Ponte Di Rialto (Podul Rialto) și san polo
Once it was the only bridge that crossed the big channel, the Rialto bridge marks the place of the first settlement of the island, called Rivus Altus (high bank).Built in 1588, about 150 years after the collapse of an anterior wooden bridge, this stone arch holds two crowded streets and a double set of shops., near the end of the San Marco bridge, was the Church of the German merchants who lived and worked in Fondaco Dei Tedeschi (German goods stock exchange) that borders here with the channel.It has an excellent altar, the martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, the young palm.The former exchange is now a popular place to go shopping. In the other side of the Rialto bridge is the crowded market for food, where the Venetians and cooks buy fresh products and seafood.On the narrow streets of San Polo, beyond the market, are the artisan stores and the studios to manufacture the masks, one of the best places for shopping in Venice.You will also find foods that are not so full of tourists, like those near San Marco