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accessible area wc toilette facilitated bridge Material distributed free Updated in April 2016 Accessible Venice area Marciana phone beforehand to make arrangements. Staff will of 15 cm) in the side of the palace overlooking the St Mark’s area, magnet for tourists, can be reached place a ramp at the door to the hall leading to the quay. If your wheelchair cannot negotiate the step directly without encountering obstacles by taking lift (72x100 cm). A platform lift goes from the first to you can enter the palace from Porta della Carta (on the No. 2 vaporetto and getting off at the San Marco the second floor where the temporary exhibitions are the side immediately after the basilica) which will take Giardinetti stop. However we suggest you follow our held. You are advised to phone +39 041.2405211 you to the palace courtyard with the monumental route which takes in some stunning sights. beforehand. Giants’ Staircase. On the ground floor, there are accessible toilets, a cafeteria, and a bookshop. A lift [1] Take the No. 1 vaporetto (accessible) from [4] Just below the Torre dell’Orologio (Clock Tower), will take you to the first and second floors of the Piazzale Roma (bus terminus) or Ferrovia (railway one of the seminal buildings of the Venetian palace with the splendid council chambers and the station) and continue down the full length of the (not accessible), you will find the entrance Doge’s Apartments. Canal Grande to San Marco Vallaresso stop. to the Mercerie, the famous shopping thoroughfare running from Piazza San Marco to Rialto. [8] Leaving the Doge’s Palace via the Porta della [2] Going down the alley opposite the landing stage - Carta, you can admire the soaring Campanile di San Calle Vallaresso - you will come to Campo San Moisè [5] From here you can go all the way to the Church of Marco. You can access it from the main entrance and the Church of San Moisè with its magnificent San Zulian without encountering obstacles. with the help of the staff (tel. n. 041.52 240 64) who façade and thirteenth-century bell tower. The church houses works by . There will provide assistance for climbing the steps (4 steps There is one step at both the entrances of the church. are two entrances to the church: the main entrance of 17 cm and one of 14 cm) that lead to the lift that has two low steps while the side entrance has one will ake you to admire one of the city’s most splendid [3] If you turn right, rather than left, off Calle step only. panoramas. Vallaresso you will enter Piazza San Marco via an arcade known as the Ala Napoleonica. You can [6] Going back to the Piazza, you can visit St Mark’s [9] The nearby quay has a splendid view of St Mark’s enjoy a spectacular view from here but will need to Basilica. The most accessible entrance is the left Basin. If you keep going (left) you will come to one of go down three steps to reach the piazza. To enter entrance, although there is a small step (about 5 Venice’s oldest bridges, Ponte della Paglia. Going up the piazza without encountering barriers you’ll need cm/2 in). Upon request a mobile platform can be the ramps you can see the famous Ponte dei Sospiri to leave the arcade, turn left into the narrow Calle used. (Bridge of Sighs), a covered walkway made from del Salvadego and keep going until you reach Bacino Inside the basilica, there are a number of difficulties Istrian stone along which prisoners were led from Orseolo (a picturesque “parking lot” for gondolas). in addition to the uneven floor: the Prisons to the chambers of the State Inquisitors Keep right and you will reach the piazza via the • access to the Pala d’Oro altarpiece involves four for trial. arcades of the Procuratie Vecchie. Piazza San Marco fairly steep steps. After the bridge, turn left into Calle dei Albanesi has been the beating heart of the city’s political and • the Treasury is in a side room with two relatively which will take you to the pretty little Piazza di religious life for more than a thousand years and is low steps at the entrance and one step on the San Filippo e Giacomo and the romantic cloister of the symbol right and one on the left inside the room itself. Sant’Apollonia. of the city itself. • to visit the museum, you need to contact the staff In addition to the Palazzo Ducale (Doge’s Palace) the to use the lift to the second floor and the two Piazza San Marco Museums circuit includes: platform lifts making the entire route accessible. the Museo Correr, the National Archaeological For information on opening times here: Museum and the Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca [7] When you leave the basilica, keep left and you www.visitmuve.it Marciana. The entrance for visitors with impaired will come to the Doge’s Palace. www.basilicasanmarco.it mobility is on Calle del Salvadego. You are advised to The public entrance is via Porta del Frumento (a step Direzione Affari Istituzionali Accessible Venice

