Rialto Market
Mercato di Rialto
A fruit, vegetable and fish market with a thousand-year history beside the Rialto Bridge. It is a great place in the early morning to watch locals shop and to sample Venetian snacks.
The Rialto Market has been Venice's commercial heart since the 11th century. Today it consists of an open-air fruit and vegetable market and a fish market (Pescheria) under a Neo-Gothic loggia. The stalls sell local seafood such as lagoon soft-shell crabs, cuttlefish and striped prawns. The best time to visit is between 8 and 10 a.m. Afterwards, head to the nearby bacari, traditional Venetian wine bars, for cicchetti and a Spritz. The fish market is open from Tuesday to Saturday until around noon, and the fruit and vegetable market runs from Monday to Saturday. It is a 2-minute walk northwest of the Rialto Bridge, and the nearest vaporetto stop is Rialto Mercato.
Opening hours
Mon–Sat 07:30–12:00; fish market Tue–Sat
Nearby sights
- Ca' d'Oro
- Grand Canal & Rialto Bridge
- Fondaco dei Tedeschi
- Santa Maria dei Miracoli
- Scala Contarini del Bovolo
- Teatro La Fenice
- Fondaco dei Turchi (Natural History Museum)
- Museo Correr