Venice Express Walking Tour - Sottoportego del Carbon & Murano Glass Workshop Demo

Start at San Zaccaria and
walk Venice's shortcuts and back streets

Meet your English-speaking guide at the San Zaccaria waterfront monument and walk through Venice for 2 hours. You enter streets few tourists visit, pass alleys used by locals, and finish with a stop at a Murano glass workshop.

Pass Ruga Giuffa and Campo Santa Maria Formosa

Walking along Ruga Giuffa, you reach Campo Santa Maria Formosa, a lively square rich in Venetian heritage. Then pass the San Lio district to arrive at Campo San Bartolomeo, right in front of the Rialto Bridge.

See the covered passage and Bacino Orseolo

Pass through the covered arched passage of Sottoportego del Carbon and see the quiet paths locals use every day to avoid the crowds. Go past San Luca to Bacino Orseolo, where traditional black gondolas float on the water.

Finish at St. Mark's Square and visit a Murano glass workshop

The walk concludes when you arrive at St. Mark's Square. Stop briefly at a nearby workshop to watch a demonstration of handmade Murano glass craft.

※ Wheelchair users cannot take part because of bridges and stairs.