Conclusions and feelings
5 o' clock PM. That is the end of our journey. Venice is amazing. An important thing about the city is that you can always reach any point by foot. In Venice, you will be amazed by the architecture behind every corner, even in places where you did not expet to find something . That is a museum city,...
Let's follow myths
We now stand in front of the church "Madonna dell'Orto" with its legend of the "apostolo maledetto". While walking along the dock, just in front of the church, we noticed the "Palazzo Mastelli" or "del Cammello", which is called like that because of its incredible story. This is probably the most u...
Ghetto
We arrived at the Ghetto through a tunnel and a hidden street. The first thing we noticed was that this Ghetto is an authentic place, not a big openair museum, jewish people still live here for real! Jewish restaurants, shops and museums sorround this big square. A lot of policemen were sanding in t...
Lunch Break
We had lunch in Santa Margherita. This place is mostly occupied by local people. We then stopped to have a Spritz: a local beverage. Here you can have a glass of Spritz or wine from 2 up to 3 euros. We then kept on going, pretty slowly, because we were not in a hurry. If you travel in Venice, prep...
Keep walking
Venice is a very beautiful city, with small streets, and a nice architecture. From the Accademia Bridge, we got lost through small streets and hidden "campi". We also stopped at "Ca' Dario", a huge palace with a mysterious story of ghosts and death. Then we kept walking until we arrived to the Campo...
Punta della Dogana: A beautiful view
When we arrived at the "Punta della Dogana", we had the chance to see a stunning view of Venice. From here you can see San Marco square, Giudecca island and also Venice Lido. There where many tourists here, that is why we did not stay longer than necessary, just the time to take some photos and take...
Stroll over the water
We followed the dock called "Zattere" until its end. We went along the street, having the "Canale" at our right. Our Italian friends/guide explained us that the large canal which is our right side separates Venice from the Giudecca Island, where many luxury hotels are located: Hilton, Cipriani etc....
Suprising visit of the church
The church is near the university where we started our journey. The little street which leads to the church was representative of an unconventional Venice, because it was without crowd and noise. When we entered into the church of San Nicolò dei Mendicoli, we have been greeted by the old guardian wh...
Starting Point
It's half past ten. Our starting point is in Santa Marta, where Venice University of architecture (IUAV) is situated. This is quite an unusual place to start,away from the tourist crowd, but it is close to the Cruise tourist port of Venice, very busy all year long. The university look like an old fa...