Cannaregio is the second largest sestiere (district)
with its busy Santa Lucia train station. Many
transplanted Venetians commute from the outlying
areas, “terra firma” to the locals, which is shorthand
for any place that is not Venice. Two Grand Canal
bridges serve Cannaregio, the newest (Constitution,
2008) still a local hotbed of controversy. Ponte degli
Scalzi is a busy link to the train station. Nearby
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shops on the Lista di Spagna offer specialties like
pastries and coffee that lure Venetians with a
down-to-earth attitude. The Ghetto, where the Jewish
population was segregated in Cannaregio, has five
historic synagogues with an active Jewish community.
The Fondamente Nove bustles with foot traffic to the
Rialto and San Marco while vaporettos (water taxis)
head to Murano and other islands. Side streets lead
into quiet picturesque neighbourhoods and palaces like
Ca' d'Oro rise directly out of the water.
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