Créé par Emilie, le 7 mai 2026
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Visiting Venice feels like a waking dream. You'll move from one architectural treasure to another, never tiring, and unveil the secrets of the history of this fabulous city. To punctuate the wonder and immerse yourself in culture differently, some activities will be welcome.
Set sail to conquer its fabulous islands, indulge in its generous gastronomy during a cooking class or gastronomic tour. Get intoxicated with music until dawn... It's up to you!
You'll then feel this incomparable sweetness of life that seeps into the streets of this magical city. As you slip by gondola through the Venetian canals, an atmosphere that's both surreal and romantic will envelop you. Indeed, Venice 'La Serenissima' is more than an open-air masterpiece. It's a city to be explored with abandon – an almond and cream cookie in hand – to the rhythm of renowned visits and numerous authentic activities.
What to do in Venice? 8 activity ideas
If your trip to Venice is taking shape, you'll agree that it's not always easy to define the activities to do... Because, even though activities and tourist attractions are everywhere in Venice, most overlap and resemble each other (too much)! The mission is to sort through and identify the best ones. Otherwise, trust our selection of the best essential and typical Venice activities to make your choice.
1. Glide by gondola through the canals
Category: €€ / Cultural
Description: Embark on an iconic nautical excursion around the world. Aboard an enchanting gondola, you'll navigate in pure Venetian tradition on the most beautiful part of the Grand Canal and its intimate canals. With the soothing flow of water as music, marvel at iconic buildings, such as the Venier dei Leoni palace, the Gritti palace, the Santa Maria della Salute basilica or the Punta della Dogana. Note that a peaceful ride aboard a gondola is an absolute must-do moment during your stay in Venice.
2. Attend the Four Seasons concert at Vivaldi church
Category: €€ / Unique / Cultural
Description: Fully experience this extraordinary musical experience in the Venetian church Santa Maria della Visitazione. This is the very place where the melody was composed by Antonio Vivaldi. The on-site interpretation of the Four Seasons could not be more grandiose! Experience the emotion of listening to Vivaldi's music in the places where it was composed.
3. Discover the magic of a glassworks in Burano and Murano
Category: €€ / Cultural
Description: Board a boat from Venice heading to the islands of Murano and Burano. After the nautical excursion on the lagoon, you can visit the islands as you wish and attend a demonstration of blowing the famous Murano glass. During this session, you'll learn the traditional glass-making processes. After the workshop, you can stroll through the picturesque streets of Burano, to admire the magnificent colorful houses.
4. Indulge in Venetian street food
Category: €€ / Gastronomic
Description: Set off on a delicious culinary adventure through the city! From one typical restaurant to another, then to farmers' markets, the taste discovery will be complete. Stalls overflowing with fruits and vegetables will make your mouth water. This visit will allow you to indulge like the locals and taste a wide range of culinary specialties. Hot bites, local cheeses, buranelli cookies and other ancient cakes will be waiting patiently. This culinary stroll will also give you the opportunity to admire historical monuments along your route.
5. Create your own carnival mask
Category: €€€ / Unique / Cultural
Description: Here's a unique artistic activity! Participate in this workshop for making an authentic Venetian mask, in the company of a professional mask decorator. You'll learn the ancient techniques of decorating papier-mâché masks and the history of this tradition. This fun and entertaining workshop is a very amusing way to immerse yourself even more in the local culture.
6. Be enchanted by the traveling opera at the Grand Canal palace
Category: €€€ / Unique
Description: Venice will enchant you in many ways and especially, through music. As shown by this enchanting activity, around Italian opera. This show takes place in a historic building on the Grand Canal. Follow the artists through the rooms to listen to different parts of the show in a new setting. The immersion in traditional Venetian music will be complete.
7. Learn to prepare the best pasta and tiramisu
Category: €€€ / Gastronomic
Description: Venice is the opportunity to taste delicious Italian gastronomy. The delicious local specialties will quickly make you want to learn to make them yourself. Thanks to this private traditional cooking class, your wish is granted. Learn to prepare fresh pasta and an ultra-indulgent tiramisu. To properly conclude the session, taste the fruit of your labor around a good meal accompanied by wines.
8. Paddle by kayak through Venice
Category: €€€ / Sporty
Description: Get ready for a 1.5-hour kayak outing through the canals of Venice. You'll be accompanied by a guide determined to show you corners of the city that many visitors don't know. Move peacefully, using your arms to admire the spectacular architecture of Venice. Being closest to the water, the viewpoint will be completely different. We particularly recommend this activity when the sun is beating down with all its force on the city.