Anna Scarpa

I was born at the Ospedale Civile, which occupies the old Scuola Grande di San Marco, so I like to say I started life in a Renaissance building. I studied history at Ca' Foscari and worked for the city archive before becoming a licensed guide in 2019. My walks cover the parts of Venice that most visitors never reach: Castello, where the Arsenale could build a galley a day at its peak, and Cannaregio, where the Ghetto was established in 1516 and gave the word to the rest of the world. I explain how the city works: why the wells were sealed, how fresh water arrives today, where the rubbish boats go in the morning. I do not cover San Marco, apart from pointing it out from a distance. I guide live on video now, walking Venice with my phone and answering your questions in real time.