Riva degli Schiavoni
The Riva degli Schiavoni is a monumental waterfront in Venice. It is located in the sestiere of Castello and extends along the San Marco basin in the stretch from the Ponte della Paglia bridge, close to the Doge's Palace to the rio di Ca' di Dio.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Doge’s Palace and Bridge of Sighs.
Doge’s Palace
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The Doge's Palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice in northern Italy. The palace included government offices, a jail, and the residence of the Doge of Venice, the elected authority of the former Republic of Venice. Doge’s Palace is situated 510 metres west of Riva degli Schiavoni.
Bridge of Sighs
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The Bridge of Sighs is a bridge in Venice, Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars, passes over the Rio di Palazzo, and connects the New Prison to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace. Bridge of Sighs is situated 460 metres west of Riva degli Schiavoni.
San Giovanni in Bragora
Church
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San Giovanni in Bragora is a church in Venice, Italy, located in the sestiere of Castello.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castello and San Marco.
Castello
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Castello is one of six sestieri that make up Venice.
San Marco
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San Marco is the central district of Venice. It is home to many of Venice's major points of interest, and consequently can be extremely crowded with tourists, especially during the day when cruise ships unload their passengers.
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Riva degli Schiavoni
- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Description: Monumental walk in the city of Venice along the Bacino di San Marco
- Category: wharf
- Location: Venice, Metropolitan Venice, Veneto, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.43365° or 45° 26′ 1″ northLongitude
12.34676° or 12° 20′ 48″ eastElevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)Open location code
8FQJC8MW+FPOpenStreetMap ID
way 174991107OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrian
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Riva degli Schiavoni” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Riva degli Schiavoni”
- Chinese: “斯拉夫人堤岸”
- Croatian: “Riva degli Schiavoni”
- Dutch: “Riva degli Schiavoni”
- French: “Riva degli Schiavoni”
- French: “rive des Esclavons”
- German: “Riva degli Schiavoni”
- German: “Ufer der Slawen”
- Italian: “Riva degli Schiavoni”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Riva degli Schiavoni”
- Polish: “Riva degli Schiavoni”
- Romanian: “Riva degli Schiavoni”
- Russian: “riva degli schiavoni”
- Russian: “Славянская набережная”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Riva degli Schiavoni”
- Spanish: “Riva degli Schiavoni”
- Venetian: “Riva dei S-ciavoni”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Riva degli Schiavoni”. Photo: Russell Yarwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.