Discover Venice Scavenger Hunt

Venice kick-off

The hunt begins! Find a typical Venetian backdrop (a canal, a striped gondola post, a bridge) and take a group photo with everyone striking a Venetian merchant pose.

Checkpoint: Piazza San Marco

Navigate to St. Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco) and check in.

San Marco basilica pose

On Piazza San Marco: take a group photo with the Basilica's golden mosaics in the background. Everyone strikes a regal medieval pose.

Trivia: San Marco patron

St. Mark's Basilica is named after Venice's patron saint. The famous symbol of this saint is which animal?

Answers: lion / a lion / winged lion

Checkpoint: Doge's Palace

Navigate to the Doge's Palace next to St. Mark's and check in.

Doge's Palace pose

In front of the Doge's Palace: take a group photo where everyone strikes a noble Doge pose, hand on chest, gazing at imaginary subjects.

Bridge of Sighs photo

Find the Bridge of Sighs (just behind the Doge's Palace, visible from the canal). Take a team photo with the bridge clearly in shot.

Checkpoint: Rialto Bridge

Navigate to the Rialto Bridge over the Grand Canal and check in.

Rialto canal shot

On the Rialto Bridge: take a group photo with the Grand Canal visible behind you, gondolas if you can time it.

Trivia: Venice islands

Venice is famously built on a specific number of islands. Roughly how many (estimates around 118 are accepted)?

Answers: 118 / 117 / 120 / around 118 / about 118

Gondola moment

Find gondolas tied along a canal (or floating). Take a team photo where everyone poses as if they are about to climb in. Real gondola ride is a bonus.

Vaporetto shot

Take a vaporetto (water bus) along the Grand Canal. Take a team photo on the boat with the canal on either side.

Cicchetti bar

Find a bacaro (cicchetti bar - tiny snacks on bread). Order a few and take a group photo of the spread on the bar.

Mask hunt

Venice is famous for its Carnival masks. Find a mask shop window with the most elaborate display and take a team photo of it.

Trivia: Carnival

The Venice Carnival, famous for masks, traditionally takes place in the weeks leading up to which Christian observance?

Answers: Lent / lent / Ash Wednesday / Easter

Get lost in the alleys

Venice has hundreds of tiny alleys (calli). Wander into a quiet, narrow one and take a team photo where everyone looks slightly lost in the best way.

Local Veneziano tip

Convince a Venetian to share a tip about the city. Take a photo with your impromptu guide.

Skyline cheers Venice

Find a canal-side terrace or rooftop bar, raise a Spritz and take a group toast photo. Cin cin!

Venice finale

Final challenge. Find a beautiful Venetian spot (a small bridge, a quiet canal, a sunset over the lagoon) and take an amazing group photo.