• Private Tour
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Are you a sweet tooth just like me? I'm a pastry chef and can't wait to take you on the trail of sweet treats of Venice! On this private tour, I have carefully selected the finest sweets just for you: from cookies to cakes at the best pastry shops to a mighty fine gelato as the icing on the cake!

Destination

Venice, Italy

Category

Food Tours

Duration

3 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

Deutsch, English, Italiano

Included

• 5 sweets & a coffee

What you can expect

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with Maria.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at Stazione di Venezia Santa Lucia - Venice to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. Meeting Point

   Meet your local host and pastry expert at Santa Lucia train station

4. Gelato time!

   I will take you to one of my favorite spot for Ice cream! The owner of this shop uses natural and very inventive flavors!

5. Sweet Dorsodouro

   Try an amazing local treat in one of the best pastry shops in Venice! I can help you choose the right sweet for you

6. Pastry Laboratory

   Taste Venice's typical cookies and match them with a true Italian coffee in this cosy pastry laboratory

7. Feel like the Doge

   Discover the Doge's favorite cake: the Pan del Doge!

8. Century Old Pastry Shop

   This family pasticceria has been serving the great families of Venice for over a century! Now, it's your turn to enjoy their delicious products!

9. One last bite!

   We will end our flavorful adventure at a famous pastry shop with a one-bite sweet: the Mignon!

10. Make it yours

    Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

    Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

    Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

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• Tell me your preferred date and group size
• Tell me your preferences and wishes so I can customize the tour for you
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Flexible cancellation policy

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  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

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  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

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Reviews from guests

Kathy

3 March 2025

Maria was wonderful! She made sure we visited the authentic locations for pastries in Venice. She touched on some of the history, like a chocolate drink that was once a more common drink than coffee! And it was delicious! She took time to meet us at a location close to our rental. She altered the itinerary to provide more opportunities to experience Venice. And she provided us suggestions of locations to eat for dinner. Having a guide with the personal knowledge of the area was great. I'm still amazed how she knew her way around all those streets and shortcuts without Google Maps!Sweet Treats!

Andrea🇱🇻 Latvia

27 December 2024

Maria was a fantastic tour guide. We booked a 3 hour tour but our six year old was more tired than expected so Maria changed our route to match the family vibe. She also kept touch during our time in Venice giving us some great restaurants to try in our price range. She answered our questions on the tour including some strange ones, like “ what’s up with all these velvet slippers?”Adaptable and informative

Rebecca 🇦🇺 Australia

10 December 2024

We had a wonderful 3 hours with Maria. She was so lovely and thoughtful. She provided options for us so we could direct the tour. As well as introducing us to amazing food she showed us unique sights and shared the history of Venice. Following the tour Maria sent us a number of food and must see recommendations to help us make the most of our stay. We highly recommend this experience with Maria.A wonderful experience in Venice

Katie🇺🇸 United States

24 September 2024

Maria knew all the best places and shared a bunch of recommendations for later. It was fun to see the different parts of Venice through her eyes. She also did a special reservation for a spectacular view of the city. Pastries and Venice a winning combo

Jessie

17 August 2024

We had an excellent pastry tour lead by Maria. We learned so much about Venice food, culture, and history. We highly recommend a tour with Maria for an incredible day of food, company, and sights! Amazing pastry tour with Maria!

Megan🇬🇧 United Kingdom

20 October 2023

We choose to do this tour as it was my sisters birthday, and it was one of our favourite things we done in Venice! Maria was lovely and clearly loves what she does. We got a great tour of Venice from a local with amazing pastries, honestly could not recommend this more. Also had a fun surprise from Maria that was beautiful. Amazing Birthday Tour

kvernem🇺🇸 United States

15 October 2023

We took the pastry tasty tour with Maria. She took us through multiple areas and talked to us about the history of each area. When we reached the pastry shops she gave additional information regarding the pastry. Every bite was a delicious tasting. Maria also shared some of her personal restaurant choices along the way which was so helpful and we even made our way back to have a mozzarella in carrozza on a different day and applauded her recommendation. Maria’s kindness extended further in that she sent links to recommended restaurants and activities and even checked in with us to see if we had plans the following day. It was clear that she wanted us to have positive memories for our stay in Venice. Sweet treats

