Venice Walking Tour 1 - Italy

Map of the Venetian walking tour number 1

Please, look at the map. Our first walking tour begins from the Venetian Arsenal and includes many of the Venice tourist attractions. Follow the blue arrow direction on the map. This walking tour has its end at the Rialto Bridge.

The letter "A" is our starting point, but we live in the point "G". So, before we start our walking tour we should move from the "G" point to the "A" point. We use the green direction for this purpose. While we walking along the green line to the point "A" we use not only feet but Vaporetto water bus also, we use it from the Rialto Market stop (red circle at the top) until the San Marco Vallaresso stop (red circle at the bottom).

The church of Sant'Aponal is found beside the house where we lived
The church of Sant'Aponal is found beside the house where we lived.
Vegetable stall near the Rialto Market vaporetto station
Vegetable stall near the Rialto Market vaporetto station.
Rialto Market vaporetto station
Rialto Market vaporetto station.
Buildings opposite the Rialto Market vaporetto station
Buildings opposite the Rialto Market vaporetto station.
Vaporetto bus number VE 7688 is floating by Grand Canal
Vaporetto bus number VE 7688 is floating by Grand Canal.
Rialto Bridge is in the rays of morning sun
Rialto Bridge is in the rays of morning sun.
We have just passed the Rialto Bridge
We have just passed the Rialto Bridge.
Hotel Locanda Ovidius
Hotel Locanda Ovidius.
Series of gondolas on the Grand Canal
Series of gondolas on the Grand Canal.
Gondola is passing by our vaporetto bus
Gondola is passing by our vaporetto bus.
Construction barge with a crane on the Grand Canal
Construction barge with a crane on the Grand Canal.
Grand Canal in the full beauty
Grand Canal in the full beauty.
Rialto Bridge
Rialto Bridge.
Aman Canal Grande Venice Resort
Aman Canal Grande Venice Resort.
Aman Canal Grande Venice Resort and the Rialto Bridge
Aman Canal Grande Venice Resort and the Rialto Bridge.
Actv 5 (Number 1) has arrived on the S. Angelo vaporetto station
Actv 5 (Number 1) has arrived on the S. Angelo vaporetto station.
Buildings near the S. Toma vaporetto station
Buildings near the S. Toma vaporetto station.
S. Toma vaporetto station
S. Toma vaporetto station.
Gondola Service at S. Toma vaporetto station
Gondola Service at S. Toma vaporetto station.
Ca' Rezzonico is a palazzo on the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro sestiere
Ca' Rezzonico is a palazzo on the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro sestiere.
Ca' Rezzonico building
Ca' Rezzonico building.
Small wooden bridge near the Ca' Rezzonico
Small wooden bridge near the Ca' Rezzonico.
Accademia Bridge is an elegant wooden bridge over the Grand Canal
Accademia Bridge is an elegant wooden bridge over the Grand Canal.
Hotel Palazzo Stern
Hotel Palazzo Stern.
Buildings between Ca' Cerchieri Piano Nobile and Accademia vaporetto station
Buildings between Ca' Cerchieri Piano Nobile and Accademia vaporetto station.
Ca' Cerchieri Terrace
Ca' Cerchieri Terrace.
Accademia vaporetto station
Accademia vaporetto station.
Gallerie dell'Accademia
Gallerie dell'Accademia.
Palazzo Da Mula Morosini
Palazzo Da Mula Morosini.
Paintings on the wall of Palazzo Da Mula Morosini
Paintings on the wall of Palazzo Da Mula Morosini.
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Peggy Guggenheim Collection.
Two storey building between the Palazzo Dario and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Two storey building between the Palazzo Dario and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.
Palazzo Dario is under reconstruction in 2015
Palazzo Dario is under reconstruction in 2015.
Giglio vaporetto station
Giglio vaporetto station.
The Grand Canal view from the Giglio vaporetto station
The Grand Canal view from the Giglio vaporetto station.
Peggy Guggenheim Collection and Palazzo Da Mula Morosini
Peggy Guggenheim Collection and Palazzo Da Mula Morosini.
Palazzo Salviati
Palazzo Salviati.
Dome of Santa Maria della Salute
Dome of Santa Maria della Salute.
Santa Maria della Salute
Santa Maria della Salute.
Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute
Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute.
Gondolas docked in front of the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute
Gondolas docked in front of the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute.
Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute is an awesome building
Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute is an awesome building.
View of the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute from the vaporetto bus
View of the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute from the vaporetto bus.
View of the Salute from the water
View of the Salute from the water.
The Fondamenta Salute road
The Fondamenta Salute road.
