Calle, Campi and Canali

For many visitors, the “street” names in Venice are always confusing. In fact, they differ significantly from those in other Italian cities. I have summarized the most important names for you here:

Calle

This is the name of the long, narrow streets in Venice. The name probably comes from Latin. “Callis” there means something like “way.” We Venetians have made calle out of it. Some are also called Calle Lunga, Callesella or Calletta.

Campo

This is what elsewhere in Italy is called a piazza. A square. Square, polygonal or whatever. In any case, somewhat larger and with enough space to walk around each other, which is often difficult in the narrow calle. Often there is also a bar, a bacaró or a trattoria on a campo, where you can eat outside when the weather is nice. Small squares are called campiello. The only piazza in Venice is St. Mark’s Square, Piazza di San Marco.

Corte

This is special: corte are the names of small squares lined with stores, most of which have only one entrance and exit.

Fondamenta

These are the riverside paths along the small canals. Sometimes found on both sides of the water, but often only on one side. And sometimes they stop abruptly, and on both sides the houses go right up to the water. Then you need a boat or a small detour to get further. The name comes from the fact that they also serve as foundations for the adjacent buildings.

Rama, Ruga and Salizada

Ramo are called small cul-de-sacs that lead nowhere usually end at the water. In a ruga you can find (or used to find) many stores. And salizada actually just means sidewalk. These are the roads that were paved first.

Via or Strada

Via or strada is the name of streets in our city. They exist, too, but of course cars don’t drive on them. They are often main roads where canals have been filled in to create a wider area for pedestrians. There are very few of them. Some are also called rio terà.

Canale and Rio

There are three inland canals in Venice: the Grand Canal, which divides the city in two ; the Giudecca Canal, which separates the island of the same name from Dorsoduro and the Cannaregio Canal, which crosses the neighborhood of the same name at the level of the Guglie Bridge.

All the others are the canals are called rio because they are smaller, there are about 160 of them. Rio terà are called infilled canals on which you can walk today. Then there are some piscine. These are larger water areas that are completely filled.



Saluti,
Mafalda Cinquetti




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