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Material distributed free Updated in April 2016 Accessible Venice Rialto [1] At Piazzale Roma (bus terminus) or Ferrovia go down Calle del Forno, the alley in front of made difficult by the presence of four steps. (railway station) take the No. 1 or No. 2 boat you, then turn right into Calle del Teatro which In the secondary entrance (Salizada S. Todaro) (accessible) along the Canal Grande to Rialto passes in front of the Teatro Goldoni dedicated there is a step. The first floor with concert rooms (stop A or B), the group of islands forming the to the famous Venetian playwright who staged can only be reached via a flight of stairs. city’s historic heart. In fact, the city was known his masterpieces describing 18th century life in Continuing down Calle Larga Mazzini you will as Rivoaltus, or “high bank”, until AD 1000, Venice in this theatre. The theatre is accessible reach Le Mercerie, the famous shopping streets when it took the name Venice. to wheelchairs from a side entrance where there linking Rialto and Piazza San Marco. is an elevator and a stair lift. You can proceed down the calle for 200 m [2] Follow the Fondamenta for a short stretch Immediately after the theatre on the left is Calle without obstacles as far as Ponte Bareteri. and turn left into Calle del Carbon just before Bembo, a narrow alleyway which will take you Ca’ Farsetti, a 12th century Byzantine palace, back to the Riva del Carbon on the Canal Grande [5] If you turn left at the end of Calle Larga one of the oldest in Venice and now home to near the No. 1 landing stage . Mazzini, you come to Campo San Bartolomeo the City Council . To pass to points 4 and 5 of the itinerary with a statue of Carlo Goldoni in the middle. The calle emerges in Campo San Luca, a busy you have to take water bus line 1 (San Marco From here you see the iconic Bridge of Rialto, little square lined with bars. direction) to San Tomà stop. From San Tomà built by Antonio da Ponte in the 16th century, Take the first calle on your right and then turn you have take water bus line 2 (Piazzale Roma with its two rows of shops linked by two great left to reach Campo Manin, a square with a direction) to Rialto – Banca d’Italia stop. arches. monument to Daniele Manin, a famous 19th At the end of the campo, turning left into Calle century Venetian patriot. [4] After getting off the waterbus going along delle Poste you can enjoy an unusual view of Go down the narrow alleyway on the left side of Calle Larga Mazzini you will reach the right side the Rialto Bridge. Overlooking the calle is the the square; just after it turns left you will find a of the small Campo San Salvador with the Fontego dei Tedeschi. The fonteghi (fondachi) little courtyard on your right with the spectacular church of the same name and the Scuola Grande were the headquarters of groups of foreign Scala del Bovolo (Staircase of the Snail), part of di San Teodoro, the sixth of the Venice’s great merchants and contained living quarters above the 15th century Palazzo Contarini and one of confraternities. The Church of San Salvador their warehouses. This Fontego was built during the city’s most distinctive monuments. contains a wealth of works by various artists. the 16th century, its façade was originally The staircase, contained in a round tower and The main entrance on Campo San Salvador is decorated with frescoes by Giorgione. linked to five-storey open loggia, gave its name to made difficult by the presence of nine steps (the To return to the No. 2 landing stage, go down the entire building as well as the family that built first step 15 cm while the other steps 8 cm). The Calle Bombaseri left of the Rialto Bridge until it. The garden contains a number of wellheads, secondary entrance, reachable via the Calle delle you reach Calle Larga Mazzini and then turn one dating from the Byzantine period. Mercerie, has eleven steps (12 cm) that can be right. negotiated with the help of rails on both sides. [3] Coming back out of the courtyard, turn right, Built in the 16th century, the Scuola go all the way to the end of the calle and then Grande di San Teodoro is now one of turn left into Calle dei Fuseri which will take you Venice’s leading concert venues as well as Information on opening times here: www.scalabovolo.org; www.chiesasansalvador.it back to Campo San Luca. Cross the square and an exhibition space. The main entrance is www.scuolagrandesanteodoro.it Direzione Affari Istituzionali C. d. Chiesa Accessible Venice C. d. forno Auditorium S. Margherita C.PO C. d. Magazen S. MARGHERITA CA’ FOSCARI UNIVERSITY 3 C.LLO Pal. C. dei Saoneri CAPPELLO 4 Giustinian 2 Pal. Nani C.TE Rio Terà Canal C.TE FORNO Ca’ Carmini FALCONA C.TE S. MARGHERITA C. d. Scaleter Rezzonico Scuola Grande Ca’ Zenobio 5 dei Carmini Cristo Sott. Fond. Alberti Armenian College Fond. dello squero Zattere C. D. Pazienza Church and Scuola Grande dei Carmini C.TE Campo Santa Margherita ZAPPA Campiello Squellini C.LLO D’AVOGARIA Ca’ Foscari C. d’AvogariaC.LLO BALASTRO Ca’ Rezzonico Museum C. Balastro S. Margherita C. Chiesa C.TE DEI MORTI Venezia Mestre C.LLO San Marco 4136 Via Cardinal Massaia 45 MASENA 30124 Venezia 30174 Mestre C. dei morti C. Masena T 041 2748144 T 041 9655440 1 C. Cartellotti S. Basilio F 041 9655432 GIUDECCA CANAL Fondamenta Zattere [email protected] | www.veneziacittapertutti.it

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Material distributed free Updated in April 2016 Accessible Venice S. Margherita character has a painting by Cima di Conegliano [4] When you come to Rio Tera’ canal, go down and an altar-piece by Palma il Giovane. The main the Calle de Mezo dea Vida until you reach the [1] Take the No. 2 boat (accessible) from entrance to the church from Campo dei Carmini pretty little Campiello degli Squellini which Tronchetto, Piazzale Roma (bus terminus) or involves a 14 cm step (5 1/2 inches), the side takes its name from the majolica bowls once Ferrovia (railway station) or the No. 5.1 boat entrance has a 5 cm step (2 inches). There are no produced by a workshop in the square. (accessible for one wheelchair at a time) and get architectural barriers inside so the church can be Nearby is Ca’ Foscari, elegant seat of the off at San Basilio. visited throughout. University of Venice. San Basilio is on the Fondamenta delle Zattere The church is open from 7.30 am to 12 pm and which takes its name from the “zattere” or rafts from 2.30 pm to 7 pm from Monday to Saturday, [5] From Campiello degli Squellini, you can reach that formerly unloaded their timber here. The and from from 7.30 am to 12 pm and from 5 pm Ca’ Rezzonico, now housing the Museo del quay is free of barriers as far as Ponte Longo to 7 pm on Sunday. Settecento Veneziano, the city’s collection of alle Zattere. This stretch of the fondamenta is Alongside the church is the seat of one of Venice’s 18th century art. also home to the Venice University Department oldest scuole (charitable institutions): the Scuola The palace - begun by Baldassarre Longhena of Languages and library which is completely Grande dei Carmini which is housed in a 17th and modified by - has many accessible thanks to the platforms at the entrance century building. You enter the Scuola via three important paintings by Tiepolo, Rosalba Carriera, and the lift inside. The building has accessible 15 cm steps (6 inches). The salone on the second Longhi, Guardi and Canaletto displayed in toilets. floor with the magnificent cycle of paintings sumptuously decorated rooms preserving their Go down Calle del Vento opposite the San by Tiepolo can only be reached via the double original precious furnishings. To reach the Basilio stop and along the quayside by the Rio staircase. entrance go down Calle del Cappeller in the San Sebastiano; on the other side (near the direction of Campo San Barnaba, but instead of second bridge) you will see the 16th century [3] Next to the Church of the Carmini is following the main route, turn into the narrow Church of San Sebastiano. If you continue along Campo Santa Margherita, one of Venice’s Calle Pedrocco to reach Fondamenta Rezzonico. Fondamenta del Soccorso you can admire the liveliest squares popular with students from The museum entrance is at the end of this calle. huge 17th century Palazzo Zenobio, formerly the neighbouring university buildings. It has Visitors’ services are on the ground floor and the home of the famous landscape painter numerous openair bars and pizzerias where you include an information point, ticket office, Luca Carlevaris. In 1850 the baroque building can enjoy a relaxing break. cloakroom, bookshop, and breakfast room.The was transformed into a boarding school by the The little building isolated in the middle of the exhibition areas are accessible. Armenian Mekhitarist Fathers. square was built in 1725 to house the Scuola dei To return to the landing stage, going down You can book a visit to the amazing garden by Varoteri (tanners); it now holds council offices. Fondamenta Rezzonico, you will enter the calling +39 - 041.5228770 or writing an e-mail Also in the square is the Auditorio Santa museum’s lovely garden. to [email protected]. Margherita, a venue for conferences, congresses and cultural events owned by the University of [2] The quay emerges in Campo Carmini with Venice. The main entrance involves two steps, the Church of the Carmini, dedicated to Santa but there is also a side entrance near Ponte di For more information on the accessibility of Venice’s Maria del Carmelo. The 14th century basilican museums: San Pantalon with a ramp. www.visitmuve.it interior which has preserved its original Gothic www.scuolagrandecarmini.it Direzione Affari Istituzionali Accessible Venice

