One of a kind, a historic pearl suspended over the water, in 1987 Venice and its Lagoon were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Nowadays Venice retains its charm, and it is a very popular destination for lovers of tourism from all over the world: according to recent studies (ISTAT 2022), more than 10 million people per year, and it is at the top of the ranking of the most visited cities in Italy, second after Rome.
Nowadays Venice retains its charm, and it is a very popular destination for lovers of tourism from all over the world: according to recent studies (ISTAT 2022), more than 10 million people per year, and it is at the top of the ranking of the most visited cities in Italy, second after Rome.
The most visited points of interest are the city’s most iconic symbols: the Rialto Bridge, St Mark’s Square with its Basilica, and the Doge’s Palace. They deserve a visit; however, Venice is not only this: it is everyday life in the lives of commuters, workers and students of all ages, who greet it at dawn and leave it at sunset. To breathe the Venice of everyday life, you must venture into the areas that tend to be more forgotten, yet ooze history and authenticity.
Il Ghetto ebraico è proprio una di queste, con le case tra le più alte in tutta l’isola: essendo una zona ristretta e confinata, con l’espandersi delle famiglie, gli edifici potevano solamente crescere in altezza. Passeggiare in questa zona è prendere mano con quella che è la Venezia dei veneziani, tra i bimbi che si rincorrono andando a scuola e qualche cicchetto al volo.
Still in the vicinity of the Ghetto, there is another of the areas most lived in by locals – Fondamenta della Misericordia. Beyond the endless choice of which cicchetti to have with a fine aperitivo, continuing on you arrive at the Ospedale di San Giovanni e Paolo, and this whole stretch has an atmosphere all its own. Priceless, then, is the surprise of the hospital’s façade, born as the Scuola Grande di San Marco and, in the Napoleonic era, used as a military hospital, and for the past two hundred years it has remained the city’s civil hospital. Even going for an ordinary blood draw becomes a journey into Renaissance times.