A stroll through the colorful scene of the Rialto Market, where the stalls record the procession of
the seasons, walking through greengrocers, vendors of cheese, freshly
made pasta shops, florists, and the fish market stalls. Rialto market – once
the centre of commercial and financial activity - is still a fascinating
place of history, where you find many testimonies of the ancient activities.
The small church of San Giacomo, with
its huge clock-face on its façade,
was the place of worship for merchants who would pray for honest but
profitable business.
Close by is the even smaller yet astonishing
church of San Giovanni Elemosinario (John the Almsgiver),
where an outstandingly fine work of art by Titian is preserved and where, on the altar of
the ancient Guild of the Poulterers, a painting shows them together with
their chickens worshiping the Virgin Mary.
We will stop by one of the typical wine bar for a taste of some delicious
cicchetti (tapas) with a glass of local wine, than
we'll reach the other side of the Grand Canal on a gondola-ferry and
return towards the Square of St Mark following some of the the narrow alleys of Venice
