Venice
Row and Eat like a Venetian
A rowing lesson in a batellina, then cicchetti and wine at two bàcari
On The Water, Food & Wine
Why We Love it
Nobody puts you on the water cold — you practice the stroke tied up at the dock, and push off only once everyone has it.
The Experience
Two and a half hours on the north side of Venice with an instructor and a batellina, once one of the most common boats in the city and still the easiest one to learn in. You start tied up at the dock, on the basic stroke. You push off when everyone has it.
From there it is down the quiet Cannaregio canals and out into the lagoon. On the way back you stop at two bàcari on the Misericordia canal for cicchetti — crostini built on seafood, meat, vegetables or cheese — and a run of regional wines.
My pick for families, since children under six row with a parent, and for anyone who would rather do something in Venice than look at it.
From $96 per person
2.5 Hours
Private
11:30 am or 5:30 pm
Highlights
What's Included
Rowing lesson with an instructor
Rowing down the canals of Venice
Local cicchetti and wine
What's Not Included
Transport to and from the meeting point
Gratuities
Need to Know
2.5 hours, departing 11:30 am or 5:30 pm
Private — up to five people per boat; larger groups book a second boat and travel together
Children under six row with a parent or the instructor
You make your own way to the Row Venice meeting point at Fondamenta Gasparo Contarini, 30121 Venice — the north side of the city, just down from the Madonna dell'Orto church
Your instructor waits on the bridge in front of the Sacca Misericordia marina; if you are early, wait on the bridge or outside the wooden gate
Transport is not included — work out the route from your hotel in advance and leave enough time
Wear comfortable clothes and dress for the weather
Non-alcoholic drinks are available
Free cancellation up to 7 days before
Pricing Details
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Need to know
Two and a half hours on the north side of Venice with an instructor and a batellina, once one of the most common boats in the city and still the easiest one to learn in. You start tied up at the dock, on the basic stroke. You push off when everyone has it.
From there it is down the quiet Cannaregio canals and out into the lagoon. On the way back you stop at two bàcari on the Misericordia canal for cicchetti — crostini built on seafood, meat, vegetables or cheese — and a run of regional wines.
My pick for families, since children under six row with a parent, and for anyone who would rather do something in Venice than look at it.