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maps 2, 3, 6, 7
The lively Erberia, selling fresh fruit and vegetables
5 Rialto repeatedly modified, resulting
in a mixture of styles. The
Ponte di Rialto. Map 7 A1. 4 Rialto.
campanile and basilica ground
The Rialto takes its name from plan date from the 13th century.
rivo alto (high bank) and was The ship’s keel roof and the
one of the first areas of Venice columns are Gothic, and the
to be inhabited. A banking and apses are Renaissance.
then market district, it remains The sacristy contains a
one of the city’s busiest and beautiful ceiling by Veronese
most bustling areas. Locals and in addition to some interesting
visitors alike jostle among the altar paintings.
CAMPO
DELLA
colourful stalls of the Erberia
PESCHERIA
San Giacomo di Rialto’s (fruit and vegetable market) 7 San Polo
clock face (1410), which and Pescheria (fish market).
has sadly been a poor Stone bridges were built Campo San Polo. Map 6 F1.
timekeeper over the in Venice as early as the Tel 041 275 04 62. 4 San Silvestro.
years, adorns one 12th century, but it was not Open 10:30am–4:30pm Mon–Sat
of Venice’s oldest until 1588, after the collapse, (4pm Mon). Closed 1 Jan, 25 Dec. &
churches. decay or sabotage of earlier = ^ ∑ chorusvenezia.org
R U G A D S P E Z I A L I
wooden structures, that a solid Founded in the 9th century,
R U G A V E C C H I A S A N G I O V A N N I R U G A D E G L I O R E F I C I Market the new bridge remained the revamped in Neo-Classical
stone bridge was designed for
the Rialto. Completed in 1591,
rebuilt in the 15th century and
only means of crossing the
style in the early 19th century,
Grand Canal until 1854, when
this church is worth visiting
the Accademia bridge was built.
for the lovely Gothic portal and
entrance
Few visitors leave Venice
without crossing the famous
foot of the 14th-century
bridge. It is a wonderful place the Romanesque lions at the
campanile – one holds a
C D . M A D O N N A
to watch and photograph the serpent between its paws,
constant activity of boats on the other a human head.
the Grand Canal below. Inside, follow the signs for the
Via Crucis del Tiepolo – 14 pictures
6 San Giacomo of the Stations of the Cross (1749)
by the painter Giandomenico
dell’Orio Tiepolo; many of these works
R I VA D E L V I N
include vivid portraits of
C A N A L G R A N D E Campo San Giacomo dell’Orio. Map 2 18th-century Venetian life.
E5. Tel 041 275 04 62. 4 Riva di Biasio
The church also has paintings by
or San Stae. Open 10:30am–4:30pm
Mon–Sat (4pm Mon). Closed 1 Jan, 25
(the Younger), and a dramatic
Dec. & ^ ∑ chorusvenezia.org Veronese and Palma il Giovane
Last Supper by Tintoretto.
This church is a focal point of
a quiet quarter of Santa Croce.
The name “dell’Orio” may derive
5. Rialto from a laurel tree (alloro) that
One of Venice’s most famous once stood near the church.
sights, the bridge offers fine San Giacomo was founded
views of the Grand Canal, and in the 9th century, rebuilt A Romanesque lion at the base of San Polo’s
marks the heart of the city. in 1225 and thereafter 14th-century campanile
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp562–5 and pp580–84
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