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Canal walks (fondamenta)

Fondamenta del Forner

Fondamenta del Forner along the rio della Frescada, at San Polo
Fondamenta del Forner along the rio della Frescada, at San Polo Photo: GodeNehler, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

One of San Polo’s quietest stretches of waterfront: the Fondamenta del Forner, a canalside walkway, runs along the rio (a Venetian canal) della Frescada, halfway between Campo dei Frari, a Venetian square, and the San Tomà basin. From its bank, it offers one of the district’s least-visited viewpoints. Across the water stands Palazzo Corner della Frescada, with its mid-15th-century pointed-arch façade.

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