Dana🇺🇸 United States

3 October 2023

Maria was so sweet and full of information and little known facts about Venice. She took the time to give us great recommendations on the best dining in Venice and shared coveted tickets to a secret (maybe not so secret) viewing spot! I learned that a pastry tour is likely better in the first part of the day as many pastry shops were out of many sweets by 4-5pm. I was worried that going to 5 places for sweets would have been too much but the portions and sharing helped to not overload us too much. Finally, I don't think the tour needs to be 3 hours. Our group was mostly interested in the pastries and felt it was maybe a little long. But overall, we enjoyed the unique experience in Venice! Sweet, but not too sweet!

Tamara🇺🇸 United States

1 August 2023

We had a great time with Maria. It was super cool to feel like an insider and have her show us around to all of the little bakeries that we would have never found on our own. Maria was great company and was super sweet to both of our kids. I would highly recommend a tour with her!Lovely time with Maria

Martin🇩🇪 Germany

8 May 2023

Maria führte uns zu den leckersten 🥧☕️ Plätzen von Venedig. Super, wie Maria auf uns eingegangen ist und so die süße Tour zu einem tollen Erlebnis machte!Ein tolles Erlebnis

Enrico🇩🇪 Germany

9 April 2023

Ein super schöner Abend mit ganz vielen leckeren Stops . Maria hat uns viele versteckte Ecken gezeigt, super Tipps gegeben, auch zu Museen und Architektur. Sie hat die Tour individuell für uns und mit uns angepasst, ist auf unsere Wünsche eingegangen. Sehr interessant und unbedingt zu empfehlen.

Mark🇬🇧 United Kingdom

12 September 2022

We know Venice well, but Maria was able to take us around cafés and pastry shops (small and large) that we would probably not have found by ourselves. The tour certainly enhanced our knowledge of and appreciation for the local delicacies. Maria went out of her way to be informative and engaging. As a pastry chef herself she knows what she's talking about! Engaging and tasty tour

Sarah🇨🇦 Canada

1 September 2022

Maria is an amazing guide! She is passionate about Venice and food (great for this pastry tour) but she is also a passionate traveller herself, making her the perfect guide for travellers like us! She offered to customize the tour for us but we preferred to let her show us her Venice. And the tour did not disappoint! 💕Tour with a passionate traveler

Bethany🇺🇸 United States

23 July 2022

This was our first time in Venice and had no idea what to do or see so we booked a tour with Maria. We are foodies as well so we combined the two. Maria is the sweetest person ever. She is very knowledgeable and took us to see so many places and along the way we stopped and ate. Everything she picked out for us was wonderful!! You will not leave hungry!! I highly recommend booking with Maria and will absolutely contact her again the next time we are in Venice!Maria is awesome!

Lauren🇺🇸 United States

20 June 2022

Maria was fantastic! Her knowledge of Venice, it’s history and most importantly, it’s pastries is amazing. She is super friendly and engaging. I would 100% recommend someone to take her tour. (Tip: ask her to take you to the juice bar, Frulala. It’s soo good) Thanks Maria!Maria is a wonderful guide!

Marina🇩🇪 Germany

26 September 2021

Es war ein wunderbares Erlebnis. Maria hat viel gewusst und uns bestens geführt Maria war wie ein Sweety

Beate🇮🇹 Italy

29 July 2021

Herzlichen Dank, liebe Maria, für diesen in jeder Hinsicht köstlichen Nachmittag. Wir wissen jetzt einiges mehr über die süßen Verführungen der Stadt.. die alteingesessenen Pasticcerias und die kleinen Geschichten und besonderen Orte! Beim nächsten Besuch der Stadt werden wir auf jeden Fall wieder bei Withlocals und Maria anklopfen…. 🙏🏼🤩🎉La dolce vita

Gerlinde🇮🇹 Italy

1 November 2020

Very nice guide, very nice pastry and a lot of local information!Fine tour!

