Cannaregio District and Jewish Ghetto Private Walking Tour

Discover different ethnic Communities in Venice

Begin in the Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Cannaregio, one of Venice’s six historic sestieri (districts). Visit the Church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, where 25 Venetian doges (magistrates) are buried. Stroll through narrow alleyways past palazzi, artisans’ workshops and boatyards to witness typical Venetian life. Then enter the former ghetto where Jews were confined for hundreds of years, albeit with fewer restrictions than ghettos elsewhere. (Ghetto is in fact a Venetian word.) Venice had a rich Jewish presence; the first uncensored Talmud was printed in Venice in 1523. Still when Napoleon tore down the ghetto gates, the Jewish community welcomed him as a liberator.

• Expert Local Private Guide at disposition for 3 hours
• Tour includes the exteriors of Palazzo Fondaco dei Turchi and Palazzo Labia, ancient residences of Venetian aristocrats as well as beautiful churches of Santa Croce degli Armeni, San Giorgio dei Greci and the Church of San Giovanni in Bragora
• Visit the Scuola Dalmata, where the brotherhood of Dalmatian immigrants used to gather, and admire the works of Vittore Carpaccio, a painter of the Venetian School
• Learn about the various ethnic groups that called Venice home