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Photos: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. This image is not in the public domain. Please respect the copyright protection. It may only be used according to the rules mentioned here. This specifically excludes use in social media, if applicable terms of the licenses listed here not appropriate. Please do not upload an updated image here without consultation with the Author. The author would like to make corrections only at his own source. This ensures that the changes are preserved.Please if you think that any changes should be required, please inform the author.Otherwise you can upload a new image with a new name. Please use one of the templates derivative or extract., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
The Rialto Bridge and the market streets behind it
Your local guide
Matteo Leone
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Highlights
- A stone bridge, after wooden failures
- Streets marked by old trades
- Venice's commercial heart, on foot
- A market older than the bridge itself
- History between the shopfronts
About this tour
This session covers the Rialto Bridge and the market streets behind it. You see the bridge's single stone arch, built to replace an earlier wooden one that kept failing, then walk the narrow streets behind it, still marked by old trade names. It is a street-level look at the commercial heart of Venice, old and current together.
We start with a sound check on the bridge, since it can be crowded even early in the day. I move into the streets for the second stop and take your questions about the market's history as we go. A short list of the old trade names follows by message afterwards.
It suits anyone with an interest in Venice's working history rather than only its grand buildings. It also works well as an early session before the streets fill up.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Venice before heading out.
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Rialto Bridge 21 min
The camera crosses the oldest of the Grand Canal's four bridges, and I explain how its single stone arch replaced a wooden bridge that had collapsed more than once.
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Rialto market streets 21 min
We walk the narrow streets behind it, and I point out the shop signs and old trade names that still mark what each street once sold.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Venice: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Sarde in saor and San Marco, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Rome time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Venice, showing you Rialto Bridge and Rialto market streets live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Venice live with my phone.
Times shown in Rome time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
Reviews
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Verified booking
Great tour, small hiccups
Very good overall. The route was lovely, a little more time at the last stop would have been perfect.
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