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Street-by-Street: Cannaregio

Surprisingly few tourists find their way to this unspoiled
quarter of northern Cannaregio. This is the more humble, To Madonna dell’Orto
peaceful side of Venice, where clean washing is strung
over the waterways and the streets are flanked by the
softly crumbling façades of shuttered houses. Along
the wide fondamente, the little shops and stores
stock basic groceries and the bars are always
crowded with Venetians. The quarter’s CPLO PIAVE
cultural highlight is the lovely Gothic
church of Madonna dell’Orto,
C L A R G A P I A V E
Tintoretto’s parish church.

Key R I O M A D O N N A D E L L ’ O R T O
Suggested route F O N D A M E N T A D E L L A S E N S A F M T A
F O N D A M E N T A M A D O N N A D E L L ’ O R T O

3 Fondamenta della Sensa F O N D A M E N T A D E I M O R I
This peaceful backwater, with
its typically Venetian peeling
façades, is undisturbed
by tourism.
Tintoretto lived
with his family in
this house, No. 3399
Fondamenta dei
Mori, from 1574 until
his death in 1594.
1 . Madonna dell’Orto
One of the finest Gothic churches in Venice,
Madonna dell’Orto has a richly decorated
C DEI TREVISAN
façade and a wealth of works by Tintoretto.

2 . Campo dei Mori
This square is named after
the stone statues of three
Moors (Mori) which are To Ca’ d’Oro
carved on its walls. F O N D A M E N T A D E L L A M I S E R I C O R D I A

0 metres 50 R I O D E L L A M I S E R I C O R D I A
4 San Marziale
0 yards 50 Ceiling paintings by
Sebastiano Ricci (1700–25)
and a bizarre Baroque altar
adorn this Baroque church.

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