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Material distributed free Updated in April 2016 Accessible Venice Frari The main entrance to the church has two Entrance is free for both the disabled visitor steps up (12 cm and 3 cm) and one step and accompanying carer. [1] Take the No. 1 or 2 vaporetto (accessible down (5cm). To complete the visit and reach to wheelchairs) from Tronchetto, Piazzale the Chancel you must negotiate three steps. [6] Back in Campo San Rocco, continue for a Roma or Ferrovia along the Canal Grande to The Chapter house is, however, inaccessible short way in the direction of Piazzale Roma. San Tomà. due to four steep steps. Turn down Calle Drio l’Archivio, go all the Entrance is free for both the disabled visitor way to the end and turn right into Calle de la [2] At the end of the calle opposite the and accompanying carer. Lacca. After passing two porticoes you come landing stage, turn right into Campo San to the campiello of the stunning Gothic- Tomà where you can admire the façade [4] After leaving the basilica, head away Renaissance Scuola of San Giovanni of the 18th century church with the same from the canal and go around the side of the Evangelista, another of Venice’s six Scuole name and, on the far side of the square, the church (in the direction of Piazzale Roma) to Grandi, or charitable confraternities. Scoletta dei Calegheri (Confraternity of reach the magnificent Campo San Rocco. Monumental spaces of the Scuola Grande the Cobblers), now housing the local library. Before reaching the Church and Scuola usually are not open for visit due to the The square contains numerous old ateliers Grande of San Rocco, turn left under a events. For information contact: +39 and one student hostel. portico to admire the delightful Campiello 041.718234. Only the first floor of the Go down the side of the church and you di San Rocco with its many busy ateliers. building is accessible (Sala delle Colonne) come to another small square. On the right, as access to the first floor is via two flights on the other side of the canal, is the Gothic [5] Back in Campo San Rocco, you find of the splendid double staircase by Mauro façade of Palazzo Centanni, birthplace of yourself facing the Church and Scuola Codussi. Carlo Goldoni. Grande of San Rocco. After your visit, go past the beautiful marble The building itself is completely accessible, The church has two entrances: there are five screen and portal and continue as far as but you must cross a bridge to reach it. steps at the main entrance and four steps at Campo San Stin and Fondamenta Contarini the side entrance. where you can again admire the façade of [3] If you leave Campo San Tomà via either of The Scuola contains a famous cycle of the Basilica dei Frari. the calli flanking the Scoletta dei Calegheri paintings by . you will reach the marvellous Gothic Basilica At the entrance there are four steps, but of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. For more information on the accessibily of Venice’s a tracked wheelchair is available making museums and churches: The basilica contains works of art of both the external steps and internal stairs www.visitmuve.it extraordinary value such as ’s altarpiece (with handrail) accessible with the help of www.chorusvenezia.org of the Assumption and Giovanni Bellini’s an operator. On the ground floor, there is a www.basilicadeifrari.it triptych of the Madonna and Child. www.scuolagrandesanrocco.it toilet with a small step, accessible with help. www.scuolasangiovanni.it Giovanni e Paolo FONDAMENTA NUOVE CANAL Direzione Affari Istituzionali Accessible Venice San Lazzaro Fondamenta Nuove ai Mendicanti

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Material distributed free Updated in April 2016 Accessible Venice Santi Giovanni e Paolo The old peoples’ home alongside has a splendid of 1571 contains works by Paolo Veronese. A [1] Take the No. 5.2 “motoscafo” (the small oval staircase by Giuseppe Sardi (shown on step negotiable with help leads to the Chapel. water-bus transporting only one wheelchair at request). The church is open from 9 am to 6 pm, from a time) from Ferrovia or Piazzale Roma stops Monday to Saturday, and from 12 pm to 6 pm and get off at Ospedale. You can arrive even by [3] Continuing down Calle Barbaria de le Tole on Sundays. means of the motoscafo line 4.1, but it takes a you come to the delightful Campo Santi Giovanni longer route. e Paolo, otherwise known as the Campo de le [4] The façade of the Scuola Grande di San If you look left towards the lagoon just after Meravegie (the square of wonders). Here you Marco, now the entrance to one of Venice’s the Fondamente Nove stop, you can see the can admire the 15th century bronze equestrian busiest hospitals, is a masterpiece of Venetian island of San Michele, now Venice’s cemetery. statue by the Florentine artist Andrea del Renaissance architecture designed by Pietro Head along the quay in the direction the Verrocchio depicting Bartolomeo Colleoni, Lombardo and completed by Mauro Codussi. boat was going and turn into Calle delle famous condottiere at the service of the Most Particularly interesting are the sculptures with Cappuccine, the first calle on the right; at the Serene Republic in the 15th century. “illusory perspective backgrounds” depicting end is Campiello Santa Giustina, known as the The square lined with charming open-air bars, scenes from the life of St Mark. There are no Campiello de Barbaria. some of them very old, is dominated by the architectural barriers to the hospital if you use Church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo and the Scuola the entrance on Fondamenta dei Mendicanti [2] Leading right off the far end of the square is Grande di San Marco. which leads to the monumental Renaissance Calle Cafetier followed by Calle Barbaria de le The church is one of the city’s most important cloisters, originally an integral part of the Tole, which takes its name from the warehouses Gothic buildings. Curiously it has no bell tower, Scuola and transformed into a hospital in the where planks of wood, or “tole”, were stored apparently already absent by the 14th century. 19th century during the Austrian rule. prior to export or use in manufacturing. Go The Venetians call it the Pantheon, because it down the calle and on the right you will find contains the tombs of so many of the Venetian [5] Entering the hospital via Fondamenta dei the Church of the Ospedaletto, now owned Republic’s famous men: heroes, condottieri and Mendicanti you can also visit the Church of by IRE (a public body running homes for the doges. Entrance is free for both the disabled San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti built by Vincenzo elderly and single mothers), whose premises visitor and accompanying carer. Two steps Scamozzi (16th century), which is completely are alongside. lead up to the main entrance of the church, accessible thanks to a ramp at the entrance. The church, which is accessible, is dedicated while at the side entrance there is one step up The façade has two large bas-reliefs portraying to Santa Maria dei Derelitti and was built in a and one step down. Inside, in the south aisle naval and land battles. You can also admire complex including a hospital and hospice. The just after the entrance, there is a monument paintings by Paolo Veronese and Jacopo façade is enhanced with baroque decorations to Marcantonio Bragadin. It is followed by an Tintoretto. by Baldassare Longhena (17th century). early polyptych by Giovanni Bellini. The right It is open only booking in advance by calling transept holds The Charity of St Antoninus, a the number +39 041 2719012 or by writing an famous painting by Lorenzo Lotto. The Chapel For further information on: email to: [email protected] www.scalabovolo.org of the Rosary dedicated to the battle of Lepanto www.basilicasangiovanniepaolo.it Cemetery San Mattia Direzione Affari Istituzionali Public Gardens Accessible Venice

