Via Giuseppe Garibaldi

Via Giuseppe Garibaldi is a street in Venice, located in the eastern part of the city, in the Castello district (sestiere).

SHORT HISTORY OF VIA GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI

Via Giuseppe Garibaldi was built in 1807, to connect the Canal of Saint Peter (Canale di San Pietro) with the Basin of Saint Mark (Bacino San Marco) in a straight line.

The architect Giannantonio Selva, who was part of the Commission for the urban planning and architectural management of Venice, was entrusted with the work.

To obtain the necessary space, various churches, convents and the Hospital of the Sailors (Spedale dei Marinai), located in the Church of San Nicolò di Castello, were demolished.

Originally, the street was called Strada Nuova dei Giardini (New Street of the Gardens) because it led to the Public Gardens. Later, it was called Via Eugenia, in honor of Eugene of Beauharnais, the viceroy of Italy, stepson of Napoleon Bonaparte.

In 1866, after the entry of Giuseppe Garibaldi’s troops into Venice, the street was dedicated to Giuseppe Garibaldi, to whom a monument was later erected at the entrance to the Gardens.

Between 1993 and 1996, repaving and rehabilitation works were carried out with the aim of redeveloping the road following the original 19th-century project by Giannantonio Selva.

ARCHITECTURE

Near the entrance to the Gardens, there is the Church of San Francesco di Paola, built in 1588 with the adjacent monastery, which was suppressed in 1806 and demolished in 1885.

On the corner with Riva dei Sette Martiri, there is Palazzo Caboto, built in the 15th century, which was the Venetian residence of the explorer Giovanni Caboto and of his son, Sebastiano.

On the facade overlooking Via Garibaldi, there are two plaques recalling the explorers and their discoveries in North America. The first inscription was placed by the Municipality of Venice in 1881, while the second was placed by the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1982.

 
HOW TO GET TO VIA GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI

The closest vaporetto stop is Arsenale, located about 240 meters away from the western end of Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, on the waterbus Lines 1, 4.1 and 4.2.