Venice Carnival and Casanova Small-Group Walking Tour

Explore Venice's carnival secrets on a 2-hour guided walking tour led by an English-speaking Casanova in costume.

Getting started

Join your small group of up to 20 participants at La Fenice at 14:00 for check-in. Here, you meet your expert English-speaking guide, already in costume and playing Giacomo Casanova. After a brief introduction and outline of the 2-hour guided walking tour, you set off on foot into the historic streets where the Venetian Carnival once flourished.

What to expect

Venice Carnival & Casanova route

This guided walking route through central Venice focuses on the real story of the Venetian Carnival and the life of Giacomo Casanova. Across around two hours, your guide links key streets, former gambling houses, and prisons to episodes from Casanova's adventures.

Features

• The guide in costume, playing Giacomo Casanova, stays in character throughout the walk, using live tour commentary in English to bring to life the atmosphere of the Venetian Carnival, its masks, and its gambling houses.
• Along the way, you hear detailed stories of Venetian Carnival and Casanova, including his imprisonment in the Piombi and his famous escape, with the city streets as your backdrop.
• Your 2-hour guided walking tour is led by an expert English-speaking guide who keeps the small group moving at a shared pace while pointing out locations tied to intrigue, parties, and secret encounters.
• During the experience, you pause to enjoy one hot cappuccino and one Venetian frittella per person, a traditional Venetian pastry that anchors the stories in local daily life.

Wrapping up

The walk ends back in the central area, where the guided portion concludes and you continue your day in Venice independently; hotel pickup and drop-off, costume rental, and gratuities are not included, so you are free to depart at your own pace.