lagoon by bragozzo
and taste wine and cicchetti on Sant'Erasmo

This tour takes you by traditional bragozzo boat to Sant'Erasmo island in the Venetian Lagoon for a tasting of wine made on the island and cicchetti made with seasonal ingredients.

The boat ride is about 1 hour each way, and you spend about 2 hours on the island. The tour takes about 4 hours in total, and groups are limited to 8 participants.

Sail the Venetian Lagoon on a bragozzo

An experienced skipper and a tour leader are on board as you sail the Venetian Lagoon. You can enjoy the views of the lagoon both on the way to the island and on the way back.

Take a break on Sant'Erasmo, "the vegetable garden of Venice"

Sant'Erasmo is known as "the vegetable garden of Venice" for its farming-friendly environment and local produce. You take a break at a small agricultural association building overlooking the lagoon, surrounded by well-kept gardens and naturally cultivated vegetable plots.

After a welcome and a short introduction to the association's activities, the tasting begins. You spend about 2 hours in the quiet, uncrowded atmosphere of the island.

Taste island wine and cicchetti

The tasting includes local wine produced on the island and Venetian cicchetti made with seasonal ingredients and produce from the garden. You are also introduced to jams, compotes and honey made from fruit and flowers grown on the island, and essential oils and aromatic waters made from medicinal and aromatic plants grown in the garden.

After the tasting, you take the boat back to Venice, enjoying the afternoon view of the lagoon.

※ The itinerary is for reference and may change depending on local conditions.