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Legends and Crimes of Cannaregio
Cannaregio is the district where Venetians live, and where they keep their stories.
Legends and Mysteries in Venice: audio walks
What does each Venetian legend say, and how long has it been told?
4 walks with different starting points and stories. Compare their maps, stops and duration, then choose where to begin.
Explore these walksVenetian legends move between canals, bridges and buildings with memories of their own. This theme looks at the origins of what is told and each tale's connection to its setting. The walks keep the mystery while identifying tradition, allowing a good story to accompany the walk without passing itself off as a verified event.
In “Zanipolo and Santa Maria Formosa”: Tiepolo's dream and the kidnapped brides bring legends into squares where devotion and public memory meet.
In “Legends and Crimes of Cannaregio”: Cannaregio is the district where Venetians live, and where they keep their stories.
In “Castello and the Arsenal”: You finish in front of the Arsenal: the shipyard Dante used to describe hell, the gate that remembers Lepanto and Don John of Austria, a lion from Piraeus carved with runes by Scandinavian soldiers, and a king's visit, with the galley said to have been built for him during a meal.
Choose from 4 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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Castello and the Arsenal: Vivaldi, an Elephant and Lepanto
You finish in front of the Arsenal: the shipyard Dante used to describe hell, the gate that remembers Lepanto and Don John of Austria, a lion from Piraeus carved with runes by Scandinavian soldiers, and a king's visit, with the galley said to have been built for him during a meal.
The Doge's Palace from Outside: Conspiracies, Prisons and Casanova
On this walk through the Piazzetta, the Molo and the Riva, you'll hear how a neighbour stopped a conspiracy from her window, what was put on display on a stone beside the basilica, and which legend explains two burning lamps.
Zanipolo and Santa Maria Formosa: Heroes, Doges and Brides
Tiepolo's dream and the kidnapped brides bring legends into squares where devotion and public memory meet.
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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