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Venice Street Finder

all the map references given for sights, you will find that the names on many street
hotels and restaurants in Venice refer to signs are written in Venetian dialect. Mostly
this section of the book. the key map below this means only a slight variation in spelling
shows which areas of the city are covered (as in the word Sottoportico/Sotoportego
by the street Finder. the first figure of the below), but some names look totally
map reference indicates which map to turn different. For example, the church of santi
to, and the letter and number which follow Giovanni e Páolo (see map 3), is frequently
are for the grid reference. standard italian signposted as “san Zanipolo”. a further map
spelling has been used on all the maps showing the vaporetto routes follows the
in this book, but when exploring Venice street maps.

Recognizing Street Names
The signs for street (calle), canal (rio) and
square (campo) will soon become familiar, but
the Venetians have a colourful vocabulary for
the maze of alleys which makes up the city.
When exploring, the following may help.
Murano

Cannaregio
Fondamenta is a Rio Terrà is a filled-in
street that runs canal. Similar to a rio
alongside a canal, terrà is a piscina, which
often named after often forms a square. G r a n d e
the canal it follows.
C a n a l Santa
Croce

Sottoportico or Sotoportego means San Polo
a covered passageway. G r a n d e Castello
C a n a l
San
Marco
Salizzada is a main Riva is a wide
street (formerly fondamenta, often
a paved street). facing the lagoon. Dorsoduro

Ruga is a street Corte means
lined with shops. a courtyard.
Giudecca
Giudecca

Many streets and canals in Venice often
have more than one name: o means “or”.
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0 yards 500

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Eyewitness Travel LAYERS PRINTED:
Streetfinder intro (Source v1) “UK” LAYER
Date 7th August 2012
Size 125mm x 217mm