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How to understand street signs in Venice

Urban signage signs in Venice
Urban signage signs in Venice

In your trip to Venice, when you walk through the canals and alleys of the city, the striking signage posters of them, and their peculiar terminology.

Indeed, in Venice you will find some special denominations for the different urban areas, which you should know.

Below you have the explanation of the main denominations that you will find in the Venice urban signage.

What is Fondamenta in Venice

Background: This is the name of a street that runs along one of the main canals that lead out to the Grand Canal.

La Foundations It usually has a sidewalk on both sides of the canal.

What does Campo mean in Venice?

Field: This is what the squares of Venice.

In general they are small in size, although there are also some large ones, such as San Polo Field.

However, the largest of all, that of San Marcos, is called square, and the one that faces the Grand Canal from this, and is smaller than the previous one, is called piazza.

Signpost marking the medieval Jewish ghetto in Venice
Signpost marking the medieval Jewish ghetto in Venice

What does Ponte mean in Venice?

Bridge: In this case, as the bridges It is easy to understand for Spanish speakers.

Apart from the four large bridges that cross the Great channelIn Venice there are many small bridges that cross the different canals.

What does Parochia mean in Venice?

Parochia: This term is used to indicate the churches of venice, and is the translation of parish.

What Sotoportego means in Venice

Sotoportego: Very common corners of Venice are the small ones passageways that open under buildings. These passageways are known as sotoportego.

What does Gheto mean in Venice

Ghetto: The area of sestiere from Cannaregio of Venice where the Jewish population was concentrated in medieval times is still known as the Ghetto.

Sign marking the Traghetto gondola service on the Grand Canal in Venice
Sign marking the Traghetto gondola service on the Grand Canal in Venice

What Traghetto means in Venice

Ferry: In the Grand Canal of Venice You will see signs on the gondola piers with the name Ferry.

This is the service of gondolas to cross the Grand Canal, which offers you the cheapest way to know the sensations of riding a gondola.

About the Author

José Luis Sarralde

Journalist and traveler throughout his life, José Luis Sarralde is the founder of Guías Viajar, where since 2008 he has been capturing his travel experiences around the world, specializing in cultural and scenic destinations in Spain and Europe.

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  • I loved this post, very good. Congratulations. Also, I love the signs…don't tell me that in Italy there is no art…. is that in every street, in every corner you can find a true wonder

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