Venice Gardens Tour: Hidden Green Gems

Uncover the hidden green oases of Venice on a walking tour. Explore secret gardens tucked away behind palazzos and discover the city’s enchanting public parks and monastery gardens.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cannaregio - A hidden garden belonging to a community of nuns, who will kindly open their doors for us. Those lucky enough to enter it will find themselves in a beautiful garden with fruit trees, walking underneath beautiful pergolas with flowers and mystic plants
  • Parco “Villa Groggia” - One of the less known and less visited green area in…
What's Included
  • Licensed Tour Guide & Nature and Interpretive Guide
  • Entrance ticket and access to private gardens
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Take a leisurely walk around the hidden gardens of Venice, typically concealed behind the facades and walls of its grand palazzos. Often, Venice is known as the city of canals and bridges. But prepare to be amazed: the city boasts over 500 gardens, which greatly outnumber the 403 bridges!
Embark on a delightful and unusual journey through Venice’s most…

Location
Casa di Riposo Cottolengo
Calle del Magazzen
Meet your guide at Fondamenta Gasparo Contarini, near the bridge in front of Cottolengo's elderly house.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Johanness216
Sep 30, 2025
Personal atmosphere - Great tour with a personal atmosphere. Varied and extraordinary. Places you don't usually get to see. Really recommendable.
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Maureen_g
Sep 26, 2025
Our guide, Valeria, was... - Our guide, Valeria, was extremely knowledgeable about the 4 gardens we visited. He was born in Venice so he can answer almost any questions you have. The gardens were all very different but equally as beautiful. If you need a little tranquility while visiting Venice, take this tour!
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Dreamer06560235654
Sep 16, 2025
Unforgettable - Great and very interesting tour,thank you Valerian! We would never have seen the places you showed us otherwise. Especially the English Garden we liked best, it was a nice atmosphere during the tour and never boring.
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Leonav790
May 21, 2025
Special gardens and an excellent, sympathetic tour leader. - Valerio is a man who clearly loves his work and enjoys sharing his great knowledge of Venice and the secret gardens of Venice with his guests. He remembers everyone's first name and communicates in a personal, attentive way. The four gardens we saw were all very different, beautiful and captivating. Highly recommended for those who also want to discover the green, hidden, quiet Venice. And Valerio's a hit.
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656susannef
May 9, 2025
We loved it! - We found the trip very interesting to see the different landscaped gardens and to learn the stories about them...Thanks Valerio
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P4578hxcarmelas
May 2, 2025
Green treasures in Venice - Beautiful hidden gardens in Venice away from the tourist hordes with lots of interesting information on botany and history of Venice.
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Alessandraffss
Apr 7, 2025
Venice to discover - I recommend this visit if you want to get off the usual paths and want to discover an unusual and secret Venice; I have already visited Venice several times, but at some point I no longer understood where I was because Valerio made us pass in calli and callettes never done so far! Stra recommended!
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Elisa50064
Apr 5, 2025
Secret Venice - I was fascinated by the beauty of gardens full of peace and silence in the heart of wonderful Venice Bravo Valerio our guide who with taste and professionalism made us discover unknown treasures
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Jet02838803544
Dec 20, 2024
Garden Surprises - Valerio is excellent - opened our eyes to the real Venezia and generously shared many other tips regarding restaurants, short cuts, etc … would recommend him for anything Venezia !!!
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David_j
Nov 19, 2024
Secret gardens with exploration - Our guide, Valerio, was very personable and knowledgeable, and was able to provide access to three private gardens in Cannaregio otherwise closed-off to tourists. Additionally we went to a public park in Santa Croce off the beaten track which provided an interesting counterpoint. There was a reasonable amount of walking involved but we also were taken to some parts of Venice we hadn't previously been. We highly recommend this tour and Valerio.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).