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CAMPO S. BERNARDO 5 S.S. Maria Venier 6 e Donato Conterie 4 Glass Museum Da Mula Palazzo Museo Da Mula Church of San Pietro Martire Glass Museum CAMPO 3 2 S. STEFANO Basilica of Santi Maria e Donato S. Pietro Scuola del vetro Abate Zanetti Martire Serenella Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli Navagero

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Material distributed free Updated in April 2016 Accessible Venice Murano [3] To reach the second area, take the 4.2 turn left, then right down Fondamenta Venier. Murano is famed worldwide for its glass Giracittà waterbus line at the Da Mula stop, At the end of the quayside is the Renaissance industry, transferred to the island from Venice right opposite the Palazzo, and get off at the Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli, currently in the late 13th century because of the fire Murano Museo stop. closed to the public. risk - most of Venice’s buildings were wooden at the time. [4] From Riva Longa, take the Fondamenta [7] To reach the third area, go back along If you want a closer glimpse of this fascinating Giustiniani to the Museo Vetraio, the Glass Fondamenta Venier to the Museo landing art you can attend the glass-blowing Museum founded by Abbot Vincenzo Zanetti stage and take the No. 3 or No. 4.2 boat to demonstrations held in several of the island’s in 1861 and boasting a fine display of glass Murano Faro. fornaci, or glassworks. objects from ancient times until today. The itinerary we propose covers three separate The exhibition halls are accessible thanks to [8] Go down Viale Bressagio opposite the areas of the island connected by public the elevator. landing stage, then turn right into Calle Briati transport. where you will find the Scuola del Vetro Abate [5] Continuing along the quayside, you come Zanetti (formerly the School of Glass Design). [1] Take the 3 (Diretto Murano) or 4.2 boat to the Basilica of Santi Maria e Donato which The building is completely accessible and, if (accessible to one wheelchair at a time) from has an apse with a sumptuous mosaic on a you contact the school in advance, you can Piazzale Roma (bus terminus) or Ferrovia gold ground and splendid mosaic pavements. watch glass being worked. Go down Viale (railway station) to Murano Colonna. The secondary entrance does not present an Bressagio as far as Fondamenta Manin, then obstacles, and once you get in you’ll find a turn right into Campo San Stefano with the [2] Go along the Fondamenta dei Vetrai as ramp for reaching the 3 aisles. The church remains of the Church of Santo Stefano (only far as the Renaissance Church of San Pietro is open every day from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm. the oratory survives). You can also admire the Martire which contains paintings by Paolo medieval-style clock tower built at the end of Veronese, Domenico and Jacopo Tintoretto as [6] Back in Campo San Donato, at the back the 1800s. well as a Madonna with Angels and Saints by of the basilica, go down Fondamenta San Giovanni Bellini. The church, open from 9 .00 Lorenzo, then turn left into Calle delle Conterie From the Murano Faro landing stage, you can am to 6.00 pm from Monday to Friday, and where you can admire a splendid example of take the No. 12 boat to the island of Burano. from 12.00 pm to 6.00 pm on Saturdays, is industrial archaeology: the Conterie, complex accessible from the side door. where the eponymous coloured glass beads Continuing along the quayside, you come were produced. These famous Venetian to the Veneto-Byzantine Palazzo da Mula, seed beads were used in jewellery as well as For further information o accessibility and opening built by a Venetian noble family as a summer serving as a medium of exchange with foreign hours of the Museum and School of Glass: residence and now housing Murano’s Town peoples. www.visitmuve.it Hall. Once you’ve reached Campo San Bernardo, www.abatezanetti.it wc Torcello Direzione Affari Istituzionali Museum 4 Accessible Venice S. Fosca S. M. Assunta TORCELLO

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Mazzorbo 3 Church of San Martino Torcello Lace Museum MAZZORBO Torcello Museum Church of Santa Fosca Burano 1 Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta Burano and Torcello Venezia Mestre San Marco 4136 Via Cardinal Massaia 45 30124 Venezia 30174 Mestre Lace Museum T 041 2748144 T 041 9655440 2 F 041 9655432 wc [email protected] | www.veneziacittapertutti.it

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Material distributed free Updated in April 2016 Accessible Venice Burano and Torcello At the end of the street is Piazza Galuppi The central square holds a number of BURANO where you can admire the Church of San important monuments evoking the island’s The island of Burano, completely accessible, Martino and the Lace Museum. glorious past: Attila’s Throne, Torcello is famous for the ancient art of lace making The 16th century church houses a number Museum, the 14th century Church of Santa and the characteristic coloured façades of of works of art including The Crucifixion, a Fosca and the Cathedral of Santa Maria the houses which make it the most colourful painting from G.B. Tiepolo’s youthful period. Assunta with the baptistery ruins. of the islands in the Venice Lagoon. The main entrance to the church, open daily Founded in the 7th century, the cathedral is As well as the recommended itinerary, we from 8 am to 12 am and from 3 pm to 6 pm, the oldest church in the Venetian Lagoon. The suggest you simply “lose” yourself among has a low ramp of about 8 cm (3 inches). interior is rich in splendid Byzantine marbles the alleyways, colours and shops of this The Museum is housed in the historic Lace and mosaics. Don’t miss the spectacular Last special place. School founded at the end of the 19th Judgement above the main door. Access to century. The displays are accessible, and the cathedral is facilitated by ramps. [1] Take the 3 line boat (accessible to one you can see live demonstrations of the lace Opening times from March to October: wheelchair at a time) from Piazzale Roma workers’ techniques (booking required). 10.30 am to 6 pm; November to February: (bus terminus) or Ferrovia (railway station) You can also visit the island of Mazzorbo and 10 am to 5 pm. to the Faro stop on Murano, then take the enjoy the park by crossing the long ramp 12 line boat (accessible to wheelchairs) to linking Burano and Mazzorbo. The Torcello Museum is located in two Burano. separate buildings: the Palazzo del Consiglio The island can also be reached by the 12 line TORCELLO and the Palazzo dell’Archivio. The former boat from Punta Sabbioni (on the mainland [3] From the Burano landing stage, take houses the medieval and modern section spit south of Venice). the 9 line boat to Torcello (accessible to and only the ground floor is accessible. The wheelchairs). latter housing the archaeological section [2] From the landing stage, go straight on can only be reached via a staircase and is down Calle San Mauro. At the end, turn left [4] From the landing stage, go along the not accessible. into Fondamenta San Mauro, and continue quayside flanking the canal; on your right along the quay until you reach a level you will see Ponte del Diavolo, or the Devil’s footbridge across the Rio degli Assassini. This Bridge, one of the few bridges without brings you to Via Baldassarre Galuppi, the parapets. To reach the heart of the island main street dedicated to the 18th century you will need to cross a bridge with five For more information on the accessibility of Venice’s composer (born on the island) lined with steps (the tread is sufficiently deep to allow museums: www.visitmuve.it; restaurants, shops selling lace and Buranelli, someone in a wheelchair to cross the bridge www.cultura.provincia.venezia.it/spazi delicious S-shaped biscuits. easily with the help of a carer). /museo-di-torcello/ S. Pietro di Castello 6 Direzione Affari Istituzionali

