The fish market in Venice

by Luigina Romor | Oct 28, 2016 | food and wine, history, lagoon and islands, Rialto, society, traditions | 0 comments

The Rialto fish market has almost one thousand years of history: thousands of tons of fish were and still are sold and bought here. Our journey starts however in the wholesale market – off limits to outsiders – where negotiations take place early in the morning before the fish is then transported with special boats, called ‘topi’ over to the retail market and meticulously displayed on ice.