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Jewish Ghetto in Venice: Historical Walk Through the Heart of Cannaregio District
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Venezia
Immerse yourself in the heart of the Jewish Ghetto in Venice on a historical walk through the lesser-known Cannaregio district. Discover the secrets of the world’s first ghetto, explore hidden synagogues, and learn about the impact of the Holocaust on this charming and well-preserved area.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Cannaregio - You could spend a lifetime exploring Venice, and you’d never stop being surprised. What you’ll going to love most about Cannaregio is that it still has quiet, secluded spots overlooking the lagoon, homes to local people and enchanting refuges for visitors: a less well known Venice, but no less fascinating.
We will visit a fascinating green area to discover more about the history of the Venetian Jewish Community and how the district of Cannaregio looked like at the time of the ghetto -
Venice - We will meet in an authentic Venetian campo. I am a local guide expert of the Jewish Ghetto area. Let’s unveil the area to better understand why the Jewish Ghetto is in Cannaregio before entering to it, we will visit a greenish area you can’t even imagine.
Together we will discover the history of the Jewish Community of Venice, how the Jews lived before creating a ghetto, why and how Venice created the 1st ghetto of the world. -
Ghetto Venezia - We will take a relaxing and unique walk through the three Ghettos of Venice (yes, they are three!) at the discovery of the history, curiosities and daily life and of past and the present of this charming area. I’ll be sure to show you all of the highlights and hidden gems along the way!
Do you know the origin of the word ghetto ? Why Venice created the first one of the history? Who was the Doge at that time? DO you want to recognize symbols of that time that only an expert knows? Do you want to listen curiosities about the great people lived here ? And maybe do you remember Merchant in Venice by Shaskeare? Jump into the past and fall in love with this historical and rich of memories area of the floating city. We won’t visit the sinagogues or the museum inside but I will show you anyway great details and I will explain you how to visit them - Fondamenta Dei Ormesini - Let’ end our tour discovering the area from a different point of view and enjoy the local dailylife of Cannaregio off the beaten track.
- Ghetto Venezia - We will discover the Venetian recipes of the Jewish ghetto, the unique biscuits made in the area and an artistic art gallery
What's Included
- Guidance by a local expert passionate about the area.
What's Not Included
- This is a walking tour, we won’t visit sites inside (no sinagogues but I can give you all info )
Additional Information
An historical walk and immersion into the heart of the Jewish ghetto and Cannaregio to discover the secrets of the 1st Jewish Ghetto of the world. We will avoid the tourist trail exploring an authentic, lesser-known, but incredible, well-preserved area of Venice, full of charme, enjoying the secret corners of the three ghettos of Venice. You will learn why the Serenissima Republic forced the Jewish community to live under strict rules and how they lived for centuries in Cannaregio. You will discover how changed the area in the centuries. Did you know that the word “ghetto” comes from a local venetian word? I will help you to recognize the hidden synagogues from outside and I will give you insights into the tragedy of the deportation and how the Holocaust left a deep mark on my beloved Venice. We will explore together the sestier of Cannaregio, with its beautiful streets and the venetian “skyscrapers”, we will cross beautiful bridges draped in the locals’ laundry, Italian style.
- On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
Location
Campo San Geremia
In front of the San Geremia and Santa Lucia church
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Paulnaphtali
Jul 11, 2024
Highly recommend - Fantastic tour and tour guide, 100% recommend. My wife, three kids and I did Lucia’s Venice Ghetto tour this morning and everyone thought it was terrific - highly informative but not boring, gave a great sense of the history as well as the current life in the region. Thanks Lucia
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Jenniferga8975ac
May 24, 2024
Comfortable, relaxed tour in the ghetto. - We really enjoyed the Jewish Ghetto tour in Venice with Lucia. We learned so much about the history of the Jewish people in Europe and Venice. Loved the cat shop in the ghetto. Enjoyed learning about its heros and martyrs. Got to taste the kosher bakery goods as well. Got good advice about the city. Very meaningful tour.
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Tasias527
May 24, 2024
Incredible experience with Lucia! - This was one of our best experiences in Venice. Lucia was a thoughtful, charming, insightful tour guide who made this experience one that we will always remember. I had read great reviews on her and she surpassed them. If you want to take a tour of the Jewish ghetto or any other other guides that she offers don’t hesitate as she books up fast!
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Kopals573
May 23, 2024
Insightful tour into the lesser know neighborhood of Venice - We did the Jewish Gheto tour with Lucia and it was absolutely incredible. She is full of great knowledge about the city and the neighborhood and the culture. Lucia also gives a lot of history about Venice before the ghetto was formed and the reasons behind it and the changes since. It’s a great look into a lesser known hidden part of town away from the crowds and I would absolutely reccomend her tour!
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Lawrence_a
Apr 16, 2024
Wonderful tour with friendly intelligent guide - Great tour. Learned a lot and had fun.
Lucia is a wonderful tour guide. Gave a deep historical background which was great context for what we saw in the Ghetto. She is passionate about the subject and she shared a variety of perspectives on the history.
She gave people the chance to ask questions and gave thoughtful replies.
We had the chance to meet a working artist who gave more history and another perspective.
She even treated us to gelato at the end of the tour and shared her restaurant recommendations.
Will recommend this tour to friends
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Gailr56
Apr 9, 2024
Excellent guide - Excellent tour. Lucia was extremely knowledgeable with a very engaging & friendly manner. We were with our 13 year old granddaughter & Lucia managed to hold her attention and she was able to enjoy and learn at the same time. I highly recommend Lucia if you are looking for an English speaking, knowledgeable guide in Venice.
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Michaelca4112tl
Mar 19, 2024
Informative, entertaining and poignant - This was my second tour with Lucia (the first was so good we just had to do another one). In this tour she guided us around the Jewish Ghettos explaining in a both entertaining but poignant way about the history of the place. She pointed out things that we would never have seen otherwise. Her enthusiasm for the place is infectious.
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Noah_b
Oct 20, 2023
Fascinating, moving, & one-of-a-kind tour - The best tour we had in all of Italy. This is such an important subject & very moving. Lucia is passionate, knowledgeable & warm. She kept us engaged & she is a wonderful story teller. We especially enjoyed walking through and visiting the kosher restaurants & art galleries. I recommend this highly to everyone. It was so nice to have a tour that is not typical.
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Globetrotting781656
Oct 8, 2023
An unforgettable tour. - Lucia was a FABULOUS tour guide. She showed us really interesting off the beaten track places. She offered history, facts and perspective to this fascinating area of Venice — all in her excellent English and charming manner. I highly recommend Lucia over any of the other tour guides we encountered along the way. A very special day.
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Boris_n
Jul 25, 2024
I would have liked to move more and see more of the Jewish Ghetto and learn a bit less - Generally an interesting tour and our guide (Lucia) was very nice. However, the tour was a lot more about learning and listening than seeing. It felt like we were stopping every 10 steps and listened to 15 min of lecture. 10 more steps, another lecture. While the information was interesting, I would have liked to move more and see more of the Jewish Ghetto and learn a bit less.
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