San Marco Campanile seen from St Mark's Square
San Marco Campanile seen from St Mark's Square.
St Mark's Square
St Mark's Square.
San Marco Campanile
San Marco Campanile.
Pigeons and walking tourists on the St Mark's Square
Pigeons and walking tourists on the St Mark's Square.
Piazza San Marco often known in English as St Mark's Square
Piazza San Marco often known in English as St Mark's Square.
St Mark's Square is full of the tourists even early in the morning
St Mark's Square is full of the tourists even early in the morning.
Bell tower of the St Mark's Basilica
Bell tower of the St Mark's Basilica.
Base of the bell tower of the St Mark's Basilica
Base of the bell tower of the St Mark's Basilica.
St Mark's Clocktower
St Mark's Clocktower.
Porta della Carta “Paper Gate”
Porta della Carta “Paper Gate”.
Procuratie Vecchie view from the St Mark's Square
Procuratie Vecchie view from the St Mark's Square.
Saint Mark's Basilica and the Porta della Carta (Paper Gate)
Saint Mark's Basilica and the Porta della Carta (Paper Gate).
St Mark's Campanile is one of the most recognizable symbols of the city
St Mark's Campanile is one of the most recognizable symbols of the city.
St Mark's Clocktower and Basilica
St Mark's Clocktower and Basilica.
San Giorgio Maggiore is a 16th-century Benedictine church on the island of the same name
San Giorgio Maggiore is a 16th-century Benedictine church on the island of the same name.
Gondolas docked in front of the Doge's Palace
Gondolas docked in front of the Doge's Palace.
Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana is a library and Renaissance building
Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana is a library and Renaissance building.
Doge's Palace
Doge's Palace.
The most top part of the St Mark's Campanile
The most top part of the St Mark's Campanile.
Column of St Mark “A winged lion”
Column of St Mark “A winged lion”.
Clock Tower is an early renaissance building
Clock Tower is an early renaissance building.
Marble statues of the winged lion and the doge Francesco Foscari above the Paper Gate
Marble statues of the winged lion and the doge Francesco Foscari above the Paper Gate.
Queue of tourists in the Saint Mark's Basilica in the July morning
Queue of tourists in the Saint Mark's Basilica in the July morning.
Clock Tower
Clock Tower.
Procuratie Vecchie
Procuratie Vecchie.
Main view of the inner interior of the Saint Mark's Basilica
Main view of the inner interior of the Saint Mark's Basilica.
Ceiling of the Saint Mark's Basilica
Ceiling of the Saint Mark's Basilica.
Saint Mark's Basilica inside
Saint Mark's Basilica inside.
Luxurious inner interior of the Saint Mark's Basilica
Luxurious inner interior of the Saint Mark's Basilica.
Tourists admire the majestic beauty of the inner interior of the Saint Mark's Basilica
Tourists admire the majestic beauty of the inner interior of the Saint Mark's Basilica.
Overview of mosaics inside the Saint Mark's Basilica
Overview of mosaics inside the Saint Mark's Basilica.
Vendors set up a stall on the St Mark's Square to sell colorful masks
Vendors set up a stall on the St Mark's Square to sell colorful masks.
San Giorgio Maggiore
San Giorgio Maggiore.
San Giorgio Maggiore island
San Giorgio Maggiore island.
The Bridge of Sighs in July 2015
The Bridge of Sighs in July 2015.
The Bridge of Sighs
The Bridge of Sighs.
The Bridge of Sighs is iconic white-stone enclosed bridge
The Bridge of Sighs is iconic white-stone enclosed bridge.
Riva degli Schiavoni is a water front in Venice
Riva degli Schiavoni is a water front in Venice.
Doge's Palace view from Riva degli Schiavoni
Doge's Palace view from Riva degli Schiavoni.
The Rio del Vin is a Venetian canal in the Castello district
The Rio del Vin is a Venetian canal in the Castello district.
Victor Emmanuel II Monument
Victor Emmanuel II Monument.
The Venice on this statue bares one breast and holds a flag close to her body
The Venice on this statue bares one breast and holds a flag close to her body.
The Rio del Greci “Greeks channel” is a Venetian canal in the Castello district
The Rio del Greci “Greeks channel” is a Venetian canal in the Castello district.
San Giorgio Maggiore view from the bridge over the Rio del Greci
San Giorgio Maggiore view from the bridge over the Rio del Greci.
Tourists want to take pictures of the women clothed in the Venetian carnival costumes
Tourists want to take pictures of the women clothed in the Venetian carnival costumes.
