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288  VENICE STREE T FINDER

VENICE STREET FINDER

All the sights, hotels, restaurants, shops and throughout this book, but when exploring
entertainment venues in Venice have map the city you will find that the street signs
references which refer you to this section are often printed in Venetian dialect.
of the book. The key map below indicates Sometimes this means only a slight variation
the areas of the city covered by the Street in the spelling (see the word Sotoportico/
Finder, and includes the colour coding Sotoportego below), but some names
specific to each area. Following the map look completely different. For example,
section is a complete index of street names Santi Giovanni e Paolo (see Map 3 C5) is often Murano
(see pp298–301). The standard Italian signposted as “San Zanipolo”. Major sights (Inset on maps 3 & 4)
spelling has been used on the maps are labelled in Italian.

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

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

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

Ruga Corte
A street lined with shops. A courtyard.
Giudecca

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