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Quintavalle 9, a wooden
bridge with good views
of brightly coloured boats
anchored on either side of
the waterway.
San Pietro to Sant’Elena
The large and semi-derelict
building at the foot of the
bridge is the ex-church and
monastery of Sant’Anna 0. Take
the first left off the fonda­
menta, cross Campiello
Correr and then take
SALIZZADA STRETTA DE CASTELLO 7 PIETRO 6 Marina. Continue 7 The island of San Pietro, with its curious leaning campanile
CAMPO
Calle Tiepolo and
SAN
CALLE LARGA
cross the Secco
8
straight ahead and over
5 the bridge for the street ahead. A right turn along Giardini brings you to the
Church of San Giuseppe Viale Quattro 4 Novembre brings public gardens and to the
q. On the rare occasions you down to the spacious gar- Biennale gate entrance y.
Rio detto
FMTA RIELLO
FMTA
C a n a l e d i
Tana C CROCERA it is open you can see dens of Parco delle Rimembranze If it happens to be summer
QUINTAVALLE
della
FMTA DELLA TANA Riello Vincenzo Scamozzi’s e. At the southern end of the in an odd-numbered year, the
Rio
Rio San Daniele
monument to Doge Marino
F M T A S G I O C H I N PONTE DI 9 Grimani (1595–1605). Cross park, cut left at Calle Buccari r, gardens will be open with the
QUINTAVALLE
Rio di Sant'Anna
then right for the bridge over
Biennale pavilions u, at which
4
FOND SANT'ANNA 0
C NUOVA
V I A G A R I B A L D I the square beyond the Rio di Sant’Elena. In front, the 40 to 50 nations exhibit
RIVA
1 C COPPO 3 S a n P i e t r o church and zigzag left, right Church of Sant’Elena t many examples of
S BIAGIO
2 PEDROCCHI C SHIAVONA CALLE CORRERA CALLE TIEPOLO and left again for Paludo San is a pretty Gothic contemporary art
church founded in
Antonio, an uninspiring
(see p260).
CORTE COLONNE CALLE CALLE SAN DOMENICO V I A L E G A R I B A L D I CORTE SARESIN FURLANE CALLE DELLE S E C C O M A R I N A modern street that has been the 13th century. Riva dei
reclaimed from marshland
Retrace your steps
S A N G I U S E P P E
Partigiani
over the bridge
(palude). At the far end
RIVA DEI SETTE MARTIRI
Outside the
R i o d i S a n G i u s e p p e
FO NDAMENTA q w cross the bridge over the and turn left, t Detail from Gothic façade public gardens
following the
Rio dei Giardini w
of Sant’Elena
and take the
on Riva dei
waterfront back
RIO TERRA
SAN GIUSEPPE through the park. Partigiani is a large bronze
GIARDINI
PUBBLICI statue. Lying on the steps
Giardini PALUDO S ANTONIO Giardini Pubblici and the of the embankment, the
i Biennale Pavilions monument can only be
BIENNALE At the far side of the park, the seen at low tide. Known as
INTERNAZIONALE
D'ARTE Rio dei Giardini bridge across the Rio dei La Donna Partigiana, this is a
y V I A L E Q U AT T R O N O V E M B R E
R I V A D E I P A RT I G I A N I
u CALLE OSLAVIA memorial to all the women
V I A L E T R E N T O
who were killed fighting in
World War II i.
V I A
CAMPO Tips for Walkers
e Rio di S Elena SPORTIVO
CALLE DEL SABO T INO
CAMPO
DELLA
C GEN CHINOTTO CALLE ZU G NA CHIESA Starting point: The western end
CALLE F PASSARELLA VIALE S ANT' ELEN A t Length: Just under 5 km
of Via Garibaldi.
C PODGORA L E P I A V E
F O N D A M E N TA S A N T ' E L E N A
(3 miles).
PARCO C ROVERETO
D ELLE Getting there: Vaporetto No. 1,
C BUCCARI Stopping-off points: There are
RIMEMBRANZE r 4.1 or 4.2 to Arsenale.
CAMPO a handful of simple cafés and
SPORTIVO trattorias along the route; most
of them are found on Via
V I A L E P I A V E
Garibaldi. The waterside Caffè
VIALE QUATTRO NOVEMBRE
V I A L E V I T T O R I O V E N E T O
Paradiso at the entrance to the
Giardini Pubblici has excellent
Sant’ Elena
views. The green shady parks
are a welcome retreat from the
bustle of the city, and are
0 metres 200 Key perfect for picnicking.
0 yards 200 Walk route
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