Chioggia
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A charming southern port — often called Venice in miniature — where the fish market is legendary and the pace is blissfully unhurried.
Chioggia was founded in the fifth century and known for centuries as the pantry of Venice. It's still a thriving fishing port, with one of Italy's largest wholesale fish markets. Today you'll explore its greatest sites, including the lively local market, with a choice of four carefully curated excursions.
Choose your excursion (included):
Bragozzo Ride with Tastings at Ca' Zen
Board a genuine Adriatic wooden sailing boat — a bragozzo — and take in the island from the clear blue lagoon waters. Then visit Tenuta Ca' Zen, a beautiful Venetian villa with a fascinating history, for a tasting of organic olive oil, wines, honey, and cheeses from the estate.
Chioggia Market Visit
Wander the famous Corso del Popolo outdoor market along Chioggia's main thoroughfare — clothes, produce, gadgets, and everyday Italian life. A wonderful window into the real Chioggia.
Let's Go: Biking Chioggia
A light bicycle ride along the beaches of Chioggia, past the Lusenzo Lagoon, the fishing boats, and on to Isola dell'Unione. Perfect for those who like to explore under their own steam.
A Noble Country Villa and Its Wines
With a sommelier as your guide, visit Dominio di Bagnoli — one of the oldest wine-producing estates in Europe — for a private tasting of wines made from indigenous Veneto grape varieties, grown alongside rice and grain on this historic farm.
Villa Palazzo Goldoni Visit
Step inside a 17th-century estate on Chioggia's main street that once inspired playwright Carlo Goldoni. Enjoy tea on the terrace while a local string musician plays — as quintessentially Italian an afternoon as it gets.