Basilica dei santi Giovanni e Paolo — ikallerna (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ready-made walk · Venice

Cannaregio: The Ghetto, Tintoretto and Marble Churches

5 stops · ~2 hr 20 min · 2.3 km

Jewish Heritage

Begin in the Venetian Ghetto, the historic Jewish quarter that gave the world the word “ghetto”, then follow Cannaregio’s canals to Madonna dell’Orto, Tintoretto’s parish church. Continue past the Gothic Ca’ d’Oro to the jewel-box marble church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli and the vast Santi Giovanni e Paolo, burial place of doges.

The stops, in walking order

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Stop 1: Basilica dei santi Giovanni e Paolo
~15 min here
This imposing basilica is the Dominican convent church of Venice’s Castello district, known locally as San Zanipolo.
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Stop 2: Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Miracoli
~15 min here
Santa Maria dei Miracoli is the small marble church before you, a sanctuary created to house an image of the Madonna regarded as miraculous by local residents.
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Stop 3: Ca' d'Oro
~1 hr here
Ca' d'Oro is a Venetian palace turned art museum, facing the Grand Canal.
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Stop 4: Madonna dell'Orto
~15 min here
Madonna dell'Orto is a Gothic church in Cannaregio, and it was Tintoretto’s parish church; his paintings and tomb remain inside.
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Stop 5: Ghetto di Venezia
~3 min here
The Venetian Ghetto is the historic Jewish quarter of Venice, in the Cannaregio district, and it remains a focal point for the city’s Jewish community.