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NB: on these pages you will find a list of the streets to follow if you are
walking from Piazzale Roma to S.Marco going across the Ponte di Rialto.
The names in italics indicate the streets shown in our maps
below that are also universally known to the inhabitants who you can also
ask for help.
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Once you have reached Piazzale Roma cross ponte Papadopoli which
is on the opposite side of the large white building that houses the comune car
park.
Once you have crossed the long steps of this modern bridge, go straight on,
going past the Papadopoli Gardens and then below a double arcade that leads
to the next bridge. Once you have crossed this bridge turn left (if you
turn right you will be following the itinerary Accademia-S.Marco).
Once you have reached campiello dei Tolentini where you will find
a refreshing fountain (the water is drinkable) you have to go under the sottoportico
degli Amai and continue in "an almost straight line" to calle Amai, a bridge,
calle Sacchere, calle delle Chiovere, a rapid right-left and you find yourself
in Campiello delle Chiovere, then calle Tintoretto until you reach the beautiful
campo S.Rocco . Here (on the left) the church
and (on the right) the homonymous Scuola.
A little further ahead on the right you can see the absidal side of the Basilica
dei Frari. Walking around the church you come to campo dei Frari.
From here cross the bridge and follow the sottoportico of Ca' Zen that leads
to a small campiello of the same name and then to calle del tagliapietra.
Turn left to the rio terà and then take the first right that brings
you to the calle seconda dei saoneri . Go straight on until calle dei
saoneri and then turn left.
From here, keep on going straight on to the la salizada S.Polo (after having
crossed a bridge), campo S.Polo with its homonymous church,
sottoportico della Madonnetta and campiello dei meloni .
Here you can take either of two twin streets (the one on the right has more
shops) that bring you to campo S.Aponal and then calle dell'olio.
At this point, if you keep going straight on you find yourself walking along
Ruga Rialto with its numerous shops; at the end turn right and you come to the
steps of ponte di Rialto. You could also turn right
into Rio terà S.Silvestro, go past the homonymous church (turn left
and then the first right) and you find yourself in riva del vin and
can see ponte di Rialto ahead on your left.
 
Cross the bridge and turn right into the riva del ferro towards the boat
stops of line 82 until you reach calle larga Mazzini (before the sottopotico
Manin).
Now go straight on until you reach Campo S.Salvador (leaving the
homonymous church to your right), the mercerie S.Salvador,
ponte dei bareteri (16), mercerie S.Zulian , Campo S.Zulian
(with church annex).
  
You have almost reached your goal and all the streets lead to S.Marco but turn
right and then immediately left where you find yourself in the mercerie
dell'Orologio so that you walk under the Torre dell'Oroglogio
and then reach PIAZZA S.MARCO with a beautiful
view.
 
You have finally made it to your destination!
If you want to go back to P.le Roma or the Ferrovia by public transport click
here.
If you want to see the panorama from the bell tower click
here.
translated by C.Cawthra
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