Self-guided walking tour
Venice Walking Tour: Rialto Market to the Campi of San Polo (about 2.5 hours, 8 stops)
8 stops in walking order through Venice, from Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari to Mercato di Rialto: 3.1 km on foot, about 36 min of walking, 2 h 15 min in total with the story and a look around at each stop. Walking times come from the routed walking path, not a straight line. It is the route of “Rialto Market to the Campi of San Polo”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.
- Total
- 2 h 15 min
- Distance
- 3.1 km
- Walking
- 36 min
- Stops
- 8
The stops, in walking order
Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari
The Frari is a Venetian Gothic basilica dedicated to the Assumption of Mary.
2 min walk · 130 m
Scuola Grande di San Rocco
This Venetian confraternity building is renowned for its cycle of paintings by Tintoretto, created across its halls and devoted to biblical scenes.
7 min walk · 550 m
Giardini Papadopoli
A terraced public garden in Santa Croce, enclosed beneath dense shade trees.
12 min walk · 1000 m
Fontego dei Turchi
A historic palazzo on the Grand Canal and the present home of Venice’s Natural History Museum.
4 min walk · 310 m
Campo San Giacomo dall'Orio
A broad Venetian square wrapped around an old church, where benches, trees, children’s games and everyday conversation create a strong neighbourhood atmosphere.
5 min walk · 400 m
Campo San Polo
A Venetian square gathered around the apse of San Polo, a church dedicated to the apostle Paul.
6 min walk · 540 m
Mercato di Rialto
A long-running food market where fruit, vegetables and fish remain central to the experience.
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