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102  VENICE AREA B Y AREA

Street-by-Street: San Polo

The Rialto Bridge and markets make this a 4 San Cassiano
magnet for tourists. Traditionally the city’s Inside this church is
commercial quarter, it was here that a carved altar (1696)
and a Crucifixion by
bankers, brokers and merchants Tintoretto (1568).
conducted their affairs. Streets are no
longer lined with stalls selling spices and
fine fabrics, but the food markets and S A N C A S S I A N O
pasta shops are a colourful sight. The old-
fashioned standing-only bars called bacari
are packed with locals. In contrast, Riva F M TA D E L L ´ O L I O
del Vin to the south, by the Grand C A L L E D E L C A M PA N I L E
Canal, is strictly tourist territory. CAMPO SAN
C A L L E D E I B O T T E R I
R I O D I CASSIANO

C D CRISTI

B E C C A R I E
Ponte Storto R T D C A R A M PA N E
is crooked, like
A L B R I Z Z I
many bridges in the C A M P I E L L O R I O D E L L E
city. It leads under a
portico to Calle Stretta, a C S A L V I AT I
narrow alley that is only
1 m (3 ft) wide in places.
RUGA VECCHIA

C DELL ´OLIO RUGA RAVANO
C
A
S A
P A M
O N
P
N T ´ O
A
L
Sant’Aponal, founded
in the 11th century, C DEI LUGANEGHER
rebuilt in the 15th, is
now deconsecrated.
SILVESTRO
Gothic reliefs CAMPO SAN
decorate the façade.
Key
Suggested route
San Silvestro

Riva del Vin,
where wine was offloaded from
boats, is one of the few accessible
quaysides along the Grand Canal.

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Starsight template “UK” LAYER
(Source v2.4)
Date 15th January 2013
Size 125mm x 217mm