Venice Walking Tour 2 - Italy

Our second walking tour starts from Murano island. This walking tour has its end at the Madonna dell'Orto vaporetto station.

The letter "A" is our starting point, but we live close to the Rialto Market vaporetto station. So, before we start our walking tour we should move from the red circle to the "A" point by the green line. We use the green direction for this purpose. While we move along the green line to the point "A" we use a Vaporetto water bus and our feet also. So, at first we should move from the Rialto Market stop (red circle in the center) until the Church of Santa Maria e San Donato ("A" point). Gray line is the last part of our walking tour, and we should use Vaporetto buses only (the number 4.1, then change it to number 2 at the Ferrovia vaporetto stop) to move from the point "J" to the Rialto vaporetto station, which is close to the Rialto bridge (You should know that vaporetto N2 will not stop at the Rialto Market vaporetto station).

“La Guardia di Finanza” building near the Rialto Bridge.

Hotel Rialto.

The Rialto vaporetto station.

Guy with disabilities drives electric wheelchair on the Rialto vaporetto station.

The sailor girl.

I am happy that the Venetian sailor girl is smiling.

Unforgettable smile of the beautiful and fragile girl which working as the sailor on the vaporetto bus.

Public tap water source on the way from S. Angelo vaporetto station to the Santo Stefano church.

View from the bridge which was built over the Rio de Ca' Granzoni canal.

Campiello Nuovo o dei Morti is adjacent to the Campo Santo Stefano.

Gothic portal attributed to Bartolomeo Bon.

Entrance door to the Santo Stefano church.

The inscription reads “Chiesa di S. Stefano”.

Santo Stefano church has the roof with the shape of a ship's keel.

Altar of San Luigi Gonzaga Sant' Antonio Abate San Francesco Saverio (Giuseppe Angeli, 1755).

“Birth of Mary” - Altar of the Nativity of Mary or St. Anne.

The northern side of the nave inside the Santo Stefano church.

The statue of the eagle inside the Santo Stefano church.

The tomb of Doge Francesco Morosini in the church of Santo Stefano.

The round stone with an image of baby Jesus in the Santo Stefano church.

Altare dell'Addolorata [Altar of Our Lady of Sorrows?] (Teodoro Matteini, 1825).

Madonna of the Holy Belt with Saints Augustine, Monica, Stephen, Nicholas of Tolentino, and William of Aquitaine.

The grave for Giacomo Surian, built in 1493, on the right side of the back facade of Santo Stefano church.

Altar of St. Nicholas of Tolentino: Coronation of the Virgin (Anonymous).

The beginning of nave which you may see immediately after the narthex of Santo Stefano church.

The nave of Santo Stefano church.

Martyrdom of Saint Stephen.

Chancel area in the church of Santo Stefano.

The inner door in the church of Santo Stefano.

Gravestone for jurist Lazzaro Ferro (who died in 1692), along the right-side nave of Santo Stefano church.

After the Frari and the Church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Santo Stefano is the third largest monastery church.

The Santo Stefano church is full of the most interesting paintings of Venice.

The monument to Niccolo Tommaseo in Campo Santo Stefano square was sculpted by Francesco Barzaghi (1839-1892).

Church of San Vidal.

Galleria D'Arte Contini.

The statue of a funny fat woman at the entrance to Galleria D'Arte Contini.

The huge masque at the entrance to Galleria D'Arte Contini.

Church San Maurizio.

Rio de San Maurizio.

We are close to the Santa Maria del Giglio church.

The memorial plate on the wall of Santa Maria del Giglio church.

The trumpeter on the roof of Santa Maria del Giglio church.

Church of Santa Maria del Giglio.

A mannequin opposite the entrance of the Santa Maria del Giglio church.

The facade of the Santa Maria del Giglio church.

Public tap water source near the church of Santa Maria del Giglio.

Palazzo Salviati is located opposite the Santa Maria del Giglio vaporetto station.

Basilica Santa Maria della Salute.

San Giorgio Maggiore.

While our vaporetto bus floats we pass by the Doge's Palace.

Our vaporetto number 1 floats to the San Zaccaria vaporetto station.

Our vaporetto floats along the Riva Degli Schiavoni seafront.

The bridge at the corner of the Doge's Palace.

Gondolas filled by the tourists from Asia.

Arsenale vaporetto station.

