Location: Cannaregio
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With its gondolas, canals, amazing restaurants, and unforgettable romantic ambiance, Venice is definitely a city for one's bucket list. Waterfront palazzos, palaces, and churches make drifting down the Grand Canal feel like cruising through a painting. To really experience Venice you must go to the opera or to a classical music performance, nibble fresh pasta and pastries, and linger in the exhibit halls of an art gallery. Label lovers will drool over the high-end shopping in Piazza San Marco.
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1. Campo del Ghetto
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4.5 based on 1,294 reviews
Dating back to the 16th-century, this is the oldest Jewish Ghetto in the world with its five synagogues, which are the oldest still existing.
Reviewed By 303SteveA303 - Bath, United States
When you describe the experience of visiting Venice, it seems to always include St Mark', the Doge's Palace, the Rialto Bridge, the Grand Canal and perhaps a day in Murano across the lagoon. We stayed in the Canneregio neighborhood and enjoyed a part of Venice that is a little removed from the main tourist areas. It is also where the Jewish ghetto is and we found it to be a very interesting place to wander about and explore. The story of Jews in Venice is fascinating. Our visit to the Jewish museum on the Campo del Ghetto Nuovo gave us a better understanding of the role that Jews played in the social and economic history of Venice. The tour they offer of the old synagogues in the ghetto is also excellent to help understand the religious traditions Jews brought to Venice. As in other parts of Venice, there are canals, narrow streets, and squares; but here there are also old gates intended to lock in residents of the ghetto after dark. There is also an excellent kosher restaurant, Gam Gam, nearby that serves some really good food and should not be missed. Right down the street from the restaurant is a wonderful pastry shop .... another reason to visit the ghetto.
2. Chiesa della Madonna dell'Orto
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4.5 based on 467 reviews
Reviewed By massimoswitz - Opfikon, Switzerland
Gothic cathedral there are masterpieces by the master Tintoretto and of which he is buried in a chapel inside.
3. Cannaregio
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4.5 based on 4,481 reviews
Rival to Castello for bragging rights as the largest of Venice's six sestieri (boroughs).
Reviewed By tobiasr577 - Gothenburg, Sweden
If you Wanna see the ”real” Venice and communicate With the people of Venice you should live and walk around in this area! You Will feel the Italian warmth spread around you and also see How the Venetians live and Maybe even love!
4. Santa Maria dei Miracoli
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4.5 based on 828 reviews
Reviewed By terry4800 - Warrington, United Kingdom
This is a beautiful church and well worth the time to visit to see the marble panelling inside and the ornate roof decoration. Not as big or imposing as some of the others but in that lies its beauty.
5. Chiesa di Santa Maria di Nazareth - Chiesa degli Scalzi
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4.5 based on 173 reviews
Reviewed By alessandrofL127YD - Milan, Italy
Beautiful church built in 1672 with a superbly decorated facade with several statues and twins columns. Internal with one nave richly decorated, the altars have beautiful sculptures, the ceiling are frescoes, someone made by Tiepolo
6. Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta detta I Gesuiti
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4.5 based on 430 reviews
Reviewed By Ron-Dianne - Reading, United States
When you enter this church, the first words out of your mouth are "Oh My God!". I heard it more than once. As soon as you enter you are taken by surprise. The interior of the church is covered in white and green marble. The altar is covered by gold and green marble. There is a gorgeous pulpit between the 2nd and 3rd chapels with "draping" marble, sculptures of the Archangels by Giuseppe Torretti attached to the columns in front of the altar area, and one of Titian's last paintings, The Martyrdom of St. Laurentius. The Baroque church is utterly breathtaking. It's open from 10-12 and 4-6 daily and costs 1 euro. You can see the white facade and statues of the church from the water when you are on a lagoon vaporetto (4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2) near Fondamenta Nove. Located in Campo Gesuiti,(Cannaregio), it's easily approached from Fondamenta Nova.
7. European Cultural Centre - Palazzo Mora
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4.5 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By petermack2011 - Bungay, United Kingdom
I visited the Palazzo Mora two years ago at the last Biennale and it was a great experience so I was keen to visit again. The Palazzo is an easy miss and difficult to find even on the busy street its situated on. You are immediately caught by the sight of the 3 hooded figures in the courtyard and then by the modern sculpture of Pinocchio. There are three floors of exhibits to view in a maze of rooms. If art isn't exactly your thing there is such a broad spectrum of exhibits here there is something there that should move or inspire you. But what's more its also free so worth taking advantage of in Venice.
8. Oratorio dei Crociferi
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4.5 based on 21 reviews
9. Spanish Synagogue
10. Ex Cinema Teatro Italia
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4.5 based on 71 reviews
Reviewed By PaPopHall - Faversham, United Kingdom
At first, I did not appreciate that the Teatro Italia had been converted to a supermarket, as it has remained true to it's origins both outside and looking in. If you pop in as you pass you will not be disappointed and even though there is a security system, I feel certain that you will not be asked to purchase anything if you do not wish to. As it happened I did need some water and paid exactly what I had for the same bottle at a perfectly ordinary Spar the previous day. So don't be put off!! As you walk around, look up! Behind you, the gallery is well presented and even though the figures are cut out you still get a feeling of how it was as a theatre. The frescos are well looked after and there is no sign of neglect or damage. How can this be anything other than a 5 STAR rating!
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