Campo San Biagio

Venice 2015

Including our day trip to Murano, Torcello, Mazzorbo and Burano.
Subsidence

Subsidence

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House next to the San Silvestro vaporetto stop.
Palazzo Rava

Palazzo Rava

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The Riva del Vin is a rare bit of pavement along the Grand Canal.
Grand Canal

Grand Canal

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I think this might be the widest part of the Grand Canal.
Goldolier 1

Goldolier 1

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Canal Grande
Gondolier 2

Gondolier 2

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Canal Grande
Ponte de Rialto

Ponte de Rialto

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There was scaffolding and plastic sheeting covering half of the Rialto Bridge, so I only photographed the nice-looking bit.
Rialto Mercato

Rialto Mercato

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The Rialto Market at Campo della Pescaria, along the Grand Canal.
San Stae

San Stae

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On the Grand Canal, seen from the vaporetto.
Synagogue This Way

Synagogue This Way

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Lion of Venice

Lion of Venice

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The winged lion is the symbol of Venice.
Building Upward

Building Upward

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The ghetto occupied such a small space and was so crowded that apartment blocks were built six or seven storeys high (most other buildings in Venice are three or four storeys). Even then, families often slept in shifts as they didn't have room for beds for everyone.
Calle Gheto Novissimo

Calle Gheto Novissimo

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Leading into the Campo de Gheto Novo.
Campo de Gheto Novo

Campo de Gheto Novo

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www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/venice-ghetto
Posters

Posters

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Campo de Gheto Novo
Sotoportego de Gheto Novo

Sotoportego de Gheto Novo

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Covered alleyway
Holocaust Memorial 1

Holocaust Memorial 1

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Campo de Gheto Novo. 247 Venetian Jews were deported to concentration camps. Only eight returned at the end of the war.
Holocaust Memorial 2

Holocaust Memorial 2

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Campo de Gheto Novo. 247 Venetian Jews were deported to concentration camps. Only eight returned at the end of the war.
Holocaust Memorial 3

Holocaust Memorial 3

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Campo de Gheto Novo. 247 Venetian Jews were deported to concentration camps. Only eight returned at the end of the war.
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