Luxurious yachts.

Vaporetto number 1 floats to the Giardini vaporetto station.

Giardini vaporetto station is the stop where we changed to the vaporetto 4.1.

View of the Sant'Elena tower from a vaporetto.

This vaporetto sailor kindly agreed to be photographed.

This vaporetto conductor works on the route number 4.1.

Our vaporetto floats somewhere near the San Pietro di Castello island.

The yellow barge and naval cranes.

One of the buildings of Costruzioni Mose Arsenale.

The wall of Costruzioni Mose Arsenale has the shape of Moscow Kremlin Wall.

The church of San Francesco della Vigna.

The bell tower of the church of San Francesco della Vigna.

We are close to the Rio di Santa Giustina canal.

Apartment buildings near the Rio di Santa Giustina canal.

Rio di Santa Giustina canal.

Ospedale vaporetto station.

An aircraft before the landing in the Marco Polo Airport.

Medical Urgent Care hospital is located close to the Ospedale vaporetto station.

Greek Orthodox cemetery on the San Michele island.

This bridge belongs to the Fondamente Nove seafront and located between the F.te Nove and Ospedale vaporetto stations.

F.te Nove vaporetto station.

The bridge over the Rio del Gesulti canal.

The bell tower of the Madonna dell'Orto church.

The walls of the San Michele island.

View of Venice from a vaporetto floating near the San Michele island.

The bell tower of the church of San Francesco della Vigna.

Cimitero vaporetto station.

San Michele in Isola is a Roman Catholic church.

The architectural ensemble of the San Michele in Isola church from the water.

A lighthouse on Murano.

Fornace Cam glass factory on Murano island.

Colonna vaporetto station on Murano island.

These buildings are located opposite the Serenella vaporetto station on Murano island.

Dilapidated building with the broken windows on the Calle Antonio Vivarini on Murano island.

I couldn't imagine I can see the dilapidated buildings in this condition on Murano island.

Santa Maria degli Angeli is a church on Murano, an island in the Venetian Lagoon.

Fondamenta Venier is a seafront street on Murano island.

We are close to the Venier vaporetto station on Murano island.

Calle Barovier street is located on Murano island.

Flowering houseplant on the windowsill, Calle Barovier on Murano island.

There are beautiful flowering houseplants on Calle Barovier street, 19 on Murano island.

The intersection between the Calle S. Bernardo and Campo S. Bernardo streets.

Campo S. Bernardo on Murano island.

Different linen during the drying process on the Campo S. Bernardo street on Murano.

37 Calle Corona Leonardo on Murano island.

This building looks like the huge oven on Murano island.

The building with the bright red wall on Murano island.

Huge green trees on Murano island.

Drying linen on a balcony on Murano island.

The bell tower of the church of Santa Maria e San Donato on Murano.

6 Campo S. Donato on Murano island.

We are close to the starting point “A” of our walking tour which begins from Murano island.

The Church of Santa Maria e San Donato is a religious edifice located on Murano.

The bell tower of the church of Santa Maria e San Donato stands separately from the church building.

The entrance to the Church of Santa Maria e San Donato on Murano.

Inscription at the entrance to the Church of Santa Maria e San Donato on Murano.

Sculpture of Jesus on the cross in the church of Santa Maria e San Donato on Murano.

The colourful stone mosaic floor in the church of Santa Maria e San Donato on Murano.

The Church of Santa Maria e San Donato is one of the oldest in the Venetian lagoon.

The Church of Santa Maria e San Donato is said to contain the relics of Saint Donatus of Arezzo.

Ceiling in the church of Santa Maria e San Donato on Murano.

Balcony in the church of Santa Maria e San Donato on Murano.

The Church of Santa Maria e San Donato is known for its twelfth century Byzantine mosaic pavement.

There are huge bones in the church of Santa Maria e San Donato behind the altar.

One of the inner rooms in the church of Santa Maria e San Donato on Murano.

Chandelier inside the inner room of the church of Santa Maria e San Donato on Murano.

Greenery on the Campo San Donato square on Murano.

Statue on the Campo San Donato square on Murano.

Fondamenta Marco Giustinian on Murano.

Fondamenta Andrea Navagero on Murano.

View of Venice from the corner between the Fondamenta Marco Giustinian and Riva Longa streets.

Glass sculpture at the corner between the Fondamenta Marco Giustinian and Riva Longa streets on Murano.

