Venice, an introduction walk

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3.6 km
5 m
00h43
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Last verified: 16 June 2025

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This walk brings you to a few of the many important locations of Venice. It's a great introduction to the city.

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Route description

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Difficulty level: Easy (20/100)

Length: 3.6 km

Duration: 00h43


Total ascent: 5 m

Maximal slope: 0.7 %

Average slope: 0.7 %

Net ascent: 5 m

Total descent: 0 m

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 2.53 km (70 %)

Cobblestones: 0 m (0 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 0 m (0 %)

Noise pollution

Amount of traffic


Natural area

Urban area

Water rich area

Characteristics

  1. Light traffic
  2. Paved (100%)
  3. Public transport accessible

Themes

  1. Architecture
  2. Art
  3. City
  4. History
  5. School excursions
  6. Top things to do
  7. Water (sea, lakes, rivers)
  8. World heritage

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    Start and end of the route

    Closest address to start: Santa Maria della Salute, Campo della Salute, 30124 Venezia, Italia
    Closest address to end: Palazzo delle Prigioni, Calle dei Albanesi, 30120 Venezia, Italia

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    Places of interest

    1. St Mary of Health/Salvation

      0 · Historical building
      Placed scenically at a narrow finger of land which lies between the Grand Canal and the Bacino di …
      Pieter Erauw
    2. Santa Maria Zobenigo

      0 · Church
      The church, whose name translates into St. Mary of the Lily referring to the flower classically …
      Wikipedia
    3. Palazzo Dario

      0 · POI
      The Palazzo Dario is a palace located between the Palazzo Barbaro Wolkoff and the narrow Rio …
      Wikipedia
    4. Palazzo Barbarigo

      0 · Palace
      Palazzo Barbarigo is a palace situated facing the Grand Canal of Venice, Italy. It is not to be …
      Wikipedia
    5. Palazzi Barbaro

      0 · Palace
      The Palazzi Barbaro—also known as Palazzo Barbaro, Ca' Barbaro, and Palazzo Barbaro-Curtis—are a …
      Wikipedia
    6. Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti

      0 · Palace
      Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti is a palace in Venice, Italy, not far from the Ponte dell'Accademia and …
      Wikipedia
    7. Palazzo Foscari

      0 · Palace
      The Palazzo Foscari was built on the waterfront of the city's Grand Canal by the Doge Francesco …
      Pieter Erauw
    8. Palazzo Giustinian

      0 · POI
      The Palazzo Giustinian is a palace in Venice, northern Italy, situated in the Dorsoduro district …
      Wikipedia
    9. San Rocco

      0 · Church
      The Church of Saint Roch is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Roch in Venice, northern …
      Wikipedia
    10. Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari

      0 · Basilica
      The Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, usually just called the Frari, is a church located …
      Wikipedia
    11. Palazzo Corner Spinelli

      0 · POI
      The Palazzo Corner Spinelli is a palace in Venice, northern Italy, located on the Grand Canal, in …
      Wikipedia
    12. San Polo

      0 · Square
      The Chiesa di San Polo is a Catholic church in Venice, dedicated to the Apostle Paul. It gives its …
      Wikipedia
    13. San Polo

      0 · Square
      Originally dedicated to grazing and agriculture, in 1493 it was entirely paved, a well (one of the …
      Pieter Erauw
    14. Teatro San Cassiano

      0 · Theatre
      The Teatro San Cassiano in Venice was the world’s first public opera theatre, inaugurated as such …
      Wikipedia
    15. Sant'Aponal

      0 · Church
      The church of Sant'Aponal is a deconsecrated Roman Catholic church in the sestiere of San Polo in …
      Wikipedia
    16. Il Gobbo di Rialto

      0 · Statue
      Il Gobbo di Rialto is a marble statue of a hunchback found opposite the Church of San Giacomo di …
      Wikipedia
    17. Chiesa di San Bartolomeo

      0 · Church

      The Chiesa di San Bartolomeo is strongly related to Albrecht Durer. In Venice he was given a …

      Dromos
    18. Teatro Malibran

      0 · Theatre
      The Teatro Malibran, known over its lifetime by a variety of names, beginning with the Teatro San …
      Wikipedia
    19. San Luca

      0 · Church
      A parish church stood at the site since the 11th century, patronized by the patrician Dandolo and …
      Wikipedia
    20. Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia

      0 · POI
      Founded following the resolution passed by the Municipal Council Board of Venice on March 3, 2008, …
      Wikipedia
    21. Venezia

      0 · City
      The buildings of Venice are constructed on closely spaced wood piles, which were imported from the …
      Dromos
    22. Saint Mark's

      0 · Historical building
      The most famous of the city's churches and one of the best known examples of Byzantine …
      Pieter Erauw
    23. San Basso

      0 · POI
      San Basso is a Baroque style deconsecrated Roman Catholic church in central Venice, Italy; it now …
      Wikipedia
    24. St Mark's Clock

      0 · Tower
      St Mark's Clock is housed in the Clock Tower on the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy, adjoining …
      Wikipedia
    25. Biblioteca Marciana

      0 · Library
      The famous midieval world map of Fra Mauro, made around 1450, is hanging in the stairway of the …
      Dromos
    26. Doge's

      0 · Palace
      Doge's Palace
      Dromos
    27. Bridge of Sighs

      0 · Bridge
      The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone and has windows with stone bars. It passes over the …
      Pieter Erauw

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    Activities

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    St Mary of Health/Salvation
    Santa Maria Zobenigo
    Palazzo Dario
    Palazzo Barbarigo
    Palazzi Barbaro
    Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti
    Palazzo Foscari
    Palazzo Giustinian
    San Rocco
    Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari
    Palazzo Corner Spinelli
    San Polo
    San Polo
    Teatro San Cassiano
    Sant'Aponal
    Il Gobbo di Rialto
    Chiesa di San Bartolomeo
    Teatro Malibran
    San Luca
    Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia
    Venezia
    Saint Mark's
    San Basso
    St Mark's Clock
    Biblioteca Marciana
    Doge's
    Bridge of Sighs
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