Venetian Jewish Ghetto Tour

The Venetian Jewish ghetto is the oldest in Europe. It was founded in 1516, and the word ghetto itself was invented in Venice. It is set in the Cannaregio district, the most typical area of Venice. We will meet at your hotel or the meeting point and we will walk in the heart of this particular district, discovering its origins and how Jewish people lived here during the Serenissima government, we will also see some famous " pietre d'inciampo". Afterwards, we will walk in Fondamenta della Misericordia to reach the house of Jacopo Tintoretto, the most important painter in Venice in the 16th century, then we will see the church of Madonna dell'Orto and Scuola grande della Misericordia. On the way, I will tell you some real stories and some legends as well. Finally, I will show you one of the two bridges kept in Venice as they were at the origins, without parapets. We will finish the tour at the Rialto Bridge, one of the four bridges that cross the Grand Canal.