Meet your guide outside San Giacomo di Rialto, one of Venice's oldest churches and a fitting starting point for a tour built around the market next door. Take a look at its clock tower before the journey begins.

Your first stop will be a family-run bacaro for a tramezzino cut to order and a spritz poured your way, a routine locals here have followed for generations.

Browse the stalls of a market that has kept Venetian kitchens stocked for generations, fish laid out on ice, vegetables piled high, vendors calling out the day's prices.

Cross the Rialto Bridge and pause for one of the best views: the Grand Canal stretching out below, gondolas cutting through the water, palazzos lining both banks.

Watch a Venetian classic, fried mozzarella, right out of the fryer in an historical eatery. Experience the delicious goodness with record-breaking cheese-pulls!

Take a seat for a bowl of risotto and a glass of house wine. This is the risotto locals queue for, made fresh only once your group walks in.

The walk ends with gelato in a quiet campo a short distance from Rialto, away from the busier streets. It's the final stop before your guide says goodbye.