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area accessibile ponte con gradino agevolato Material distributed free Updated in April 2016 Accessible Venice Eastern Castello The eastern Castello area boasts the city’s most extensive Church of San Giuseppe a Castello (Sant’Isepo). The Tiepolo as well as the Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew green area, rendered even more evocative by its lagoon church, which was rebuilt in the mid-1500s contains by Jacopo Marieschi. It features a lovely coffered ceiling setting. Our itinerary involves long stretches going along paintings by Paolo Veronese and Jacopo Tintoretto (there by Giovanni Contarini which has been in its original site leafy avenues without encountering obstacles. are 6 steps at the entrance). since the 16th century. The church is open daily from 8 am to 12 am and from [1] After taking the No. 1 vaporetto (wheelchair accessible) [4] From here you can go to the Giardini Napoleonici, 3.30 pm to 7 pm. from the Piazzale Roma or Ferrovia stops or the motoscafi public gardens laid out between 1808 and 1812 (Nos. 4.1 and 5.1; accessible to one wheelchair at a according to the landscaping project of Giannantonio [6] Continue along Fondamenta Sant’Anna, and after time) you get off at Sant’Elena, transformed by 19th- Selva, obtained by demolishing numerous religious crossing Ponte Quintavalle bridge (accessible) you’ll reach century urban planning from “a short solitary strip of buildings. The gardens are so-called because they were the Fondamenta bearing the same name. At the end of land” into a pine wood and attractive modern residential created at the behest of Napoleon who issued a decree the fondamenta, walking down Calle drio el Campanile district whose calli are nearly all named after places and in 1807 stating that “the good city of Venice must be (i.e. the street behind the bell tower) you will reach personages of the First World War. equipped Campo San Pietro where the Basilica di San Pietro di with a public space where people can stroll”. Castello stands. This campo is very interesting as it differs [2] Walk through the pine wood of Sant’Elena (Parco delle The gardens are divided into two sections: the first from the other Venetian campi, which are usually paved, Rimembranze) and, heading right, go all the way down is a long rectangle with an avenue running down the being laid out as a garden with paved paths and grass. Viale Quattro Novembre; after crossing Rio di Sant’Elena middle with numerous monuments dedicated to historic The church, built in the 7th century, was rebuilt several you’ll reach the vast campus of the “Francesco Morosini” personages (Wagner, Verdi, Carducci, Selvatico, the times, and is now an example of Palladian architecture, naval college. aviator Penzo) and the Plinth created by Carlo Scarpa for the façade having been renovated by Francesco Smeraldi, Continue a short way along Viale Piave, cross the flat the statue La Partigiana by Leoncillo; the second, larger who carried out a previous project by Andrea Palladio footbridge and go past the Venice’s “Pierluigi Penzo” section, has been home to the Venice Biennale since dating back to 1556. football stadium to reach the Church of Sant’Elena. 1895 (see Art/Architecture Biennale pamphlet). The bell tower, in Istrian stone, is the work of Mauro This Gothic-style church was founded in the 13th After admiring Augusto Murer’s monument Venezia alla Codussi. The church entrances have four steps (12 cm, century and features an interesting 16th-century façade Partigiana on the water’s edge cross the flat bridge over 15 cm 14 cm, 14 cm). Inside worthy of notice are the by Antonio Rizzo dedicated to Admiral Vittore Cappello. Rio San Giuseppe and continue along Viale Garibaldi Vendramin and Lando Chapels, that house respectively: The remains of Saint Helen are kept in a chapel inside the with the 19th-century Serra designed by Giannantonio Madonna and Child and the souls in Purgatory by Luca church (there is a step 17 cm). There are no steps leading Selva and now under restoration. Giordano and the mosaic Altar Piece by Arminio Zuccato to the entrance although you’ll find a ramp on the inside. based on a cartoon by Jacopo Tintoretto. The adjoining convent features the remains of the 15th- [5] In the middle of the exedra at the end of the avenue You can also admire the Throne of Saint Peter, that century cloister. For more information on opening hours: stands the bronze statue of Giuseppe Garibaldi by according to the tradition is considered the seat of the Church of Sant’Elena the number +39 041 52 05 144 Augusto Benvenuti; from here you enter Via Garibaldi, Apostol in Antioch. formerly Via Eugenia, one of the two Venetian streets During the Venice Biennale, crossing the Ponte delle [3] After leaving the church we suggest you wander called “via” instead of “calle” like all the other streets Vergini bridge fitted with easy-access half-height steps, among the calli of the island and enjoy the peace and in the historic city centre (the other one being Via XXII you can reach the new entrance to the Arsenale through quiet of this quarter and its spacious parks. After reaching Marzo, close to Saint Mark’s), and obtained by filling in a the Giardino delle Vergini (see the Biennale Architecture/ Campo Stringari proceed past the Biennale pavilions. canal. This lively popular street is the perfect place to stop Art folder). After Ponte del Paludo (bridge with facilitated steps) turn off for a break. Halfway up the street is the Church of off into Paludo di S. Antonio. San Francesco di Paola, built for the Minim Friars at the This area which was created by filling in the eponymous end of the 16th century on the remains of a pre-existing marsh features interesting examples of “minor” church. To enter the church you will need to go up two Information on opening times here: residential architecture like the nearby Seco Marina. steps (a step of 17 cm and another of 15 cm). Inside www.chorusvenezia.org Head for Campo San Giuseppe where you’ll find the are paintings by Palma il Giovane and Giandomenico Direzione Affari Istituzionali Accessible Venice