Curved street lights are located close to the Murano Museo vaporetto station on Riva Longa.

Antica Vetreria Fratelli Toso is a traditional Murano glass factory run by Toso family since 1854.

The bell tower of the church of San Pietro Martire on Murano.

Inside one of the numerous shops on Riva Longa on Murano.

Chandeliers inside one of the glass shops on Riva Longa on Murano.

Ducks and the mirrors made from Murano glass .

Balloons made from Murano glass.

Astrophytum asterias cacti made from Murano glass.

Transparent eggs made from Murano glass have the price 37,50 euro each.

Tiny aquariums made from Murano glass in Studio Cimaro Glass.

Tiny aquariums and tricky cats made from Murano glass in Studio Cimaro Glass.

Diaphanous products made from Murano glass.

Little round aquariums and sly cats made from Murano glass.

The most interesting part of Murano island is found around the Ponte Longo bridge.

Venetian carnival masks made from Murano glass.

Colorful products made from Murano glass.

Fish and corals made from Murano glass have the price 40 euro each.

Dragons and lizards made from Murano glass.

View from the Ponte Longo bridge on the Fondamenta da Mula street.

Shopwindow with the products made from Murano glass.

Glass monument in the Campo Santo Stefano on Murano.

Inscription at the entrance to the church of San Pietro Martire on Murano.

The church of San Pietro Martire on Murano is a point “B” in our walking tour.

The church of San Pietro Martire on Murano.

The backyard of the church of San Pietro Martire on Murano.

Campo Santo Stefano on Murano is notable for its 19th Century clock tower.

View of the church of San Pietro Martire from the bridge.

View of the Ponte Longo bridge from the Ponte San Pietro Martire bridge.

Open air restaurant tables on the Fondamenta Manin street.

This canal flows between Fondamenta Manin and Fondamenta dei Vetrai on Murano.

Linen drying on the street on Murano.

Calle Bressagio street on Murano.

“Oratorio Ex ospizio Briati” is an old catholic church on Murano.

Shopwindow with glass products opposite the “Oratorio Ex ospizio Briati” church.

Facade of the “Oratorio Ex ospizio Briati” church on Murano.

Shopwindow of one of the most exciting glass shops on Murano.

Clown glass miniatures inside the fascinating shop on Murano.

Owl, dragon and rhino glass statues inside the shop on the Calle Bressagio street on Murano.

Clown glass statue inside the shop on the Calle Bressagio street on Murano.

Statues of birds and sailing boats in the shop on Murano.

Luxurious chandeliers in the shop on Murano.

Different glass statues of huge sizes in the shop on Murano.

Flower glass chandeliers in the shop on Murano.

An open air restaurant beside the F.te Nove vaporetto station.

The Fondamente Nove seafront.

View of the venetian canal from the Ponte de la Panada alle Fondamente Nove bridge.

Corte Berlendis is a courtyard located at Corte Berlendis.

Drying linen in the Corte Berlendis lane.

View from the Ponte dei Mendicanti bridge on the San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti church.

Fondamenta dei Mendicanti street.

Fondamenta dei Mendicanti street just before the sunset.

The Ponte Cavallo (horse) bridge was named in honor of the famous equestrian statue in the adjacent square.

A moss-covered angel is hiding under the Ponte Cavallo bridge.

Amazing equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni in the evening.

Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo few minutes before the sunset.

Facade of Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo in the evening.

Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo in the evening time.

View of the Calle Cannaregio street from the Ponte de la Panada bridge.

Santa Maria dei Miracoli church.

Ponte Santa Maria Nova is a bridge close to the Santa Maria dei Miracoli church.

One of the shops on the Campo Santa Maria Nova square.

Shopwindow of one of the shops on the Campo Santa Maria Nova square.

Inscription on the wall of San Canciano church located in the Cannaregio.

Interior of the San Canciano church.

The San Canciano church is a point “F” in our walking tour.

An architecture of the windows is unpredictable in Venice.

The Santi Apostoli church is a point “G” in our walking tour.

The present building of San Apostoli is the result of a major reconstruction project which was undertaken in 1575.

Facade of the Santi Apostoli church.

Memorial plate above the entrance door to the Santi Apostoli church.

Last Communion of St. Lucy by Giambattista Tiepolo in the Santi Apostoli church.

