A Venice Walkabout 1, Venice, Italy

I walked a lot in Venice. (And occasionally took the vaporetto.) The map of the city on my phone contained well over a hundred various points of interest - museums, churches, squares, bridges, etc. - and every day I followed a route that loosely led me from one to another. “Loosely” in the sense that I tried to minimize the number of times that I checked the map while walking. Along the way, I took shots of whatever struck my fancy at a given moment. In many cases, that was explicitly as a device to recall sights in the future.

Built by Santiago Calatrava and opened in 2008, it is among the newest additions to over 400 bridges found in Venice, greatly simplifying the walking connection between the automotive-accessible Piazzale Roma and the Santa Lucia train station.

In a rare case of a thought-out composition, a perspective from underneath the bridge, dominated by the impressive dome of the church of San Simeone Piccolo.

Roughly the same perspective, now taken while on the bridge, with Ponte degli Scalzi playing a more prominent role in the background.

And now assorted visuals in various parts of town. Starting with Ponte di Papadopoli across Rio Nuovo.

There are a few other similar non-through crossings that are usually cordoned off and signposted to warn off the trespassers. Ponte Chiodo is an exception in that respect. But I am not aware of any true public-path bridge that would have no hand support for crossing. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).