Cannaregio and jewish ghetto walking tour

Includes: Cannaregio tour, the Jewish Ghetto with its 3 Synagogues and one-way private motor-launch transportation

Meet your private tour guide in St. Mark’s Square and departure from St. Mark’s waterfront by private

reserved motor-launch to the non-tourist district of Cannaregio.

Jewish Ghetto

Enjoy a pleasant stroll off-the-beaten track through the district of Cannaregio.

You’ll quickly discover that literally the whole of Venice is one giant open-air museum as you encounter imposing Palaces, important churches, enchanting canals and bridges as you make your way through a labyrinth of narrow streets and alleyways to the Jewish Ghetto that lies in the heart of the Cannaregio district of Venice.

Tintoretto and Titian

Enjoy many detours to encounter homes of famous Venetians like Tintoretto and Titian, delightful anecdotes and stories of past residents of this picturesque area of Venice, along with sweeping views of the northern lagoon where we’ll be able to discuss the vital role that the Lagoon played in the history of a city built from fear.

After a fascinating walking tour through the Cannaregio district, we’ll spend the second part of the tour exploring the famous Jewish Ghetto.

A city within a city, and you’ll learn how the Jewish community lived here over the centuries and what role they played in the history of Venice, which was home to a sizeable community of Jewish merchants by the 12th century.

Great Council

In 1516, the Great Council ordered all Jews confined to a small island.

Jews were not allowed out of the ghetto after sunset; they were forced to wear distinctive clothing, and were barred from most professions save medicine.

Your guided walk visits 3 of the district’s synagogues, decorated with richly carved woodwork.

Synagogues

At that time in Venice, it was considered prestigious to occupy a building’s upper stores; most of the synagogues are only accessible by steep flights of stairs.

The tour will finish in the Jewish Ghetto where you can spend more time visiting the Jewish Museum (admissions included), a small museum displaying a collection of religious artefacts from the 17th to 19th centuries, including lamps, silver vessels and textiles.

The museum is located in a small, shaded square with a central fountain.

Cannaregio and jewish ghetto walking tour

The tour finishes at the Jewish Ghetto and lasts about 4 hours.

The tour includes a private tour guide for the walk through Cannaregio District, a private jewish Guide for the visit to the Jewish Ghetto, admissions to 3 synagogues, whispers audio headset (only for groups over 10 pax) and a private reserved motorlaunch (just for the way in).

For the visit of the synagogues suitable clothes are requested.

For security reasons sacks, bags (even ladies’ bags) or knapsacks are not allowed inside the synagogues, also the visit during celebrations is not permitted. It can be operated every day except Saturdays at 9.00 am and 2.00 pm.

This tour can be arranged in English or in other languages.

At supplement: possibility of pick-up at your hotel, at your cruise ship or other locations.