Sestiere Cannaregio   (3) il Ghetto              map               

       

Unfortunately the oldest ghetto in the world is located in Venice.

In 1516 the city council decided to gather the Venitian Jewish in the Cannareggio Island.
A foundry (‘ghetto’ in Venitian dialect) used to be there.

That’s the origin of the word, which has been used all over the world for Jewish gatherings. .... Visit the Ghetto

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