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Material distributed free Updated in April 2016 Accessible Venice Ca’ d’Oro Palazzo Foscari with its original 15th century survive. To enter the chapel you will need to This itinerary goes along the road formerly façade and on the other by Palazzo Sagredo, a negotiate two steps; above the chapel altar known as Via Vittorio Emanuele II, then renamed late 14th century Gothic building with a richly is the Martyrdom of St Lucy by Giambattista Via XXVIII Aprile, but which all Venetians call decorated arcade of windows and traces of the Tiepolo. The church also contains works from “Strada Nova”; a broad road running parallel antique Venetian-Byzantine façade, both now the School of Paolo Veronese, Francesco Maffei to the Canal Grande and linking Rialto to the transformed into hotels. and Gaspare Dizioni. railway station, it is lined with churches, palazzi Opposite the campo, concealed by the houses, The Church is open every day from 10 am to 12 and monuments of historical and artistic interest. is the Church of Santa Sofia; you can just make am and from 3 pm to 7.30 pm. out the top of the gable and the upper section The Scuola dell’Angelo Custode, built from 1713 [1] Take the No. 1 vaporetto from the Piazzale of the Romanesque campanile. to a design by Andrea Tirali, was purchased by Roma (bus terminus) or Ferrovia (railway station) The church was built around AD 1000 and the merchants of the Fontego dei Tedeschi. stops to go down the Canal Grande and get off remodelled in the 17th century. It currently houses the Evangelical Lutheran at Ca’ d’Oro. Inside are works by the Bassano workshop, Heinz church. Above the doorway stands a lovely A few yards down the eponymous calle you and Palma il Giovane. There are two entrances: marble Guardian Angel by Heinrich Meyring. will find Ca’ d’Oro, which takes its name from the main entrance on the Strada Nova has a Close to Campo dei SS. Apostoli is the the gold leaf originally decorating parts of the step while the side entrance in Calle del Cristo, Multiscreen Cinema Giorgione. façade. The palace, one of the most splendid reached via Ramo dell’Oca, has no steps. examples of 15th century oriental style Venetian Open daily from 9 am to 12 am (thursday [4] Continuing along the Strada Nova you cross Gothic, was built on the site of a Veneto- excluded). Ponte San Felice (stepped ramp) which takes Byzantine building for Marino Contarini. It you to Campo San Felice with the eponymous now houses the Galleria Franchetti, a rich art [3] Further down the Strada Nova, on the church. collection with paintings from the Veneto right, is the entrance to the garden of Palazzo The 10th century Church of San Felice was school (including Mantegna’s celebrated Saint Mangilli- Valmarana, a classical style palace built completely rebuilt in 1531; it houses many works Sebastian and Titian’s Venus with a Mirror), in 1751 by Antonio Vicentini. including an early Tintoretto Saint Demetrius works from the Tuscan and Flemish schools, and At the end of the road is Campo dei SS. Apostoli, and a Donor of the Ghisi family. Both entrances splendid Renaissance bronzes and sculptures. originally the site of the first settlement in the have 5 steps. There is a step at the entrance of the Gallery Venetian islands. The campo is overlooked on Continuing along the Fondamenta della Chiesa, which is on two floors. An elevator takes you up one side by the eponymous church and on the you can admire the Ponte Chiodo, a private to the exhibition floors. The restrooms, situated other by the Scuola dell’Angelo Custode. bridge spanning the Rio di San Felice which is between the first and second floors, are not The Church of SS. Apostoli, which has undergone Venice’s last remaining arched bridge without wheelchair accessible. several restorations (the last one in the mid- 18th parapets. century), preserves the original 16th-century [2] After leaving the Gallery turn right down the single nave floor plan. Of particular interest is For information on opening times here: Strada Nova and head for Campo Santa Sofia, the Corner Chapel attributed to Mauro Codussi, www.cadoro.org www.patriarcatovenezia.it which is overlooked on one side by the Gothic the only 15th-century part of the church to Direzione Affari Istituzionali Accessible Venice

Fond. Rughetta

Ex-convent of C. d. Cristo C. Larga S. Marta the Sisters of 1 Saint Theresa C. dei Secchi C. Bagni C.d.Remorchianti S.ta C. Longhi Baghei 7 C. Minestra Ca’ Foscari Marta University 6 C. della Ca’ Matta 2 casa dei Former Church of Santa Marta Ex cotonificio sette camini C. delle Case Nuove former Church S. Nicolò Ex Cotonificio of Santa Marta dei Mendicoli di Pescheria 5 Church of San Sebastiano C. dietro ai Magazzini IUAV Fondamenta University Angelo Church of Angelo Raffaele Raffaele Former convent of the Sisters of St. Theresa Magazzini Ligabue 4 Teatro Universitario G. Poli 3 S. Sebastiano Ex-convent of San Sebastiano Salizzada S. Basegio Santa Marta Terminal Aliscafi Banchina di S. Basegio Venezia Mestre San Marco 4136 Via Cardinal Massaia 45 30124 Venezia 30174 Mestre GIUDECCA CANAL T 041 2748144 T 041 9655440 F 041 9655432 [email protected] | www.veneziacittapertutti.it

