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But the charm of the city is above all in its\u00a0calli<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0campielli<\/b>: you need to know that in the lagoon there are no streets and squares (apart from the iconic San Marco) but only calli, i.e. alleys and small streets, and campi or campielli, i.e. squares.<\/p>\nDiscovering the calli and campielli of Venice<\/h3>\n
\u201cLe\u00a0Mercerie<\/b>\u201d is the main calle of Venice: walking along it you\u2019ll get in a few minutes from Piazza San Marco to the spectacular Rialto Bridge. This artery is full of shops and boutiques, just like in the past when it was crowded with shops selling canvases, fabrics and all kinds of merchandise. Here you can buy one of the beautiful Venetian masks, protagonists of the historic Carnival. There are 4 haberdasheries depending on the area: among them the one called \u2018dell\u2019Orologio\u2019, which pops out right in Piazza San Marco, at the foot of the 15th century Clock Tower with its gold dial and blue enamel.<\/p>\n
Venice boasts more than 3,000 calli, all to be discovered even if only to admire a blind window like\u00a0Calle dell\u2019Olio<\/b>or to immerse yourself in the picturesque disorder of the \u201cLibreria acqua alta\u201d in\u00a0Calle Lunga Santa Maria Formosa<\/b>.<\/p>\n
In the heart of the Sestiere of Cannaregio, between the Rialto Bridge and the Fondamenta Nuove, you will find the narrowest calle of Venice: it\u2019s\u00a0Calle Varisco<\/b>, a blind alley only 53 cm wide, which emerges on the Rio dei SS. Apostles.<\/p>\n
In the Sestiere San Marco, don\u2019t miss the\u00a0Calle Contarini del Bovolo<\/b>; walking along it, you will end up in front of the fa\u00e7ade of the homonymous Gothic-Venetian palace, but its treasure is kept in the inner courtyard, on the wonderful staircase of the Bovolo. It\u2019s a spiral staircase that rises between arches and loggias in Istrian stone and bricks, up to the top from whose belvedere you can admire all the splendor of Venice.<\/p>\n
Absolutely unmissable is the\u00a0Calle Morosina<\/b>, which will lead you to a typical Venetian court whose beauty lies in its sad history, witnessed by the helmet and the shield. It tells the story of a knight who, returning from the Holy Land with a precious relic, was lured and robbed and wandered desperately around the city until he disappeared: the only traces left of him are his shield and helmet impressed on the access arch.<\/p>\nThe most picturesque calli and campielli of Venice<\/h3>\n
Walking along the calli, you\u2019ll find yourself in squares, the campielli, with well curbs in the center and elegant buildings all around. Go visit\u00a0Campo San Polo<\/b>, where bull hunts and carnival parties were once held, Campo S.Giacomo, where you can relax in the shade of the plane trees overlooking the ancient church from the 9th century, and the wide\u00a0Campo Santa Margherita<\/b>.<\/p>\n
The latter is located in the Sestiere Dorso Duro, where you can eat sitting at the table of one of the many bars in front of the deconsecrated church of S.Margherita, which preserves works by Tiepolo and Tintoretto.<\/p>\n
The Campo Madonna dell\u2019Orto<\/b>\u00a0is also very picturesque, thanks to its terracotta paving with bricks placed in a herringbone pattern that frames the Scuola di S.Cristoforo dei Mercanti, whose first floor is said to be the work of Palladio.<\/p>\n
Once you have enjoyed the beauties of the Rialto Bridge, set out towards the\u00a0campiello del Remer<\/b>: I find it very characteristic for its little central well, the 14th-century palace and the stairway.<\/p>\n
But this little corner of Venice\u00a0hides a dramatic story<\/b>: in 1598 the doge\u00a0Marino Grimani<\/a>, alarmed by the screams of a woman, reached the square where his nephew Elena was at the mercy of her jealous husband, so angry to be beheaded her. He was imprisoned but managed to escape and, taking possession of his wife\u2019s head, filled with remorse, threw himself into the waters of the Grand Canal. It is said that when Venice is lashed by the wind from the north, the body of the man with the head reappears in the water right in front of the campiello.