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St Mark's Square: Basilica, Campanile and Bridge of Sighs
You start in front of a theatre named after the phoenix that burned down twice, then head on towards a church paid for to show off a family name, and a neighbour who wrote "God knows all".
Essential Venice: audio walks
What lies behind the places everyone photographs?
3 walks with different starting points and stories. Compare their maps, stops and duration, then choose where to begin.
Explore these walks
Venice's most photographed places have stories that don't appear in the photograph. These routes offer a first approach with time to look behind familiar names. Their stops connect monuments, urban life and people, so recognising a square or a bridge becomes the beginning of the walk rather than its only aim.
In “Rialto”: The Rialto was the financial centre of half of Europe, and its market.
In “St Mark's Square”: You start in front of a theatre named after the phoenix that burned down twice, then head on towards a church paid for to show off a family name, and a neighbour who wrote "God knows all".
In “From the Accademia to the Salute”: You start by the Accademia Bridge, which the city council laughed at in 1488, which was built as a "temporary" bridge in 1933 and, rebuilt in the same shape, is still there; and in front of the galleries where the painting hangs that got Veronese questioned by the Inquisition.
Choose from 3 independent walks in Venice. Open the one that interests you to see its map, stops and approximate duration before deciding. You don't need to do them all or follow this selection's order; each walk has its own starting and finishing points.
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Rialto: The Bridge, the Market and the Money
The Rialto was the financial centre of half of Europe, and its market.
From the Accademia to the Salute along the Zattere
You start by the Accademia Bridge, which the city council laughed at in 1488, which was built as a "temporary" bridge in 1933 and, rebuilt in the same shape, is still there; and in front of the galleries where the painting hangs that got Veronese questioned by the Inquisition.
Venice, before you go
In Venice, the shortest way depends on finding a bridge. Set off lightly loaded, in good shoes, with patience for the detours the water imposes.
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