From the Rialto Bridge, we reach the Campo Santi Apostoli, the square in front of the church of the same name.
Curved Colonnades on the building directly on the canal Rio the S.S. Apostoli serve as a landing stage for gondoliers.
A small bridge over the canal makes this place a popular photo scene.
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More InformationOur way leads via the Strada Nova, which is also frequented by many tourists, as it is a cross-link to the station.
In this city, it is difficult to describe the multifaceted nature of architecture, paired with the canals.
We walk to the Campo della Maddalena, then go back again, to turn at Campo Santa Foscain in northern direction.
We cross the Rio de Fosca, the Rio Trapolin, and the Rio della Misericordia and then head west on the Fondamenta Misericordia.
After passing the Ponte de Gheto Novo we first find ourselves a shady table in front of a small restaurant for a cool drink.
Gheto Novo
The term ghetto probably originates from the word geto, the Italian word for a foundry. In Venice, the iron foundrymen lived on an island. Here, one banned the Jews in the 15th century. First, about 900 Jews lived here. In 1611 there were 5500 already. It was not until 1796 that the ghetto was abolished under Napoleon.
The conditions were very cramped so that you built ever higher houses with lower floors, where you could hardly stand. At night, one closed and guarded the quarter. After the controls at night, only doctors could leave the neighborhood to visit patients.
The Jews were higher taxed here at that time, but there were no attacks or pogroms.
After the expulsion of the Jews from Spain by Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, there was a wave of immigration to Venice in 1541. This led to the founding of the Ghetto Vecchio.
But the money that came with the Jews was highly valued by the city as an economic potential. Thus, in 1633, one founded the Ghetto novissimo with a generous amount of space and some palaces.
The Ghetto of Venice was the first ghetto worldwide and thus name-giving for similar institutions. The German occupying forces deported and murdered the last 286 Jews in 1943.
Today, approx. 30 of 500 Jews of the Jewish municipality of Venice live in the ghetto. A separate police station guards the neighborhood.
We continue south until we reach the Ponte delle Guglie. Then we turn into the Rio Tera S. Leonardo and the Calle del Pistor until we stand in front of the Teatro Italia.
Inside, this building turns out to be a supermarket. Even so, its original function is still recognizable.
Through the Tera de la Maddalena we come back to the Strada Nova.
At Campo Santi Apostoli we cross the canal Rio the S.S. Apostoli.
Through a maze of narrow streets and squares, over some bridges and canals, we finally reach Marco Polo’s house. Unfortunately, we can not visit it due to lack of time.
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More InformationThrough Calle Scareta, via Campo Santa Marina, Calle Marcello and Calle de Borgoloco we arrive at Campo Santa Maria Formosa.
Now we are very close to our next destination: The bookstore Liberia Acqua Alta.
Please read on > Libreria Acqua Alta – an exceptional bookshop
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