Come with me on this beautiful relaxing walking tour of Venice's Ponte degli Scalzi during the night time and bathed in moonlight in Italy. We will walk up the stairs of Italian history, looking at the stunning Grand Canal and see views of the Santa Maria di Nazareth Church. See the sights, smell the smells and breath in the amazing Italian air, you can almost taste the pizza and pasta!
SIGHTS TO SEE WITHIN THE VIDEO
00:00 Ponte degli Scalzi Bridge (south side), Venice
01:12 Santa Maria di Nazareth Church, Venice
01:38 Grand Canal, Venice
02:57 Ponte degli Scalzi Bridge (north side), Venice
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Filmed on an iPhone XR in 2022 and stabilised with the Hohem gimbal.
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HISTORY
The Ponte degli Scalzi (or Ponte dei Scalsi, in Venetian; literally, "bridge of the barefoot [monks]"), is one of only four bridges in Venice to span the Grand Canal.
The bridge connects the sestieri of Santa Croce and Cannaregio. On the north side, Cannaregio, are the Chiesa degli Scalzi (Church of the Barefoot or Discalced Monks) and the Santa Lucia (Ferrovia) railway station. The south side is the sestiere of Santa Croce.
Designed by Eugenio Miozzi, it was completed in 1934, replacing an Austrian iron bridge. It is a stone arch bridge.
Ponte degli Scalzi is located close to the site of construction of the fourth bridge over the Grand Canal, popularly known as Ponte di Calatrava although it was formally inaugurated as the Ponte della Costituzione. Construction was delayed in part due to controversy over its modern style, but the basic span was finally in place on August 11, 2007, and the bridge was opened for public use on September 11, 2008. This bridge is closer to the bus station than the Scalzi bridge.