Dr Kiss Fish

Have always wanted to try this and finally had the opportunity to in Venice, stumbled upon this place by accident and was so stoked that I did! The fish tickled a bit but felt nice and relaxing, would highly recommend and do it again. Cheap and pleasurable!

The fish are very ticklish, but I recommend! I will go back.

It hurts, it tickles, and it feels so strange, all at the same time.
This place is quite the spectacle during the day, with dozens of tourists gazing into the windows, spying on the fishes’ latest victims. The concept is not foreign, although Venice wasn’t the first place I think of for this type of therapy. After a few days of walking, we thought it might be a remedy for our feet.
Just a heads up, if you’re ticklish, hate people touching you, or are generously nervous, you might not have the best experience.
You need to clean your feet first, and after dabbing them dry, stick then right into the tank. The first five minutes I squealed and squirmed more than you could imagine. The last five were more tolerable, although there were a few instances where I actually felt like the fish were eating me alive.
Afterwards, I actually did feel slightly lighter on my feet, so I like to think it actually did something for me. It’s definitely not for everyone though and next time, I might opt for a simple foot massage. Also, there are stories of people getting horrible foot diseases from these pools…

Loved it! Totally worth it! Saw it last time we were in Venice & regretted not doing it, so I’m very glad I had the chance to come back and do this!

It was an interesting experience to have fish feast on my feet :-). All in all not too bad, little weird at first but you get used to the sensation quickly. My feet felt very soft afterwards. I’m not the type of guy to get pedicures, but this one was well worth the $ 10 Euro!!!

Quite an interesting experience. I’ve been wanting to try the exfoliating fish pedicure since I saw it on television. Luckily I found out that there is a chain of these services located in Italy!
The address to the business is incorrectly listed. You will waste time going in circles the way I did trying to find it. It’s a shop off one of the main streets, rio Tera San Leonardo, you won’t miss it!
I was the only one inside and was greeted promptly. You can cleanse your feet with antibacterial before placing them with the fish. This service is not for the ticklish! I only paid for ten minutes, but I BARELY made it through!!! Its a feeling that’s hard to describe… but it’s worth trying at least once.

We were walking back to the hotel after a long day on our feet and succumbed to peer pressure to try this out, and I’m gad we did! Very clean, very hygienic, and very relaxing. After you get all cleaned and prepped, the little fish nibbling away on you is a relaxing and invigorating 10 minute experience. I’m sure they are everywhere, but this was a great one for us.