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Venice - Day 5
New discoveries for us as we cover a wide area on foot
Thursday 13th November
2025
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Our three-day vaporetto pass ran out this
morning, so we decided to spend the day exploring Venice
on foot and see how much we could fit in. It was our last
full day in the city, and with so many places still left
unseen, we set out simply to discover as much as we could.
It turned out to be a good decision. We covered a wide
area (see map), finding many things we hadn’t seen
on our previous three visits, and revisiting one or two
familiar spots along the way.
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Edith and Gregor had
decided to spend the day visiting the Venice Biennale exhibition
(which specialised in architecture this year), so we made
arrangements to meet them for dinner. |
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We began by walking towards
the station and crossing Ponte
delgi Scalzi, from where these photos were taken. |
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| Church of San
Pantalon - The bell tower seen from Campo San Rocco. |
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San
Polo (church) and its detached bell tower (campanile)
as seen from Campo San Polo. |
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Ponte Bernardo / Rio
de le Do Torre. |
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Rio San Stae from Ponte
de la Rioda. |
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Ponte del Savio from
Ponte Ruga Vechia. |
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We walked for another
half an hour to pay another visit to the market... |
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Geoff made some purchases,
while Bruce kept an eye on the gull on the roof... |
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...and a couple of other
gulls, who in turn were keeping an eye out for a potential
fish grab! |
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Afterwards, we had some
coffee at Campo Cesare Battisti nearby. |
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We then crossed the Rialto
Bridge, from where these photos were taken. |
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Walking into less familiar
territory once again, we arrived at Campo Santa Maria Formosa
and saw the church of Santa
Maria Formosa. |
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Walking further east,
we crossed Ponte dei Conzafelzi from where we got this view
of Palazzo Tetta, built at a fork between Rio Tetta and
the Rio di San Giovanni Laterano. |
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The interior
was well worth visiting. |
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"Adoration of the
Shepherds" by Paolo Veronese, created around 1557. |
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Continuing our walk,
we crossed the Ponte de la Panada... |
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...and soon arrived
at the charming Campo Santa Maria Nova, where we decided
it was time to have a light lunch... |
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The interior was just
as impressive as the exterior. |
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Our first gelato of the
holiday(!) at Campo dei Santi Apostoli, as we made our way
back to the hotel. |
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A view of rio di Noale
as we crossed the Ponte Nicolò Pasqualigo. |
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Later, along with Edith
and Gregor, we revisited the Il Santo Bevitore craft pub
for a drink... |
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...before strolling on
a bit further... |
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...to the Ristorante
Vecia Cavana, where we had dined on our first night together. |
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We all chose different
things tonight, unlike our first night when we shared a
turbot. These were Geoff's choices, starting with burrata
and truffles... |
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...seafood pasta for
his main course... |
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| ...and pistacchio mousse
for dessert. |
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Like last time, free
liqueurs were offered (and accepted!) |
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It was another excellent
meal and a lovely way to share our last evening together. |
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