Venice is admired for it’s beautiful architecture, hundreds of canals, and unique history. It is the combination of these factors that draws millions of visitors to this tiny city each and every year. But while these are great reasons for travelers to visit the city, a highlight that is not often talked about is the food.
Sure, Venice is home to the cuisine that the country of Italy is famous for. There are places to get amazing pizzas, pasta, and gelato on every corner; all delicious. But when thinking back on the favorite memory of the city, it is all to common to jump to the other features we mentioned at the beginning of this article.
Even though the food is always great, what is typically not included with the memory is of it being truly “Venetian.” This is why we think some of the best restaurants in Venice are, in fact, the cicchetti bars.
We were thoroughly expecting to fall into this same mindset on our visit to Venice until we tried out a food and market tour by Walks of Italy. On this particular Venice food tour we got the chance to explore the side of Venice that the Venetian’s see; the local markets, tapas and wine bars that are often so removed from the action that most visitors never see it.
I would know, on my last trip to the city I missed out on all of these things, and I’m pretty bummed out looking back on it.
