Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Venice, Italy

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 16 sights
Distance 3.9 km
Ascend 34 m
Descend 35 m

Explore Venice in Italy with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in VeniceIndividual Sights in Venice

Sight 1: La Maddalena

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La Maddalena is a church in Venice, Italy, in the sestiere of Cannaregio.

Wikipedia: La Maddalena, Venice (EN)

242 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Ca' Vendramin Calergi - Casinò di Venezia

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Ca' Loredan Vendramin Calergi is a 15th-century palace on the Grand Canal in the sestiere (quarter) of Cannaregio in Venice, northern Italy. It was commissioned by the patrician Loredan dynasty, namely Andrea Loredan, and paid for by Doge Leonardo Loredan, with construction starting in 1481. The architecturally distinguished building was the home of many prominent people through history and was the place where composer Richard Wagner died.

Wikipedia: Ca' Vendramin Calergi (EN)

5 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 3: Casinò di Venezia

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The Venice Casino was founded in 1638 and is recognized as the oldest gambling house in the world.

Wikipedia: Casinò di Venezia (IT)

116 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Chiesa San Marcuola

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The church of San Marcuola is a religious building facing the Grand Canal and located in the sestiere of Cannaregio in Venice, Italy. It is dedicated to the saints Hermagoras and Fortunatus. Palazzo Memmo Martinengo Mandelli is a neighboring building.

Wikipedia: San Marcuola (EN)

368 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Museo Ebraico

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The Jewish Museum of Venice is a museum focusing on the history of Jews in the city of Venice.

Wikipedia: Jewish Museum of Venice (EN)

8 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: Great German Synagogue

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The Great German Synagogue is one of five synagogues in the Jewish Ghetto of Venice, Italy. Established in 1528, it is the oldest Venetian synagogue.

Wikipedia: Great German Synagogue (EN), Website

49 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Scuola Italiana

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The Italian Synagogue is one of five synagogues in the Venetian Ghetto of Venice.

Wikipedia: Italian Synagogue (Venice) (EN)

233 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Scuola Ponentina

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The Spanish Synagogue is one of the two functioning synagogues in the Venetian Ghetto of Venice, northern Italy. It is open for services from Passover until the end of the High Holiday season.

Wikipedia: Spanish Synagogue (Venice) (EN)

278 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Chiesa dei Santi Geremia e Lucia

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The Church of St. Jeremiah or rather Church of St. Jeremiah the Prophet since 2018 also holds the title of Sanctuary of St. Lucy or Sanctuary of Lucia. It is located in Venice in the Cannaregio district. It is an important building of worship of medieval origin, rebuilt on several occasions but in its current form only between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The property is full of works of art. It houses various illustrious relics on which stand the mortal remains of Saint Lucia of Syracuse, which arrived in the church in the nineteenth century, following the demolition of the church of Saint Lucia located on the site of the Venice railway station.

Wikipedia: Santuario di Lucia (IT)

264 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Parco Savorgnan

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Parco Savorgnan is a public park in the Venetian district of Cannaregio with a size of about 9500 m². It originally belonged to the neighbouring Palazzo Savorgnan, the residence of the Venetian noble family of the same name, which is now used for educational purposes. The old and partly exotic plant population used to be protected by temporary greenhouses. Today, the park is owned by the Municipality and the Province of Venice and also includes the green area belonging to Palazzo Venier Manfrin. It is one of the rare inner-city green spaces of the lagoon city and is mainly used for recreational purposes. Remnants of the old garden decoration, such as a pavilion, have been preserved.

Wikipedia: Parco Savorgnan (DE)

601 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 11: Chiesa di San Giobbe

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The Church of St Job is a 15th-century Roman Catholic church located overlooking the campo of the same name, known as Sant'Agiopo in Venetian dialect, on the south bank of the Cannaregio canal near Ponte dei Tre Archi in the sestiere of Cannaregio of Venice, northern Italy,

Wikipedia: San Giobbe (EN)

545 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 12: Chiesa delle Cappuccine

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The Church of the Capuchins is a religious building in the city of Venice, located in the Cannaregio district. The church is dedicated to Mary and St. Francis, but takes its name from the convent which, built at the beginning of the seventeenth century, was demolished following the Napoleonic suppressions.

Wikipedia: Chiesa delle Cappuccine (IT)

119 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Chiesa di San Girolamo

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353 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 14: Chiesa di San Bonaventura

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The church of San Bonaventura is a religious building of the city of Venice, located in the Cantonaregio district.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Bonaventura (Venezia) (IT)

220 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Chiesa di Sant'Alvise

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Sant'Alvise is a church in the sestiere of Cannaregio in Venice, northern Italy. The brick exterior and facade do not reflect the rich interior.

Wikipedia: Sant'Alvise (EN)

527 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 16: Madonna dell'Orto

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The Madonna dell'Orto is a church in Venice, Italy, in the sestiere of Cannaregio. This was the home parish of Tintoretto and holds a number of his works as well as his tomb.

Wikipedia: Madonna dell'Orto (EN)

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