Locality: Rio Terà San Leonardo
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Strada Nova – the end
The Strada Nova was not a single project but rather a series of incremental changes which became the start of mass tourism in Venice
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Due Ponti – Curiosità Veneziane
“Due Ponti (Rio Terrà, Fondamenta dei)” from Curiosità Veneziane by Giuseppe Tassini translated by René Seindal
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Due Ponti and l’Anconeta
Strada Nove #4: Due Ponti and l’Anconeta were well known localities in Venice in the 1700s and earlier, but now both places are long gone.
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Rio di San Leonardo
Strada Nove #3: The Rio di San Leonardo was interred in 1818, ostensibly for economic reasons, even though the locals complained.
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Strada Nova – from the Station to Rialto
Venice changed from a city which primarily existed for its inhabitants to a city dominated by tourism, and the Strada Nova was the first step.
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Why is Venice a pedestrian city?
In Venice everybody walks, but why has Venice become a pedestrian city, when it is constructed around canals and boats.