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Material distributed free Updated in April 2016 Accessible Venice Santa Marta The Santa Marta area is located in the westernmost brick warehouses originally used as a free zone and There are two entrances to the church: the main tip of Venice where council housing and 19th and recently refurbished and converted into university entrance has two steps while the side entrance is 20th century buildings have replaced the antique lecture halls. accessible. settlements. It is home to several important The church is open every day from 10.00 to 12.00 examples of industrial archaeology that played [4] Continuing along the San Basilio bank you can and from 15.00 to 17.30, except on Sunday an important role in the life of the city: from the admire the Giudecca island on your right with the afternoon. gasometer to the aqueduct, from the huge hangars magnificent Mulino Stucky building, an important of the Cotonificio, the former cotton factory, to example of 19th century industrial archaeology now [6] Returning to the wharf keep going until you the former Ligabue warehouses. Over the years, housing a hotel and congress centre. After going reach the ex-cotton factory. If you cross the so many of these buildings have been converted up the ramp alongside the hydrofoil terminal of the university campus (during opening times) you can into university departments that the area has been Stazione Marittima (the Cruise Terminal), take the reach Fondamenta dei Bari overlooked, on the other transformed into a university quarter. The area Calle dei Frati to the 15th century Church of San side of the canal, by the Church of San Nicolò dei is also strategically placed near to the port which Sebastiano, one of Venice’s leading art venues Mendicoli, a 12th century church with a Veneto- bustles with tourists on their way to and from a host thanks to its magnificent cycle of paintings by Paolo Byzantine campanile. Going along the embankment of tourist resorts (Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, etc.). Veronese, who is buried there. Worth a closer look you will reach the former convent of the Sisters are the painted organ doors and ceiling of the of Saint Theresa built around a single large arched [1] Take a No. 4.1 or 5.1 “motoscafo”- the small sacristy, accessible after going up two steps (10 cloister (now a university faculty). The two wings water-bus transporting only one wheelchair at a cm), where you can admire the Coronation of the of the convent enclose the simple façade of the time - from Piazzale Roma or Ferrovia stops or a Virgin, the Four Evangelists, the Virtues and Scenes Church of Santa Teresa which dates to the early No. 6 motoscafo from Piazzale Roma, and get off from the Old Testament. Inside the main body of 18th century. Leaving the convent complex, on the at Santa Marta. the church are various works by Paris Bordone other side of the rio, you will see the “Casa dei 7 and Jacopo Sansovino as well as a St Nicolas by camini”, the House of 7 Chimneys, an interesting [2] Once you have got off the landing-stage turn Titian. Adjacent to the church is the ex-convent example of minor residential architecture: in 1996, right and head for the former Church of Santa of San Sebastiano, which now houses the the building was raised 40 centimetres using an Marta, a 14th century building that has been humanities faculty of Ca’ Foscari. The entrance hall experimental engineering technique to protect it converted into a congress centre/exhibition space. is of particular architectural significance. Designed from the high water. by Carlo Scarpa in 1978 it acts as a dialectic link [3] Continuing along the wharf of the commercial between buildings from different eras, combining [7] Going along the Fondamenta Santa Marta which port you will reach the ex Cotonificio buildings now a range of contrasting surfaces: the entrance is leads to the landing stage you will pass Teatro housing various university departments (the IUAV distinguished by an L-shaped? cornice made from Universitario “Giovanni Poli”, a fully accessible institute of architecture and Ca’ Foscari University Istrian limestone with stepped moulding cut away theatre hosting shows linked to leading Venetian of Venice). Standing on the roof is a sculpture at the top to hold the antique statue of St Sebastian. cultural events. entitled “Ali”, or Wings, a work symbolising freedom made by the architect Massimo Scolari for [5] After leaving the church go to Campazzo San the 1991 Biennale as a door for the Arsenale and Sebastiano; after passing Campo drio al Cimitero subsequently donated to the University. Just a few you will reach the Church of Angelo Raffaele For further information on accessibility and opening hours: yards from the former Cotton Factory are the ex which has a marble statue group including the www.chorusvenezia.org www.unive.it Magazzini Ligabue, a group of preindustrial red Archangel decorating its impressive façade. www.iuav.it CANAL GRANDE Direzione Affari Istituzionali Accessible Venice

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Material distributed free Updated in April 2016 Accessible Venice Rialto Market Combining history with gastronomy and [3] Continuing towards the Rialto Bridge turn into façade is dominated by a huge clock (1410) above a entertainment, this itinerary takes us to Rialto, one Calle de la Madonna, where you will see a white small wood and stone Gothic porch, the only original of the first islands to be settled in Venice. Before limestone “barbacane” jutting out from the wall example to survive in Venice. Both main and side acquiring its more famous name Venice was known and bearing the inscription “PER LA IVRIDICIOM DI entrances have five steps. The campo is overlooked as Rivoalto - or high bank - after this quarter on the BARBACANI”. In Venice “barbacani” are wooden or by the long arcade known as Banco Giro, originally left-hand bank of the Canal Grande; it was originally stone brackets supporting an overhanging first floor. a credit bank where merchants used to meet to joined to the opposite bank by a pontoon bridge, For health and safety reasons the carry out their negotiations. On the other side of the later replaced by a wooden bridge itself replaced laid down a limit for such overhangs, placing this square is the Colonna del Bando, known as the by the Rialto Bridge, the lovely single-arched stone sample limestone bracket here by way of example. Gobbo di Rialto after the hunchback figure bearing a structure designed by Antonio Da Ponte in the late huge porphry slab on his back; it was formerly used 16th century. There are two public transport stops [4] At the end of the calle you enter the final stretch as a podium by the officials of the Serenissima who in the vicinity: Rialto Mercato and San Silvestro. Our of the Ruga Rialto known as Ruga Vecchia San would read out official proclamations or the names itinerary starts at the San Silvestro stop. Giovanni. To the right are a wrought iron gate and a of offenders. 14th century campanile belonging to the Church of [1] Take the No. 1 vaporetto (wheelchair accessible) San Giovanni Elemosinario, an unusual building [7] If you go through the Banco Giro arcade, behind from the Piazzale Roma (bus terminus) or Ferrovia on a Greek-cross plan founded before 1071. Rebuilt the Fabbriche Vecchie, you will reach the Campo (railway station) stops and get off at San Silvestro. by Scarpagnino following the disastrous 1514 fire, dell’Erberia overlooking the Canal Grande, one of the church contains several renaissance masterpieces Venice’s loveliest corners. The perfect place to stop [2] Go through the Sottoportico de la Pasina then including a fine altarpiece by Titian of St John the and enjoy the delicious cicchetti on offer in the local continue to Campo Sant’Aponal, a bustling square Almsgiver, the church’s titular saint, and a work by bacari - Venice’s typical wine bars - and sip a glass of on the Rialto-San Polo route. It is overlooked by the Pordenone in the cupola. There are five steps at the wine while admiring the splendid palazzi lining the campanile and simple brick Gothic façade of the entrance (the first step 9 cm while the other steps volta de canal, or more prosaically, the bend, of the church which now houses the municipal archives. 13 cm). most beautiful waterway in the world. From here you can continue along Ruga Rialto (the Venetian term “ruga” derives from the word “rua” [5] Turning left into Ruga dei Spezieri, the street of [8] After returning to Campo San Giacometo enter and means long shop-lined road or calle), but we the spice-sellers, you reach Campo delle Beccarie, Ruga degli Orefici, which takes its names from the advise you to follow our itinerary and head back where you will find a busy market in the mornings. goldsmiths and silversmiths that once clustered here. towards the Canal Grande and the picturesque The eponymous calle leads to Campo della Pescaria To the left of Rialto Bridge stands the Renaissance Riva del Vin. Turn into Calle del Luganegher and and Campo Bella , the fish and fruit and Palazzo dei Camerlenghi, regional headquarters of continue as far as Campo San Silvestro with the flower markets, respectively. Crossing through the the Court of Audit, and to the right, the 16th century eponymous church (the entrance has five steps) Fabbriche Nuove on your left you will reach the Palazzo dei dieci Savi, headquarters of the Magistrato followed by Rio Terà San Silvestro. When you get Rialto Mercato landing stage. alle Acque e del Genio Civile (the Venetian Civil back to the canal bank you will see on the opposite Engineering and Water Authority). side the magnificent Gothic-Renaissance façades of [6] After going through the sottoportego of the Ca’ Farsetti and Ca’ Loredan, now Venice’s town Fabbriche Vecchie, seat of the Venetian magistrate’s hall. The Fondamenta del Vin conserves traces of court, you enter Campo San Giacomo di Rialto with the former “case fondaco”, warehouses cum homes the Church of San Giacometo, traditionally held to dating to the Byzantine period that lined this bank. be the oldest church in Venice (11th-12th centuries), Further information on: thanks to its escape from the 1514 fire. The lovely www.chorusvenezia.org Direzione Affari Istituzionali Accessible Venice 5

