Venice by Night - Visiting

Betty Mauro Elisa and Massimo

Back in early June we had met Max, Elisa, Betty and Mauro in the Sahara desert near Merzouga and had travelled out the next day on my mapping GPS. The stories they told have made us laugh so many times so when we were headed back to Venice we told them and they invited us to come on a "BACCARO" tour. Originally it was translated to Bacarata tour.

BACCARO Tour

It is a night time bar crawl in old Venice for a special fish appetizer called BACCARO which is actually cod as we later found out. To wander the streets of Venice at night with hosts that live there and visit along the way with friends and family was very special for us and we will never forget it. We never did see a tourist there during this time. It was all locals and much more romantic.


It started by being picked up at our hotel then driven right into a special parking spot in Venice (almost non-existent). then visiting some of their favorite places, stopping by places like the Rialto bridge and the Venice Fish market. All with the temps’ still around 30C. The food and drinks were excellent but it was the friendship that is so special.

VIP Parking

The Rialto Bridge at midnight

Night Lanterns for Sale

The Fish Market at Midnight -
 What NO FISH??

Thanks again for such a special time. Betty has invited us back to Venice to teach us Italian and we have invited them all to Ladysmith to see our part of Canada.