Three Walks Through Castello
Castello is Venice’s largest district, stretching from San Marco’s edge to the eastern lagoon. There are three walks through the eastern part of the city: Vivaldi, Arsenale, and Formosa, each steeped in history and culture.
Vivaldi Walk
8,000+ explorers • 1.6 km • 30 points of interest
Following the “Red Priest’s” footsteps through baroque Venice, from his church to the quiet campi and canals of eastern Castello where neighborhood life unfolds. What you’ll discover:
- San Francesco della Vigna — Palladian architecture in a peaceful part of the city
- Campo Santa Maria Formosa — one of Venice’s largest and liveliest squares
- Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni — Carpaccio’s remarkable painting cycle
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Arsenale Walk
7,400+ explorers • 2.1 km • 22 points of interest
Through the eastern edge to Venice’s former shipyard — the Arsenale — where the Republic’s naval power was built and where the Biennale now transforms industrial spaces into art. What you’ll discover:
- The Arsenale gates — monumental entrance to Venice’s shipbuilding empire
- The Biennale grounds — contemporary art in historic arsenale buildings
- Via Garibaldi — the widest street in Venice, created by Napoleon
Formosa Walk
4,500+ explorers • 1.5 km • 28 points of interest
A concentrated walk taking in Campo Santa Maria Formosa and the surrounding artistic and architectural treasures in central Castello. What you’ll discover:
- Campo Santa Maria Formosa — Renaissance church and lively square
- Palazzo Querini Stampalia — art collection and beautiful interior
- Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni — intimate paintings by Carpaccio
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The bigolante — Venice’s water carriers — worked these lanes long before the aqueduct. Their old territory overlaps today’s Vivaldi and Arsenale walks.