Italy · Walking Tours

2-Hour Jewish Ghetto Walking Tour in Venice with Holocaust Memorial

2 Hours Round trip from Campo di Ghetto Nuovo Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore the famous Jewish Ghetto of Venice, founded in 1516 as the oldest of its kind in Europe
02 See the small Holocaust memorial by Arbit Blatas in Campo del Ghetto
03 Notice the brass plaques marking where Jews were arrested and sent to German camps during WWII
04 Walk past the Jewish school, great bookshops, a kosher restaurant, and a Jewish bakery
05 Admire the amazing old synagogues of the Venetian Ghetto, even from the outside

Explore the famous Jewish Ghetto of Venice on a 2-hour walk through one of Europe's most historic Jewish quarters. Founded in 1516, it was the oldest Jewish ghetto in Europe and remains a meaningful place to understand the city's Jewish history and culture. Along the way, see the Jewish school, great bookshops, a kosher restaurant, a Jewish bakery, and amazing old synagogues, as well as the small Holocaust memorial by Arbit Blatas and the brass plaques marking where Jews were arrested and sent to German camps during WWII.

It is well worth a walk-through, as it includes a Jewish school, great bookshops, a kosher restaurant, a Jewish bakery, and some amazing old synagogues that you must visit - even if only from the outside.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Yes

Languages English, Italian, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Walking Tour of the Jewish Ghetto of Venice

Meet your tour guide in Campo del Ghetto, where you can also see a small Holocaust memorial made by Arbit Blatas and brass plaques in the paving outside doorways where Jews were arrested and sent to German camps during WWII.
Visit the famous Jewish Ghetto of Venice. Founded in 1516, the Jewish Ghetto in Venice was the oldest of its kind in all Europe. Today, the Ghetto is enjoying something of a revival. It is well worth a walk-through, as it includes a Jewish school, great bookshops, a kosher restaurant, a Jewish bakery, and some amazing old synagogues that you must visit - even if only from the outside.