Steps of the short stairway are covered with the green moss
Steps of the short stairway are covered with the green moss.
Hotel Gabrielli
Hotel Gabrielli.
Arsenale vaporetto station view from the bridge over Rio de la Ca' en Duo, this is point
Arsenale vaporetto station view from the bridge over Rio de la Ca' en Duo, this is point "A".
View of San Marco Campanile from the bridge beside the Arsenale vaporetto station
View of San Marco Campanile from the bridge beside the Arsenale vaporetto station.
We are walking from the Arsenale vaporetto station (point
We are walking from the Arsenale vaporetto station (point "A") to the Venetian Arsenal (point "B").
Our walking route to the Venetian Arsenal (point
Our walking route to the Venetian Arsenal (point "B") is laid through the narrow streets.
Ordinary street of the Castello district
Ordinary street of the Castello district.
We are at the Venetian Arsenal now, this is the point
We are at the Venetian Arsenal now, this is the point "B" on our map.
Venetian Arsenal is a complex of former shipyards and armories clustered together in the city
Venetian Arsenal is a complex of former shipyards and armories clustered together in the city.
Rio de l'Arsenal is a Venetian canal in the Castello district
Rio de l'Arsenal is a Venetian canal in the Castello district.
Venetian Arsenal
Venetian Arsenal.
View of the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal
View of the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.
Naval History Museum of Venice
Naval History Museum of Venice.
Bridge before the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal
Bridge before the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.
Magnificent buildings complement the landscape of the Rio de l'Arsenal
Magnificent buildings complement the landscape of the Rio de l'Arsenal.
One of the tiny bridges over the Rio de la Ca' en Duo canal
One of the tiny bridges over the Rio de la Ca' en Duo canal.
View of the Venetian Arsenal from San Martino
View of the Venetian Arsenal from San Martino.
San Martino is located on the “Fondamenta del piovan o Erizzo” street
San Martino is located on the “Fondamenta del piovan o Erizzo” street.
Hotel la Residenza
Hotel la Residenza.
Entrance to the “San Giovanni in Bragora” church
Entrance to the “San Giovanni in Bragora” church.
Tympanum over the main door of the San Giovanni in Bragora church
Tympanum over the main door of the San Giovanni in Bragora church.
Choir of the “San Giovanni in Bragora” church
Choir of the “San Giovanni in Bragora” church.
Inner interior of the “San Giovanni in Bragora” church
Inner interior of the “San Giovanni in Bragora” church.
Woman sculpture in the bright rays of the sun in the “San Giovanni in Bragora” church
Woman sculpture in the bright rays of the sun in the “San Giovanni in Bragora” church.
Funerary monument of John the Merciful inside the “San Giovanni in Bragora” church
Funerary monument of John the Merciful inside the “San Giovanni in Bragora” church.
Ceiling inside the “San Giovanni in Bragora” church
Ceiling inside the “San Giovanni in Bragora” church.
Chapel of the Virgin “La cappella della beata vergine addolorata” is adorned on the top by the skull
Chapel of the Virgin “La cappella della beata vergine addolorata” is adorned on the top by the skull.
San Giovanni in Bragora is the church where Antonio Vivaldi was baptised in 1678
San Giovanni in Bragora is the church where Antonio Vivaldi was baptised in 1678.
One of the tiny Venetian canals in the Castello district
One of the tiny Venetian canals in the Castello district.
This statue was created from the white transparent cloth
This statue was created from the white transparent cloth.
This transparent statue was installed on the wall of one of the buildings in the Castello district
This transparent statue was installed on the wall of one of the buildings in the Castello district.
One of the Venetian canals between the San Giovanni in Bragora and Santa Maria Formosa churches
One of the Venetian canals between the San Giovanni in Bragora and Santa Maria Formosa churches.
Tiny bridges were scattered here, there and everywhere in the Castello district
Tiny bridges were scattered here, there and everywhere in the Castello district.
Bridge of San Lorenzo was built over the Rio de San Lorenzo canal
Bridge of San Lorenzo was built over the Rio de San Lorenzo canal.
Bridge over the Rio de San Severo canal
Bridge over the Rio de San Severo canal.
Market stall with the fruits and vegetables near the Santa Maria Formosa church
Market stall with the fruits and vegetables near the Santa Maria Formosa church.
This lane is named Calle de l'Arco detta Bon
This lane is named Calle de l'Arco detta Bon.
View along the entire length of the Calle de l'Arco detta Bon
View along the entire length of the Calle de l'Arco detta Bon.
Calle Querini, GPS Coordinates: 45.43605, 12.3415
Calle Querini, GPS Coordinates: 45.43605, 12.3415.