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Calli and campielli of Venice: you need to know that in the lagoon there are no streets and squares but only calli, i.e. alleys and small streets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" \u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n [av_heading heading='Esplora la natura e vivi lo sport a Venezia' tag='h2' link_apply='' link='' link_target='' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' margin='' padding='10' color='' custom_font='' custom_class='' admin_preview_bg='' av-desktop-hide='' av-medium-hide='' av-small-hide='' av-mini-hide='' av-medium-font-size-title='' av-small-font-size-title='' av-mini-font-size-title='' av-medium-font-size='' av-small-font-size='' av-mini-font-size=''][\/av_heading] [av_hr class='invisible' height='50' shadow='no-shadow' position='center' custom_border='av-border-thin' custom_width='50px' custom_border_color='' custom_margin_top='30px' custom_margin_bottom='30px' icon_select='yes' custom_icon_color='' icon='ue808' font='entypo-fontello' admin_preview_bg='' av_uid='av-gpmz5y'] [av_one_full first min_height='' vertical_alignment='av-align-top' space='' margin='0px' margin_sync='true' padding='0px,0px,0px,0px' border='' border_color='' radius='0px' radius_sync='true' background_color='' src='' attachment='' attachment_size='' background_position='top left' background_repeat='no-repeat' animation='' mobile_display='' av_uid='av-g563dy'] [av_image src='https:\/\/www.venice-box.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/venezia-20-1-1-1200x630.jpg' attachment='1225' attachment_size='featured_large' align='left' styling='' hover='' link='' target='' caption='' font_size='' appearance='' overlay_opacity='0.4' overlay_color='#000000' overlay_text_color='#ffffff' copyright='' animation='no-animation' av_uid='av-enj5hy' custom_class='' admin_preview_bg=''][\/av_image] [\/av_one_full] [av_heading heading='Calli e campielli di Venezia' tag='h2' link_apply='' link='' link_target='' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' margin='' padding='10' color='' custom_font='' custom_class='' admin_preview_bg='' av-desktop-hide='' av-medium-hide='' av-small-hide='' av-mini-hide='' av-medium-font-size-title='' av-small-font-size-title='' av-mini-font-size-title='' av-medium-font-size='' av-small-font-size='' av-mini-font-size=''][\/av_heading] [av_textblock size='' font_color='' color='' av-medium-font-size='' av-small-font-size='' av-mini-font-size='' av_uid='av-acm5w6' custom_class='' admin_preview_bg='']<\/p>\r\n Ma il fascino della citt\u00e0 sta soprattutto nelle <\/span>calli e nei <\/span>campielli: sappi infatti che nella laguna non ci sono vie e piazze (a parte quella iconica di San Marco) ma solo calli, cio\u00e8 vicoli e strade, e campi o campielli, cio\u00e8 piazze.<\/span><\/p>\r\n \u201cLe <\/span>Mercerie\u201d<\/b> \u00e8 la calle principale di Venezia: percorrendola ti ritroverai in pochi minuti da Piazza San Marco allo spettacolare Ponte di Rialto. Questa arteria \u00e8 ricca di negozi e boutique, proprio come in passato quando era affollata da botteghe che vendevano tele, stoffe ed ogni genere di mercanzia. Qui puoi acquistare una delle bellissime maschere veneziane, protagoniste dello storico Carnevale. Esistono 4 Mercerie a seconda della zona: tra queste quella dell'Orologio, che sbuca proprio in Piazza San Marco, ai piedi della sovrastante Torre dell'Orologio del '400 col suo quadrante in oro e smalto blu.<\/span> Venezia vanta pi\u00f9 di 3000 calli, tutte da scoprire fosse anche solo per ammirare una finestra cieca come <\/span>Calle dell'Olio<\/b> o per immergersi nel pittoresco disordine della \"Libreria acqua alta\" in <\/span>Calle Lunga Santa Maria Formosa<\/b>.<\/span> Nel cuore del Sestiere di Cannaregio, tra il Ponte di Rialto e le Fondamenta Nuove, troverai invece la calle pi\u00f9 stretta di Venezia: \u00e8 <\/span>Calle Varisco<\/b>, un vicolo cieco largo solo 53 cm, che sbuca sul Rio dei SS. Apostoli. <\/span> Nel Sestiere San Marco, non perderti la <\/span>Calle Contarini del Bovolo<\/b>; percorrendola, sbucherai davanti alla facciata dell'omonimo palazzo gotico-veneziano, ma il suo tesoro \u00e8 custodito nel cortile interno, nella meravigliosa scala del Bovolo. E\u2019 una scala a chiocciola che sale tra archi e logge in pietra d'Istria e mattoni, fino all'apice dal cui belvedere puoi ammirare tutto lo splendore di Venezia.<\/span> Assolutamente imperdibile \u00e8 la <\/span>Calle Morosina<\/b>, percorrendo la quale sbucherai in una tipica corte veneziana la cui bellezza \u00e8 nella sua triste storia, testimoniata dall'elmo e lo scudo. Si narra infatti di un cavaliere di ritorno dalla Terra Santa con una preziosa reliquia, che fu adescato e derubato della stessa e che per la disperazione vag\u00f2 tanto per la citt\u00e0 fino a scomparire: di lui si ritrovarono solo lo scudo e l'elmo impressi sull'arco di accesso.<\/span><\/p>\r\nTo consult all other experiences in contact with the Venetian nature, click here!<\/a><\/h3>\n
La bellezza di Venezia \u00e8 incommensurabile, ma solo mettendoci piede almeno una volta puoi toccare con mano il fascino secolare di questa citt\u00e0 che \u00e8 radicata nell\u2019acqua e che nell\u2019acqua ha la sua linfa vitale. Monumenti spettacolari traboccanti d'arte e ponti che solcano canali attraversati dalle immancabili gondole.<\/span><\/h5>\r\n
Alla scoperta delle calli e campielli di Venezia<\/h3>\r\n
Le calli e campielli di Venezia pi\u00f9 pittoreschi<\/h3>\r\n