Ghetto

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Campo di Ghetto Nuovo, Cannaregio, Venice

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By Anne Hanley, your Venice expert

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Expert review of Ghetto

Last updated 10 November 2010

Pretty squares hide a history of suffering in the original Ghetto.

Venice’s Jews were confined to one island in the Cannaregio area of town in 1516. Previously the city’s iron had been cast – gettato – here: this is where the word ‘Ghetto’ came from.

Nowadays, I find it’s easy to forget the hardship in this pretty area of town with its echoing alleyways and peaceful squares. But the extra-tall houses tell a story of chronic over-crowding: when space got too tight, the hemmed-in community simply built upwards.

A visit to the Jewish Museum (Campo del Ghetto Nuovo, Cannaregio 2902B, 041 715359; www.museoebraico.it; closed Sat, €8.50, €7 concessions) includes a tour of three synagogues.

More information on Ghetto:

Price guide:
Free
Type:
Museum, Neighbourhood / street, Religious site
Address:
Campo di Ghetto Nuovo, Cannaregio, Venice
Website:
http://www.ghetto.it/ghetto/en/index.asp
Months open:
All year round
Indoor/outdoor?:
Both

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