One of the enclosed wells beside the Santa Maria Formosa church
One of the enclosed wells beside the Santa Maria Formosa church.
Public tap water source is located few meters from the Santa Maria Formosa church
Public tap water source is located few meters from the Santa Maria Formosa church.
Santa Maria Formosa is a church
Santa Maria Formosa is a church.
Hotel Scandinavia
Hotel Scandinavia.
Few tiny bridges over the Rio de Santa Maria Formosa canal on the background
Few tiny bridges over the Rio de Santa Maria Formosa canal on the background.
Entrance to the Santa Maria Formosa church
Entrance to the Santa Maria Formosa church.
Bell tower of the Santa Maria Formosa church
Bell tower of the Santa Maria Formosa church.
Public square on the northern side of the Santa Maria Formosa church
Public square on the northern side of the Santa Maria Formosa church.
Inner interior of the Santa Maria Formosa church
Inner interior of the Santa Maria Formosa church.
Santa Maria Formosa church was erected in 1492 under the design by Renaissance architect Mauro Codussi
Santa Maria Formosa church was erected in 1492 under the design by Renaissance architect Mauro Codussi.
Interior of the Santa Maria Formosa church is very bright
Interior of the Santa Maria Formosa church is very bright.
One of the paintings inside the Santa Maria Formosa church
One of the paintings inside the Santa Maria Formosa church.
The most thin lane is named Calle Cocco o del Remer, its GPS coordinates: 45.438, 12.341355
The most thin lane is named Calle Cocco o del Remer, its GPS coordinates: 45.438, 12.341355.
Calle Cocco o del Remer street is an impasse
Calle Cocco o del Remer street is an impasse.
Acqua Alta is a library with its books, maps and posters stacked from floor to ceiling
Acqua Alta is a library with its books, maps and posters stacked from floor to ceiling.
Chaotic organization of the Acqua Alta library is part of what makes it memorable
Chaotic organization of the Acqua Alta library is part of what makes it memorable.
The Rio de San Giovanni Laterano canal connects with the Rio Tetta canal in this place
The Rio de San Giovanni Laterano canal connects with the Rio Tetta canal in this place.
An amazing building between the Rio de San Giovanni Laterano and Rio Tetta canals
An amazing building between the Rio de San Giovanni Laterano and Rio Tetta canals.
Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo is a church in the Castello district
Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo is a church in the Castello district.
Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo is known in the Venetian dialect as San Zanipolo
Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo is known in the Venetian dialect as San Zanipolo.
So, we have reached San Zanipolo, and it is the “D” point in this walking tour
So, we have reached San Zanipolo, and it is the “D” point in this walking tour.
Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni
Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni.
Calle Larga Giacinto Gallina bridge is located in front of San Zanipolo
Calle Larga Giacinto Gallina bridge is located in front of San Zanipolo.
Scuola Grande di San Marco faces the Campo San Giovanni e Paolo, one of the largest squares in the city
Scuola Grande di San Marco faces the Campo San Giovanni e Paolo, one of the largest squares in the city.
One of the largest churches in the city, San Giovanni e Paolo has the status of a minor basilica
One of the largest churches in the city, San Giovanni e Paolo has the status of a minor basilica.
Facade of San Giovanni e Paolo
Facade of San Giovanni e Paolo.
Scuola Grande di San Marco is a building in which the hospital is located
Scuola Grande di San Marco is a building in which the hospital is located.
Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni is a Renaissance sculpture in Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni is a Renaissance sculpture in Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo.
Interior of the Scuola Grande di San Marco
Interior of the Scuola Grande di San Marco.
Commemorative plaque on the wall of the Campo San Giovanni e Paolo church
Commemorative plaque on the wall of the Campo San Giovanni e Paolo church.
Interior of the Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Interior of the Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo.
Equestrian statue in Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Equestrian statue in Santi Giovanni e Paolo.
Medieval and Renaissance wall tombs in Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Medieval and Renaissance wall tombs in Santi Giovanni e Paolo.
Santi Giovanni e Paolo was built to hold large congregations
Santi Giovanni e Paolo was built to hold large congregations.
Statues in Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Statues in Santi Giovanni e Paolo.
Rio dei Mendicanti is a Venice canal forming the boundary between the district of Cannaregio and Castello
Rio dei Mendicanti is a Venice canal forming the boundary between the district of Cannaregio and Castello.
Intersection of the The Rio de Ca'Widmann and Rio de Miracole canals, the view from GPS point: 45.43985, 12.33947
Intersection of the The Rio de Ca'Widmann and Rio de Miracole canals, the view from GPS point: 45.43985, 12.33947.
