Chocolate Tours in Venice: Our 4 Favourites

1.A Sweet Stroll Through Venice: Pastries, Chocolate, and Gelato

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 22 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $96Our pick

Follow an English-speaking guide through San Polo, Rialto, and Cannaregio for historic bakeries, handmade chocolate, coffee, a local gondola ferry, and gelato. Valerio Coppo leads the walk, which lasts about two hours, accepts up to 10 people, and offers hotel pickup only with a private booking.

“Awesome tour! Our guide Valerio was very personable, friendly and informative. He made sure to include our 10 year-old granddaughter when sharing information and asking questions. We went to one of the oldest bakeries in Venice, a chocolate shop with all the chocolates hand-made and a gelato shop frequented by locals! Very informative and tasty tour. Highly recommend.”

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2.Venchi Rialto: Chocolate Tasting Experience in Venice

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 8 reviews · from $67

At Venchi Rialto, you’ll spend one hour tasting six Italian chocolates, hearing the brand’s story, and making a custom chocolate with expert help. Lucia may lead the session in Italian or English. The group is limited to six, and you receive a 10% store discount plus a chocolate gift to take home.

“Chocolate tasting was an amazing experience Lucia was amazing and very knowledgeable about chocolate. I will definitely be looking at my chocolate a lot different now.”

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3.Chocolate Tasting in Venice

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 40 minutes (approx.) · from $92Top rated

Spend about 40 minutes at VizioVirtù Cioccolateria tasting around 10 chocolate items, including truffles, pralines, dragées, cocoa beans, chocolate coverings, and a seasonal hot or cold drink. Guides such as Laura and Paula explain production, origins, ethical practices, and tasting techniques in English.

“Paula was amazing and super knowledgeable and accommodating! The chocolate was to die for and we even got to try a cocoa bean (which i’ve always wanted do) By the end I couldn’t finish the chocolate and she let us take it home! I absolutely recommend, I learned a lot thanks to Paula.”

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4.Chocolate Tasting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 7 reviews · from $62Best value

Step into a well-known Venetian chocolate shop for a guided tasting of handmade dragées, chocolate covers, pralines, truffles, chocolate beans, and a seasonal hot or cold drink. The English or Italian-speaking chocolatier explains how cacao develops flavor. Groups are limited to 10, and the tasting runs Monday through Saturday.

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