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Photos: Didier Descouens, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Franz van Duns, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. This image is not in the public domain. Please respect the copyright protection. It may only be used according to the rules mentioned here. This specifically excludes use in social media, if applicable terms of the licenses listed here not appropriate. Please do not upload an updated image here without consultation with the Author. The author would like to make corrections only at his own source. This ensures that the changes are preserved.Please if you think that any changes should be required, please inform the author.Otherwise you can upload a new image with a new name. Please use one of the templates derivative or extract., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
The Venetian Ghetto and Cannaregio
Your local guide
Anna Scarpa
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Highlights
- The world's first ghetto, established in 1516
- Tall houses built because the ghetto could not grow
- Five historic synagogues, seen from outside
- The Holocaust memorial in Ghetto Nuovo
- Tintoretto's parish church at Madonna dell'Orto
About this tour
This session follows the Venetian Ghetto and the wider Cannaregio district around it, from the square of Ghetto Nuovo to Tintoretto's parish church at Madonna dell'Orto. You see the tall houses built here because the ghetto could not expand outward, the plain facades of five historic synagogues, and the memorial to what happened to this community in the Second World War. The walk finishes inside a working church rather than a museum.
After the sound check, the guide walks the district in order, pausing at each site for questions and allowing time to sit with the memorial before moving on. A short list of names and dates is sent once the call ends.
This suits anyone with an interest in Jewish history, or in how one small district shaped so much of it.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 10 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Venice before heading out.
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Ghetto Nuovo 21 min
Standing in the square, the guide explains how this became the first ghetto in the world in 1516, and points up at buildings raised several storeys higher than usual because the district could not grow outward.
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The historic synagogues, from outside 21 min
Walking around the square, the guide points out the plain facades hiding five historic synagogues, each built by a different community that settled here over the centuries.
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The Holocaust memorial 21 min
At the edge of the square, the camera settles on the memorial reliefs set into the wall, and the guide explains what happened to Venice's Jewish community during the Second World War.
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Madonna dell'Orto 21 min
Inside this parish church, the guide points out paintings by Tintoretto, who worshipped and is buried here, and explains why he never needed to look far for work.
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Your questions 18 min
Time to ask anything about Venice: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 8 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Baccalà mantecato and San Marco, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Rome time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 12 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Venice, showing you St Mark's Basilica and Doge's Palace live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Venice live with my phone and you ask anything as we go.
Times shown in Rome time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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