Bridge over the Rio de Miracole canal
Bridge over the Rio de Miracole canal.
Santa Maria dei Miracoli is a church in the district of Cannaregio
Santa Maria dei Miracoli is a church in the district of Cannaregio.
Santa Maria dei Miracoli is in the point “E” in our walking tour
Santa Maria dei Miracoli is in the point “E” in our walking tour.
Inscription reads “Campiello Santa Maria Nova”
Inscription reads “Campiello Santa Maria Nova”.
Campiello Santa Maria Nova
Campiello Santa Maria Nova.
Campiello Santa Maria Nova has large windows and interesting architecture
Campiello Santa Maria Nova has large windows and interesting architecture.
We are on the pathway from the Santa Maria dei Miracoli to the Rialto Bridge
We are on the pathway from the Santa Maria dei Miracoli to the Rialto Bridge.
View from the bridge over the Rio del Fontego dei Tedeschi canal
View from the bridge over the Rio del Fontego dei Tedeschi canal.
Salizzada del Fontego dei Tedeschi street
Salizzada del Fontego dei Tedeschi street.
Campo San Bartolomeo is mainly a busy thoroughfare during the day
Campo San Bartolomeo is mainly a busy thoroughfare during the day.
In the middle of the Campo San Bartolomeo is a statue of the playwright Carlo Goldoni
In the middle of the Campo San Bartolomeo is a statue of the playwright Carlo Goldoni.
Campo San Bartolomeo is a nice square close to the famous Rialto Bridge
Campo San Bartolomeo is a nice square close to the famous Rialto Bridge.
Street Salizzada Pio X is adjacent to the Rialto Bridge
Street Salizzada Pio X is adjacent to the Rialto Bridge.
Riva del Ferro lies between the Rialto vaporetto station and the Rialto Bridge
Riva del Ferro lies between the Rialto vaporetto station and the Rialto Bridge.
View of the Grand Canal from the Riva del Ferro
View of the Grand Canal from the Riva del Ferro.
We are walking to the top of the Rialto Bridge
We are walking to the top of the Rialto Bridge.
Rialto Bridge is in the point “F” in our walking tour
Rialto Bridge is in the point “F” in our walking tour.
View from the Rialto Bridge on the Ruga dei Oresi street
View from the Rialto Bridge on the Ruga dei Oresi street.
View from the Rialto Bridge on the Grand Canal
View from the Rialto Bridge on the Grand Canal.
San Giacomo di Rialto public square
San Giacomo di Rialto public square.
San Giacomo di Rialto is a church in the district of San Polo
San Giacomo di Rialto is a church in the district of San Polo.
There are plenty of fruits and vegetables in the Rialto market
There are plenty of fruits and vegetables in the Rialto market.
I would say that the fruits in the Rialto market are more expensive comparing with the nearby supermarkets
I would say that the fruits in the Rialto market are more expensive comparing with the nearby supermarkets.
If you have spare money you can buy the fruits in the Rialto market but I prefer the supermarket on the Giudecca island
If you have spare money you can buy the fruits in the Rialto market but I prefer the supermarket on the Giudecca island.
Rialto market is created just for the tourists, the local people buy fruits in the other cheaper places
Rialto market is created just for the tourists, the local people buy fruits in the other cheaper places.
Rialto Market is located a short distance beyond Rialto Bridge on the San Polo side of the Grand Canal
Rialto Market is located a short distance beyond Rialto Bridge on the San Polo side of the Grand Canal.
Rialto market is good for buying fish but if you want to buy the vegetables at a good price you should use supermarkets
Rialto market is good for buying fish but if you want to buy the vegetables at a good price you should use supermarkets.
We never bought fruits here because the supermarkets are cheaper
We never bought fruits here because the supermarkets are cheaper.
Plums and apricots in the Rialto market
Plums and apricots in the Rialto market.
You can buy the cheaper fruits and vegetables in the nearest Coop with the following GPS coordinates: 45.43756, 12.33164
You can buy the cheaper fruits and vegetables in the nearest Coop with the following GPS coordinates: 45.43756, 12.33164.
I have never seen the locals buying fruits in the Rialto market
I have never seen the locals buying fruits in the Rialto market.
Rialto market is a lovely small fruit and vegetable marketplace
Rialto market is a lovely small fruit and vegetable marketplace.
Melons and peaches in the Rialto market
Melons and peaches in the Rialto market.
This is the Chiesa di S. Aponallinare, the place where our first walking tour was finished at the point “G”
This is the Chiesa di S. Aponallinare, the place where our first walking tour was finished at the point “G”.