Guido🇩🇪 Germany

29 September 2020

Es war eine tolle und schöne Tour mit süßen und pikanten Überraschungen. Eine besondere Venedig-Stadtführung. Kontaktaufnahme, Kommunikation und Treffen waren ganz einfach. Wir haben viel Interessantes über die Stadt und die Köstlichkeiten erfahren. Maria spricht deutsch und englisch und ist super nett, freundlich und kompetent. Die Zeit verging wie im Flug.Danke für die tolle Tour, Maria. Wir können dich und deine süßen und pikanten Köstlichkeiten nur empfehlen. Eine schöne süße Stadttour

Belinda🇬🇧 United Kingdom

21 February 2019

Maria is such a pleasure to be with. She is friendly, considerate and very knowledgable about Venice and lots of lovely patisseries. I have visited Venice previously but saw so much more with Maria. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this experience. My daughters really loved this very affordable treat. Fabulous Experience

Margaret

28 January 2019

The Robertson Family has a fantastic night touring around Venice visiting lovely local pastry shops and sampling the pastries, cookies and ice cream. Maria was an excellent source of knowledge and we found out so much information from her and we got to see parts of Venice that we would not have seen on our own. Maria is a star and we are glad that we got to meet her. Fantastic pastry tour with maria

Adrianne

14 January 2019

Maria showed us around Venice through the lens of sweets! She brought us to many places we would not have known to go and walked us through much of the city. She told us about and brought us to taste Venetian specialities, both sweet and savory, that were quite delicious! She was also very helpful in finding us a dinner reservation for the night of our tour! Maria is still a new tour guide and could slow down a little bit, we walked pretty quickly through the city, but otherwise, Maria was so nice and informative. Fun and Tasty Tour!

Priscilla🇺🇸 United States

7 January 2019

We had a wonderful pastry-tasting tour with Maria. Our tour involved a tour of Venice with stops in various pastry shops, and ALL of it was great! Maria is a great guide, and we were able to become more comfortable with Venice. We highly recommend the sweets tour! Thank you, Maria!!Amazing tour with Maria!

Dan🇺🇸 United States

29 December 2018

We booked this tour with Maria as our pre Christmas treat. If you are looking for delicious and interesting sweets this is a great tour. Maria had information on the history of the local pastries and preferences for the local shops, though more direction into which pastry each was known for and why would have been nice. We even took a little detour to see where the Gondolas are made and maintained. By the end we could not eat anymore sweets and were taking home the leftovers for later in the day. What a way to spend your pre Christmas

Alessia

15 October 2018

It was a pleasure to discover amazing places in Venice!The Sweet Heart of Venice: Pastry Experience

Becky🇺🇸 United States

8 August 2024

We had a wonderful time with Maria! She knew so much about Venice and easily navigated us through interesting historical parts of the city while enjoying delicious treats and a refreshment. She was kind and accommodating to our needs. We took 3 children with us. She also answers many questions we had and gave us suggestions on where to visit and eat during our stay! A definite must if you are traveling to Venice and looking for an introduction to the city!A delicious time!

Gavin🇺🇸 United States

28 December 2023

Such a wonderful and enjoyable tour. Maris is so gracious and knowledgeable - she made it fun and informative for all of us.Maria was amazing

CAROLYN🇺🇸 United States

26 December 2023

Maria was such a lovely host. With all the craziness of Venice, it was amazing to be with a guide that could show us the sweets and treats that locals enjoy. Gelato tastes sweeter when you know it’s made by a family passing their business from one generation to the next. She also found delicious treats my Vegan husband could enjoy. In addition to showing us places to get yummy treats, she also explained some Venetian history and took us to other very special places. After the tour she sent us many recommendations for other food to eat and places to see. We did almost all of them. Our trip to Venice was better because of Maria!Above & Beyond!

Larry🇬🇧 United Kingdom

13 November 2023

Maria was very knowledgeable and kind. She took us to multiple locations we would never have known about. I highly recommend her! She was patient with our daughter and her multiple questions (9 years old). Maria is amazing!

