Nearly all of Venice, not thirty monuments
1,230 places with their story, what to look at and the curiosities. The audio guides in Italian that we compared tell between 20 and 191.
The comparison, with sourcesCalletta in brief
Calletta is an audio guide app for Venice. It tells 1,230 places out loud, more than 200 of them hidden corners, with 745 hours of audio in 10 languages. The map follows you through the lanes and the guide works without a connection. 14 places in the St Mark’s area are free, including the main pages of the Basilica and the Doge’s Palace; all of Venice costs 6,99 € once, with no subscription and no ads. Today for Android, the iPhone version is coming.
Sestier de San MarcoSotoportego de l’ascolto
Press play. That’s Calletta’s voice.
The story of the Bridge of Sighs, as you hear it in the app: while the voice tells it, the text lights up word by word.
One of 1,230 stories. The voices are synthetic; the facts come from historical books and are checked by hand.
Sestier de CasteloCalle dei 1,230 luoghi
Not thirty monuments: nearly all of Venice.
Churches, palaces, squares and bridges, but also the stone lion in a corner or the odd name of a lane. Every place has its story, what to look at, curiosities and photos with the name of who took them.
Inside St Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace you go room by room.
Sestier de CanaregioRamo de l’ascolto
You look at Venice, not the screen.
Headphones on and phone in your pocket: when you get near a place a bell rings and the story starts by itself.
If you’d rather read, the text lights up while the voice speaks. Voice speed and text size are yours to choose.
Sestier de DorsoduroFondamenta dei itinerari
A made-to-measure walk or 12 ready-made itineraries.
Say how much time you have and where you start from: Create Walk plans the route through real lanes and bridges.
Or follow one of the 12 ready-made itineraries, with walking navigation step by step and spoken directions.
Sestier de San PoloCampiello de la mappa
You always know where you are, even offline.
Illustrated map of Venice with your position and the compass, 141 drinking fountains and 16 public toilets with opening times and facilities.
The guide and the itinerary audio download before you set off: in the lanes Calletta works even where your phone has no signal.
Sestier de Santa CroseCorte del diario
And in the evening your day is waiting for you.
The route on the map, the kilometres walked, the photos taken with Calletta with the direction you were facing. The diary is free for everyone and stays on your phone.
In 10 languages
- Italiano
- English
- Español
- Français
- Deutsch
- Português
- Polski
- 中文
- 한국어
- 日本語
Pages and audio in all ten languages.
Music, if you like
Venetian baroque in the background, at low volume, dipping lower still when the voice speaks. Off by default.
Sestier de San PoloCalle del perché
Why Calletta.
So much to listen to
That is 745 hours of audio in 10 languages, up to 99 hours in a single language. You listen only to what interests you, as much as you like.
All the featuresIt follows you through the lanes
Your position stays on the right lane even where your phone’s GPS gets lost, and Calletta learns the length of your stride on its own.
How the position worksPay once. It stays yours.
14 places in St Mark’s are free to try. Everything else 6,99 € once, with no subscription and no ads.
What is free and what is notSestier de CannaregioCorte de i angoli
What you only see in Venice if you know.
More than 200 hidden corners: the plaque the prefect had rewritten, the wicker well, the sundial on the Basilica, the off-centre lion of the Clock Tower. Some are free, in the St Mark’s area.
Serious historical research.
Calletta starts from Giulio Lorenzetti’s historic guide, “Venezia e il suo estuario”, and from other historical books, such as Giuseppe Tassini’s “Curiosità veneziane” and Emmanuele Cicogna’s inscriptions. Every fact we add is checked against at least two sources, or one authoritative source. The photos are real, with author and licence.
Calletta and the other Venice audio guides.
| Places told | Languages | Price | Ads | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calletta | 1,230 | 10 | 6,99 € until 2 February as a launch offer, then 9,99 € | no |
| Venezia: Guida e Audioguida | 191 | Italian and 10 more | free; Premium is paid | yes, in the free version |
| Italy Museum | 20 | 6 | €9.00 | not stated |
| TravelMate | 22 sections, 85 audio files | not stated | €8.99 | not stated |
Data stated by the sellers and read on 24 October 2026. The full comparison, with sources.
Sestier de San MarcoCampiello del conto
Pay once. It stays yours.
Free, right away
- The St Mark’s area: 14 places with audio, including the main pages of the Basilica and the Doge’s Palace
- The map, the fountains and the toilets
- The diary of your days in Venice
- All the other places with name, photo and first lines
All of Venice
6,99 €
launch price until 2 febbraio 2027, then 9,99 €
- All 1,230 places with story and audio, in 10 languages
- Inside the Basilica and the Doge’s Palace, room by room
- The 12 itineraries, Create Walk, spoken navigation
- A single in-app purchase: no subscription
- No ads, no sign-up
Payment goes through Google Play and the App Store: their refund rules apply.
Sestier de CasteloFondamenta de le domande
The questions everyone asks.
What is the best audio guide for Venice?
It depends on what you are looking for. If you want the guide that tells the most places out loud, in more languages and with a single payment, Calletta tells 1,230; the most downloaded app we compared has 191. The comparison, with dates and sources, is on its own page.
How many hours of audio are there?
745 hours in total, across the 10 languages. In a single language it goes up to 99 hours. You don’t have to listen to everything: pick your places.
Does it work without internet?
Yes. The guide and the itinerary audio download before you leave, on your hotel’s wifi; on the street the downloaded map and pages work even without a connection.
Does the GPS work in narrow lanes?
Calletta doesn’t rely on your phone’s GPS alone: it combines it with the map of the lanes, your steps and the compass, and learns the length of your stride on its own. The dot stays on the lane even when the signal bounces off the walls.
Is there an iPhone version?
Coming soon: the iPhone version is being tested. Today Calletta is for Android.
What can I try for free?
14 places in the St Mark’s area with audio: the square, the bell tower, the Bridge of Sighs and the main pages of the Basilica and the Doge’s Palace (the interior rooms are in the full version). Plus the map with fountains and toilets, and the diary. For the other places you see name, photo and first lines.
How much does the rest cost?
6,99 € once until 2 February, then 9,99 €. It’s an in-app purchase, not a subscription: it doesn’t renew.
In which languages?
Italian, English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Polish, Chinese, Korean and Japanese: pages and audio.
Are the voices real people?
No, they’re synthetic voices. The texts are rewritten to be listened to and checked by hand.
Can I get a refund?
The purchase goes through Google Play (and the App Store): their refund rules apply. If you have a problem write to supporto@calletta.it and we’ll help.
Who is behind Calletta?
Calletta is an audio guide made with care for people walking in Venice: the texts are rewritten from historical books and checked by hand. Who publishes it and how we handle your data are written in the Terms of use and the privacy policy; for any question write to supporto@calletta.it.
Do I have to sign up?
No: no name, no email, no password. Your position is needed on the phone to guide you and doesn’t go to our server without your consent.
Venice is waiting.Let it tell you its story.
14 places in St Mark’s free to try. Everything else with a single purchase that stays yours.
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