Markets in Venice Article

Markets in Venice

Between the large Rialto food market, a few neighbourhood and island markets, and the flea markets that bring the campi to life several times a year, Venice retains a genuine market life, far from just souvenir shops. The map below shows the main ones; details follow.

Food markets

The Rialto market

At the foot of the Rialto Bridge, the Rialto market has been the commercial heart of Venice for centuries. It is divided into two parts:

• l’Erbaria, the fruit and vegetable market, some of which comes from the lagoon's market-garden islands such as Sant’Erasmo: Monday to Saturday;
• la Pescheria, the fish market, under the neo-Gothic loggia of 1907: Tuesday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

L’Erbaria is permitted until early evening, but most stalls close in the early afternoon. To see the market at its liveliest, it is best to arrive between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. Everything is closed on Sunday, and the Pescheria is also closed on Monday.

Neighbourhood markets

In Cannaregio, the Rio Terà San Leonardo market lines up its fruit and vegetable stalls from Monday to Saturday, along a former filled-in canal between the Guglie Bridge and Strada Nova, with a fish shop near the bridge. In Castello, Via Garibaldi hosts a fruit, vegetable and fish market every morning.

On the islands

In Burano, the Campo Pescheria market brings together fruit and vegetables, fish, cheeses and cured meats. La Giudecca has its weekly market on Friday morning at Sacca Fisola, and the Lido has its own on Tuesday morning at Quattro Fontane.

Farmers' markets

Several small markets sell produce from the lagoon and surrounding area directly: a farmers' market on Monday morning at Santa Marta, an organic and fair-trade market on Thursday at Rio Terà dei Pensieri, and, also on Thursday morning, the sale of vegetables from the garden of the women's prison in Giudecca. In spring, the island of Sant’Erasmo, the “vegetable garden of Venice”, celebrates its violet artichoke during the Festa del Carciofo violetto.

Antiques and flea markets

The Campo San Maurizio antiques market

The Mercatino dell’Antiquariato in Campo San Maurizio, founded in 1970, brings together around sixty professional antiques dealers on about five weekends a year, from Friday to Sunday: furniture, silverware, glassware, old books, prints and jewellery.

Le Mercatino dei Miracoli

In Campo Santa Maria Nova, in Cannaregio, the Mercatino dei Miracoli is the private individuals' flea market: old and second-hand objects, Murano glass, books, comic books and prints, on five to six weekends a year from March to December.

Polvere di Ricordi and the Robe da Mar

Created in 2005 by the City of Venice, the Polvere di Ricordi market opens its stalls to private individuals, in campi that change from one edition to another (Campo dell’Erbaria and Campo San Silvestro near the Rialto, Campo Sant’Agnese in Dorsoduro), traditionally in March, October and November. No edition was announced for 2026: check before relying on it. On Via Garibaldi, another flea market, the Mercatino delle Robe da Mar, sets up on a few Sundays a year, particularly in October on the day of the marathon.

Christmas markets and trade fairs

In December, about thirty chalets occupy Campo Santo Stefano for the main Christmas market in the historic centre (see Christmas in Venice). Finally, every late May, the Salone Nautico takes over the basins of the Arsenale: a trade fair rather than a market, but one of the major fairs of the year in Venice.

Good to know

Opening times and days are those announced by the City and by the organisers; they may vary depending on the season and the traders. The dates of flea markets and antiques markets are set each year: check the calendar before planning your visit around a specific edition.