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4 Church of Scalzi Church of Santi Geremia e Lucia Palazzo Labia wc Palazzo Savorgnan Church of San Giobbe Church of San Marcuola 3 6 Cannaregio West 2 Venezia Mestre wc San Marco 4136 Via Cardinal Massaia 45 30124 Venezia 30174 Mestre T 041 2748144 T 041 9655440 F 041 9655432 1 [email protected] | www.veneziacittapertutti.it

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accessible area wc toilette facilitated bridge Material distributed free Updated in September 2017 Accessible Venice Cannaregio West The Cannaregio district is the second largest in Venice Originally erected in the 11th century, the Church of The church entrance has a step (9 cm high at street after Castello. It occupies the northern part of the Santi Geremia and Lucia was rebuilt in 1292. The level with a drop of 23 cm inside the church). city and is the most populated. Its name comes from church has a Greek-cross plan and conserves the relics of Cannarecium, a place characterised by the presence of Saint Lucia. The altar is extremely beautiful, embellished [6] Go back to the Ponte delle Guglie and walk along numerous reeds which originally populated this stretch by its presbytery where you can admire the statues of St. the Rio Terà San Leonardo until you get to the Rio Terà of water when the area was still uninhabited. The main Peter and St. Jeremiah the Apostle, Pier Antonio Novelli del Cristo where there is the Church of SS. Ermagora artery of the whole district is one of the city’s widest and the work “The Virgin attends the coronation of and Fortunato, called San Marcuola. streets and leads from the main railway station of Santa Venice made by Bishop S. Magno” by Palma the Younger. Lucia to the Rialto area. Like other unique features The church has two entrances. Access via the main This eighteenth-century church consists of a square typical of Venice, this long road is actually made up entrance on the Campo San Geremia is made difficult by single nave topped by a vault structured with large semi- of several “pieces”: Lista di Spagna, Strada Nova, and the presence of nine steps (19 cm) while the secondary circular windows. The presbytery houses 8 altars full of Mercerie. However, the road is simply known as Strada entrance at the end of Fondamenta Cà Labia at number works of art, among which are Tintoretto’s notable Nova. 335, on the rio di Cannaregio, is fully accessible with paintings “The Last Supper” and “Christ Washing the no steps. To reach the Fondamenta you will need to Disciples’ Feet”. The facade of the building overlooking [1] Take the vaporetto water bus line 1 or 2 negotiate the flight of 5 steps (93 cm depth and 12.5 the Canal Grande was designed by and (accessible to wheelchairs) at Piazzale Roma and get off cm height) of the Ponte delle Guglie. is still unfinished. at the stop Ferrovia in front of the railway station. The church is open every day from 9.00 to 11.00. [4] Returning to the Ponte delle Guglie (fitted [2] From the pier, walk along Fondamenta degli with accessible steps) and continuing along the Cannaregio is also home to the Jewish Ghetto. The Scalzi until you get to the majestic Chiesa degli Fondamenta Savorgnan, to your left you can admire very first ghetto in Europe, today it is a lively and popular Scalzi, characterised by its imposing facade in Venetian Palazzo Savorgnan, an interesting palace decorated district of the city that is still home to Jewish religious style punctuated by half columns and niches with monumental coats of arms erected at the end of and administrative institutions and five synagogues. adorned with statues, the church is topped with a rich the 17th century based on Giuseppe Sardi’s design. It is The cityscape is characterized by high rise buildings that pediment that somehow contradicts the vow of poverty now home to the school Istituto Tecnico per il Turismo show how much the population density has increased taken by the Order of Discalced Carmelites. Traces of Algarotti. throughout the years. The ghetto is divided into the some works by Giambattista Tiepolo can be seen in the When you get to the Ponte de la Crea, go along the Ghetto Novo and the Ghetto Vecchio. Ghetto Novo vaults of the side chapels inside. The entrance has three low footbridge to the left of the bridge until you reach is home to the Jewish Museum and can be reached steps (17 cm) fitted with handrails. Campo San Giobbe, with the homonymous church of by going over the bridge Gheto Novo (consisting of a San Giobbe. flight of nine 15-cm steps and of eight 17-cm steps) or [3] Continue towards Rio Terà Lista di Spagna and over the Gheto Vecio (a flight of nine 13-cm steps and you will get to Campo San Geremia, overlooked on [5] The present Church of San Giobbe was built one of eight 13-cm steps ). The Jewish Museum and one side by Palazzo Labia and on the other side by the in the mid-1400s on a plan by Pietro Lombardo and the synagogues have several flights of stairs. To get to Church of Santi Geremia and Lucia. represents one of the first examples of the Campo di Ghetto Vecchio go over the Ponte delle architecture in Venice, whose maximum expression is Guglie and along the Fondamenta de Cannaregio. Palazzo Labia was built in the 18th century by the the Martini Chapel with its glazed earthenware ceiling Labia family, a renowned Catalan family of merchants attributed to Luca della Robbia. Inside the single-nave who wanted to build a palace worthy of their power church are preserved some paintings by Bonifacio and prestige. Of particular interest is the ballroom De’ Pitati and Savoldo, as well as Antonio Vivarini’s For further information please visit: decorated with frescoes by Tiepolo. Now the palace is the beautiful triptych depicting The Annunciation with the www.chorusvenezia.org regional headquarters of the Italian State television RAI. Saints Anthony of Padua and the Archangel Michael. www.museoebraico.it www.santigeremiaelucia.it