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accessible area wc toilette facilitated bridge Material distributed free Updated in April 2016 Accessible Venice Cannaregio West The Cannaregio district is the second largest in Venice Originally erected in the 11th century, the Church of De’ Pitati and Savoldo, as well as Antonio Vivarini’s after Castello. It occupies the northern part of the Santi Geremia and Lucia was rebuilt in 1292. The beautiful triptych depicting The Annunciation with the city and is the most populated. Its name comes from church has a Greek-cross plan and conserves the relics of Saints Anthony of Padua and the Archangel Michael. Cannarecium, a place characterised by the presence of Saint Lucia. The altar is extremely beautiful, embellished The church entrance has a step (9 cm high at street numerous reeds which originally populated this stretch by its presbytery where you can admire the statues of St. level with a drop of 23 cm inside the church). of water when the area was still uninhabited. The main Peter and St. Jeremiah the Apostle, Pier Antonio Novelli artery of the whole district is one of the city’s widest and the work “The Virgin attends the coronation of [6] Go back to the Ponte delle Guglie and walk along streets and leads from the main railway station of Santa Venice made by Bishop S. Magno” by Palma the Younger. the Rio Terà San Leonardo until you get to the Rio Terà Lucia to the Rialto area. Like other unique features The church has two entrances. Access via the main del Cristo where there is the Church of SS. Ermagora typical of Venice, this long road is actually made up entrance on the Campo San Geremia is made difficult by and Fortunato, called San Marcuola. of several “pieces”: Lista di Spagna, Strada Nova, and the presence of nine steps (19 cm) while the secondary Mercerie. However, the road is simply known as Strada entrance at the end of Fondamenta Cà Labia at number This eighteenth-century church consists of a square Nova. 335, on the rio di Cannaregio, is fully accessible with single nave topped by a vault structured with large semi- no steps. To reach the Fondamenta you will need to circular windows. The presbytery houses 8 altars full of [1] Take the vaporetto water bus line 1 or 2 negotiate the flight of 5 steps (93 cm depth and 12.5 works of art, among which are Tintoretto’s notable (accessible to wheelchairs) at Piazzale Roma and get off cm height) of the Ponte delle Guglie. paintings “The Last Supper” and “Christ Washing the at the stop Ferrovia in front of the railway station. The church is open from 9.00 to 12.00 and from 16.30 Disciples’ Feet”. The facade of the building overlooking to 18.30 on weekdays; 09.30 to 12.15 and 17.30 to the Canal Grande was designed by Giorgio Massari and [2] From the pier, walk along Fondamenta degli 18.30 on public holidays. is still unfinished. Scalzi until you get to the majestic Chiesa degli The church is open every day from 9.00 to 11.00. Scalzi, characterised by its imposing facade in Venetian [4] Returning to the Ponte delle Guglie (fitted Baroque style punctuated by half columns and niches with accessible steps) and continuing along the Cannaregio is also home to the Jewish Ghetto. The adorned with statues, the church is topped with a rich Fondamenta Savorgnan, to your left you can admire very first ghetto in Europe, today it is a lively and popular pediment that somehow contradicts the vow of poverty Palazzo Savorgnan, an interesting palace decorated district of the city that is still home to Jewish religious taken by the Order of Discalced Carmelites. Traces of with monumental coats of arms erected at the end of and administrative institutions and five synagogues. some works by Giambattista Tiepolo can be seen in the the 17th century based on Giuseppe Sardi’s design. It is The cityscape is characterized by high rise buildings that vaults of the side chapels inside. The entrance has three now home to the school Istituto Tecnico per il Turismo show how much the population density has increased steps (17 cm) fitted with handrails. Algarotti. throughout the years. The ghetto is divided into the When you get to the Ponte de la Crea, go along the Ghetto Novo and the Ghetto Vecchio. Ghetto Novo [3] Continue towards Rio Terà Lista di Spagna and low footbridge to the left of the bridge until you reach is home to the Jewish Museum and can be reached you will get to Campo San Geremia, overlooked on Campo San Giobbe, with the homonymous church of by going over the bridge Gheto Novo (consisting of a one side by Palazzo Labia and on the other side by the San Giobbe. flight of nine 15-cm steps and of eight 17-cm steps) or Church of Santi Geremia and Lucia. over the Gheto Vecio (a flight of nine 13-cm steps and [5] The present Church of San Giobbe was built one of eight 13-cm steps ). The Jewish Museum and Palazzo Labia was built in the 18th century by the in the mid-1400s on a plan by Pietro Lombardo and the synagogues have several flights of stairs. To get to Labia family, a renowned Catalan family of merchants represents one of the first examples of Renaissance the Campo di Ghetto Vecchio go over the Ponte delle who wanted to build a palace worthy of their power architecture in Venice, whose maximum expression is Guglie and along the Fondamenta de Cannaregio. and prestige. Of particular interest is the ballroom the Martini Chapel with its glazed earthenware ceiling decorated with frescoes by Tiepolo. Now the palace is the attributed to Luca della Robbia. Inside the single-nave For further information please visit: regional headquarters of the Italian State television RAI. church are preserved some paintings by Bonifacio www.chorusvenezia.org www.museoebraico.it