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Rialto Market

Campo San Giacomo/Campo della Pescheria, San Polo, Venice, Italy
As featured in Venice on a budget
Ranked #8 of 73 shopping in Venice
4.5 of 5 stars 43 Reviews
Type: Flea/ Street Markets
Activities: Shopping, Dining
Fee: No
Owner description: Located near the landmark and arched Rialto Bridge (which you’ll see pictured in countless photos of Venice), this busy daily market stands in the...... more » Owner description: Located near the landmark and arched Rialto Bridge (which you’ll see pictured in countless photos of Venice), this busy daily market stands in the commercial center of the city alongside the city’s famed Grand Canal. Venetian locals and international tourists alike frequent this centuries-old market for fruit, fish, and vegetables. « less
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CapeTown
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15 reviews 15 reviews
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 23, 2012 NEW

I was so looking forward to visiting the Rialto Market and I must say, I was bitterly disappointed. I think maybe my visit to Bologna the day earlier has spoiled it for me but honestly, I did not find anything spectacular about it, sorry!!! We arrived early as advised and still found nothing to get excited about. More

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Hastings
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 NEW

Fresh fruit,vegetable&fresh fish market daily just beyond Rialto bridge, good value and price. More

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Cheltenham
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22 reviews 22 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2012 NEW

Thus is a typical market, loads of fresh fruit and veg and stacks of fresh fish. If we had been staying in an apartment rather than hotel we would have definitely shopped here. Worth a visit, I think it is on every day, but suggest you go in the morning, they are packing up around mid day More

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Lexington SC
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16 reviews 16 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 6, 2012

this area of Venice is full of stores selling cheap Chinese crap, and some Italian stores selling items at an inflated price. It is so crowded you can barely move and there really isnt anything special to see. There was a quaint Jazz bar we snuck into to get out of the crowd. More

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Minnetonka, Minnesota
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2012
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I will preface my review with this statement; I love Farmer's Markets. I could wander Farmer's Markets for hours admiring the colors, smelling the produce, sampling the deliciousness, and watching locals shop for their evening meals. If you are like me and visit grocery stores on vacations just to check out the shelves, if you skip the cheesy trinkets and... More

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Unna, Germany
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 20, 2012
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The market was lively, but it was all tourists, of course. There were no fruits and vegetables and no clothes, so it was basically all trinket-souvenir stuff and it was the same stuff at every stand. Also, the prices weren't any lower than on any other day of the week, so it definitely wasn't worth fighting the crowds for. More

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Somerset, UK
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 18, 2012
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Venice can be a very expensive place to eat, but if you are self catering the fish and veg markets in the Rialto are really worth a trip. The fish and shellfish are wonderful (don't miss the razor clams!) and the fresh veg is great too - we loved the mushrooms and fantastic tomatoes. Just along the street is a... More

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Co Tyrone, N Ireland
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12 reviews 12 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 16, 2012
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A busy wee market place with lovely fruit and veg, don't touch anything, let the seller get it for you. More

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Melbourne
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31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 5, 2012
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Spend a day strolling the markets here for amazing fresh & local produce. Casa di Parmiagana for cheese & smallgoods, fish markets full of mountains of local seafood, horse butcher, and the highest concentration of really good food spots for a quick stop, coffee, lunch, chicetti, etc. Just stay away from the bridge area and look down the odd laneway More

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TWICKENHAM
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 31, 2012
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For the best food in Venice.visit the Rialto food market,open every morning.Great fish and all meat from veal to horse!Wonderful fresh fruit,veg and herbs.Cook very simply to enjoy the delicious flavours of great produce. More

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