~2 min
Bridge of Sighs
Piazza San Marco, Venice
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It might be the most romanticised piece of infrastructure in the world, but the Bridge of Sighs was built for an entirely unromantic purpose: shuttling prisoners from the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace to the cells in the New Prison across the canal.
~3 min
Jewish Ghetto
Venezia Murano Burano (Venezia Insulare), Venice, Italy
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This is where the word "ghetto" was born.
~2 min
Ponte dei Pugni
Ponte San Barnaba, Venezia Murano Burano (Venezia Insulare), Venice, 30123, Italy
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The marble footprints are still there, worn into the stone at each end of the bridge — the starting positions for the fighters.
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