![]() Outside, there were a few more fishmongers’ stalls, huddled on the ground floor of old and tall Venetian houses dating back to the 15th century.Ĭlick here to discover the hidden gems of Venice – 101 Things to do In Venice, Italy Off the Beaten Trackįor sale there were such exotic for me sea creatures like squid, spider crabs and even moeche – a soft shell crab from the Venetian lagoon, a kilo of which would set you back 75 euros (see at the back of this photo). Red drapes hung in the arches of the halls, creating a temporary wall of sorts between the market scenes inside and the surrounding canals. The small one which is right by the Grand Canal…Īnd the large one which is bisected by a straight line of tall supporting columns. So, yes, it was now 11 am on a Thursday and even though the fish market had already slowly started to wind down, I was in its very midst and taking it all in.įresh fish and seafood had been artfully arranged on stalls covered with deep layers of crushed ice.įishmongers wearing long aprons and gloves were busy at work, wrapping fish in paper and taking orders from customers who would fastidiously make their choice.Ī constant trickle of people – both locals and tourists – was besieging the stalls, marvelling at the amazing shapes and colours of the fish or picking half of kilo of this and that to cook fresh at home.Ī gaggle of seagulls had taken a high vantage point stalking the fishmongers’ stalls. I was left both disappointed and stressed, simultaneously vowing that this would be the last time I plan a day out for so many people (oh, the responsibility, I felt its heavy burden on my own back) and promising myself that rather sooner than later I would see this elusive fish market no matter what. ‘Oh, it says many things on the internet!’, the gondolier exclaimed, then he shrugged as if to say: ‘These things happen!’ and went back to chatting with his mate. ![]() ![]() ‘Online it says that Rialto Fish Market is open every day!’ ‘The traghetto is stopped for repairs and also the fish market is not open on Sundays at all!’, he explained. ‘It’s Sunday!’, said the gondolier waiting for clients at the adjacent gondola dock. We reached the traghetto stop in high spirits. So, I dragged us all (buggies, bags, four adults and three kids) from Santa Lucia train station down to the Santa Sofia traghetto stop from where we were supposed to take the traditional gondola-like ferry (called traghetto) for the two-minute crossing of the Grand Canal in order to arrive at Rialto Fish Market in proper Venetian style. According to my plan the fish market was to be the first highlight of our day. Once I even carefully crafted a day visit to Venice to be undertaken by us and friends. Yet no matter how hard I tried and how many times I returned to Venice with the intention to see it on that particular day, somehow I always managed to reach its Neo-Gothic market halls either right after the end of the trading day or it would turn out to be a day on which the market wasn’t open at all. Finally! I was at Rialto Fish Market in Venice and it was better than I have ever imagined it to be.įor the past year visiting this lively and historical place in La Serenissima had become a personal obsession of mine. ![]()
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