Ken🇩🇪 Germany

2 November 2023

Die Tour mit Maria hat uns sehr gefallen. Wir haben die Führung als Überraschung für unsere Tochter gebucht, die an diesem Tag 8Jahre alt geworden ist. Maria hatte mehrere Überraschungen für uns parat. Der Mix aus Leckereien und Informationen zur Stadt war gut. Insgesamt hatten wir eine schöne Zeit.Eine leckere Tour durch Venedig!

Barbara🇨🇭 Switzerland

12 October 2023

Der Spaziergang mit Maria hat uns viel Spass gemacht. Sie zeigte uns einige versteckte Ecken und Plätze und führte uns zu ihren liebsten Konditoreien, Gelaterie und zu einer kunterbunten Saftbar. Dabei konnten wir unsere Wünsche und Vorlieben äussern und Maria passte den Rundgang laufend an. Als ich nach einem Stoffladen fragte, wurde auch der gesucht und gefunden! Auch historisch wusste sie vieles zu erzählen. Die 2 Stunden sind wie im Flug vergangen, die Süßigkeiten waren köstlich und wir werden noch lange daran zurückdenken.persönlich, interessant und süss

Annett

1 October 2023

Es war alles perfekt so wie abgesprochen. Maria war sehr entgegenkommend und hat uns sehr viele Informationen gegeben. Dankeschön dafür! Super schöne Überraschungstour miz Maria

Pleunie🇳🇱 Netherlands

7 August 2023

Maria was great and her tour also!Great!

Rory🇬🇧 United Kingdom

3 July 2023

Really enjoyed our tour with Maria. Was a perfect tour for us with our 3 children (10, 8 and 3.5). Plenty of stops to sample some delicious treats and the kids loved the smoothies!! Would definitely recommend for anyone unsure of what to do when visiting Venice. Great to have a guide that knows all the short cuts to avoid the crowds while still seeing the best of Venice!!Great tour

Keriann🇺🇸 United States

25 June 2023

Maria gave us a wonderful tour that was both full of yummy treats and super interesting. We got to stop into pastry shops, cicchetti, and a juice place (we ran out of time for gelato only due to our personal plans). Maria chose excellent, local shops and along the route pointed out landmarks and unique cultural / historical aspects of Venice. We learned so much and loved the sweets! Our children (ages 7 and 10) enjoyed the tour, too. Maria was fantastic!! Delicious & Informative

Steven🇬🇧 United Kingdom

29 May 2023

Maria showed us around Venice and took us on a fantastic food tour. We definitely went into places we would never have found on our own and tried some tasty Venetian specialities. Strangest discovery of the day was finding the local chinotto drink was a bit like Irn Bru!Fantastic Food Tour

Anusha🇺🇸 United States

19 April 2023

Our entire family agreed that (1) Maria is just an incredibly kind person who is great to spend time with and (2) food tours are the best way to see a city! This tour is one of our favorite memories of our trip. It wasn’t just a food tour— it was a tour of Venice that included many stops for food (which made it so easy for us with kids)! We learned a lot, visited places we would not have found on our own, and really enjoyed Maria’s company. If you get a chance to book a tour with her, you should absolutely do so! One of the best parts of our trip!

mdenholder🇦🇺 Australia

14 April 2023

We did a sweet treats tour of Venice with Maria. Maria was very knowledgeable about Venice and gave us lots of interesting information. She was great with the kids. The sweet treats option was perfect with the kids because we had lots of options to sit down and have something yummy to eat all the way along the tour. Highly recommended.Fantastic tour for families with kids

Merith🇩🇪 Germany

5 April 2023

Maria hat uns Venedig von einer anderen Seite gezeigt und uns neben den Touristenströmen durch die Stadt geführt. Sie hat dich sehr viel Mühe gegeben und wir mussten uns um nichts kümmern. Danke für die Mühe

Mark🇺🇸 United States

3 April 2023

Maria’ s tour was so much fun, enjoyed by the adults & children as well. Maria kept the information interesting, and the sights and the snacks along the way were super!! Would definitely recommend it to all ages!! This was a special way to enjoy Venice!Great tour in Venice!