San Apostoli is a 7th-century Roman Catholic church located in the Cannaregio.

Interior of the Santi Apostoli church.

San Apostoli is one of the oldest churches in the city and has undergone numerous changes since its foundation.

One of the walls inside the Chiesa dei Santi Apostoli di Cristo (English: Church of the Holy Apostles of Christ).

The San Apostoli church presently stands on the Campo dei Santi Apostoli at the beginning of the Strada Nuova.

There is an organ inside the Santi Apostoli church.

The ceiling of the Santi Apostoli church.

Strada Nuova is a major pedestrian artery of the city.

The Locanda ai Santi Apostoli is a three-star hotel on Strada Nuova.

Al Vecio Bragosso restaurant.

Shop selling Venetian masks on Strada Nova.

If you like the buzz and shops and crowds, take a long slow walk through Strada Nuova.

Acqua dell'Elba on Strada Nuova.

Yellow building in the rays of sunset on Strada Nuova.

Marvellous architecture on Strada Nuova (San Felice church?).

Rio di san Falice is a Venetian canal in the Cannaregio.

A Venetian seagull.

The Ponte Ubaldo Belli bridge.

The top surface of the Ponte Ubaldo Belli bridge.

Side view of the Scuola Grande Della Misericordia Spa building.

The place where Rio di Noale connects with Canale de la Misericordia.

The Fondamenta Misericordia street.

Church of San Marziale.

The place where Rio del Orimani connects with Rio della Misericordia.

Occasionally you may observe the flowering plants hanging from outdoor pots.

The Ponte dei Mori bridge is a point “H” in our walking tour.

The view of Fondamenta Mori from the Ponte dei Mori bridge.

Church of Madonna dell'Orto.

The view of Fondamenta Gasparo Contarini from the Ponte Madonna dell'Orto bridge.

Emily Young Call & Response: Venice.

The facade of the Madonna dell'Orto church.

This church is a point “I” in our walking tour.

The building with the remarkable architecture is opposite the Madonna dell'Orto church.

The bell tower of the Madonna dell'Orto church has a cell with circular mullioned windows on its top.

Calle Piave street.

The bell tower of the Madonna dell'Orto church has a square shape with pilasters strips on the sides.

Three-storey apartment buildings on the Campiello Piave square.

Ramo primo Piave street.

Ramo terzo Piave street.

S. Alvise vaporetto station.

We stopped on the S. Alvise vaporetto station on our way back home.

Shipyard is on the island of S. Alvise and Sensa.

This shipyard is located in the Cannaregio district.

We float on a vaporetto along the northern border of the Cannaregio district.

Apartment buildings in the northern part of the Cannaregio district.

Northern part of the Crea and Macello islands in the Cannaregio district.

Crea vaporetto station.

The Cannaregio channel at the sunset.

The Pasqual Zemiro crawler crane is installed on a barge.

The Palazzo Nani building has its facade on the Cannaregio channel.

The Ponte delle Guglie bridge spans the Cannaregio channel.

The Ponte delle Guglie bridge.

Ponte delle Guglie lies near the southern end of the Cannaregio channel, not far from the Santa Lucia station.

Palazzo Labia is located on the southern end of the Cannaregio channel.

Top part of the Palazzo Labia is decorated by the sculptures of funny birds looking like roosters.

Church of San Simeone Piccolo is opposite to Santa Lucia railway station.

The Ponte degli Scalzi is one of only three classical bridges in Venice to span the Grand Canal.

San Simeone Piccolo is a church in the district of Santa Croce.

The square in front of the Santa Lucia railway station.

The monument of “Woman in flames” is in the public square outside the Santa Lucia railway station.

Church of San Simeone Piccolo is located close to the bridge of Ponte degli Scalzi.

Fondamenta Santa Lucia is on the right, two bridges of Ponte Santa Chiara and Ponte de la Croce are on the left.

4-star Hotel Carlton On The Grand Canal.

Bridge of Ponte degli Scalzi.

4-star Hotel Canal Grande.

Riva de Biasio (ACTV) vaporetto station.

The apse of the San Geremia church faces the Grand Canal.

This is a museum of natural history housed in Fondaco dei Turchi, located on the Grand Canal.

The Grand Canal view immediately after the sunset.

Here are three flags: Flag of Europe, Flag of Italy and Flag of Venice.