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Venetian Ghetto
The world's first ghetto, set up in 1516, a square of tall houses in Cannaregio with five old synagogues.
- Open
- Always; many places close on Saturdays
- Price
- Free; the museum and synagogue tours are paid
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Campo del Ghetto Novo, Cannaregio, 30121 VeniceDirections
- Getting There
- Water bus to Guglie, or a 10-minute walk from the railway station.
Why Go
The Republic confined Venice's Jews to this island in 1516, and the word ghetto comes from its old foundry, the geto. With no room to spread out, its houses grew upward, some to seven stories.
The Jewish Museum leads tours of the hidden synagogues, and the quarter is still home to a small community.
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