Martina🇩🇪 Germany

3 November 2022

Maria hat uns und den Kinder auf einer wunderbaren Tour abseits der Touristenströme die süßen Spezialitäten Venedigs gezeigt, von denen wir so viele probieren durften :-)! Sie hat uns auf dem Weg spontan viel Sehenswertes gezeigt und erklärt und uns mit einer Reservierung auf dem "T Fondaco Dei Tedeschi" überrascht! Vielen Dank Maria!Die süße Seite Venedigs

Eva🇩🇪 Germany

31 August 2022

Wir, das sind unsere Jungs (7 und 10), mein Mann und ich, waren gestern mit Maria unterwegs und sind immer noch begeistert! Wir waren teilweise alleine an wunderschönen Plätzen und in den kleinen Gassen unterwegs. Kein Gedränge! Wir haben in genau den richtigen Abständen kleine Konditorei-Leckereien bekommen und sehr gute Smoothies, die wir in Sicht-Nähe der Rialtobrücke ALLEIN in Ruhe getrunken haben. Es gab viele spannende und witzige Infos über Venedig. Das Highlight der Jungs: der Buchladen mit Badewannen. Mein Highlight: sehr viele Möglichkeiten ungestört (d.h. ohne andere Touristen) kleine Gassen, Brücken etc. zu fotografieren. Highlight meines Mannes: interessante Infos und Venedig fernab der Touristen Hotspots. Auch hat uns Maria einen guten Tipp gegeben um ein bisschen Gondel fahren zu können ohne dafür so viel Geld ausgeben zu müssen. Diese Fahrten sind sehr teuer und meinen Jungs wäre nach 5 Minuten langweilig geworden. Beim nächsten Besuch in Venedig werden wir die Tour auf jeden Fall wieder buchen! Maria, vielen Dank für diesen wunderschönen Vormittag!!„Allein“ mit leckeren Backwerken

frank🇩🇪 Germany

30 August 2022

La visita guidata con Maria è stata molto interessante, istruttiva e ci ha anche dato approfondimenti fuori dai sentieri battuti sulla vita dei veneziani. Sicuramente consigliato, grazie ancora a Maria.

Josephine🇩🇪 Germany

21 August 2022

Maria hat uns durch ihr Venedig geführt, durch viele kleine Gassen und über die Kanäle. Fruchtige Iced Smoothies, Cookies, ein Buchladen in Badewannen und ein Ausflug auf ein Rooftop, das wir für uns allein hatten, mit Blick auf die Rialto-Brücke ! Danke für diese tolle Tour!Süße Verführungen und ein absolutes HIGHlight

Jon🇺🇸 United States

20 August 2022

Maria was an excellent host - engaging with the kids and had a great tour planned out. We really enjoyed the time with her and left having learned a bunch and eaten some great stuff!A delicious journey

pam🇺🇸 United States

20 August 2022

Our family enjoyed our time with Maria. She is a gifted storyteller who kept us engaged for the entire tour. She even had a magical surprise, that was breathtaking. Delightful tour

Damaris🇪🇸 Spain

10 August 2022

Maria was fantastic, very knowledgeable and the perfect quiet and calm guide for my shy daughters birthday treat. We saw lots of quirky lesser known details and corners of Venice and enjoyed every minute! Thank you 🙏 Fabulous Tour

he🇩🇪 Germany

2 August 2022

Dear Maria, thank you very much for the lovely tour. My 4 children and I enjoyed it very much; not only the sweets, but also the beautiful places and the interesting facts. And thank you for doing it in German. Kind regards, HolgerLovely tour

Charlotte🇺🇸 United States

28 July 2022

We learned so much during our "Yummy" tour in Venice with Maria!! She was knowledgable, kind, and checked in with us to make sure we were seeing what we wanted to see. She even surprised us with a one of a kind view of Venice. Lots of sweet and refreshing treats during the tour. Highly recommend this tour!Maria, Maria, Maria

Kellie🇩🇪 Germany

23 July 2022

We had a wonderful tour with Maria, despite it being very hot! We were a family of 6, youngest being 8. She showed us places we had not seen before in Venice and shared stories. Thank you Maria!Family sweet tour