Giudecca

Giudecca (Italian:

sestiere of Dorsoduro and is a locality of the comune of Venice

Geography

Giudecca lies immediately south of the central islands of Venice, from which it is separated by the Giudecca Canal. San Giorgio Maggiore lies off its eastern tip.

History

Giudecca was known in ancient times as the Spinalunga (meaning "Long Thorn"). The name Giudecca may represent a corruption of the Latin "Judaica" ("Judaean") and so may be translated as "

the Jewry": a number of towns in Southern Italy and Sicily have Jewish quarters named Giudecca or Judeca. However, the original Venetian Ghetto was in Cannaregio

, in the north of the city, and there is no evidence, but for the name, of Jews ever having lived in Giudecca. Furthermore, the term "Giudecca" was not used to denote the Jewish quarters of towns in northern Italy.

Giudecca was historically an area of large

dock and its churches, including the Palladio-designed Il Redentore. The island was the home of a huge flour mill, the Molino Stucky, which has been converted into a luxury hotel and apartment complex. At the other end of Giudecca is the famous five-star Cipriani hotel

with large private gardens and salt-water pool.

Resort town

Modern renovations of some antique architecture in Giudecca have bolstered the island's reputation as a vacation locale. In 2011, Venetian developers reopened the lodgings of a prominent 16th-century mansion as long-term rentals under the name "Villa F."[1]

Gallery

Il Redentore church
The pier that connects Giudecca with Venice during the Festa del Redentore in July
Le Zitelle church
The modern Junghans quarter
Junghans contemporary theater, seat of the Venetian Theatrical Academy
Aerial view of the Giudecca Canal (left)

References

^ Lawrence, Vanessa (September 2011). "La Dolce Villa". W. Condé Nast: 276. Retrieved 11 March 2012.

External links

[WMag2011-1] Lawrence, Vanessa (September 2011). "La Dolce Villa". W. Condé Nast: 276. Retrieved 11 March 2012.

v t e Islands of the Venetian Lagoon
Northern lagoon	Buel del Lovo Burano Crevan Cason Montiron Isola dei Laghi La Certosa La Cura Madonna del Monte Mazzorbo Mazzorbetto Monte dell'Oro Motta dei Cunicci Motta di San Lorenzo Murano Salina San Francesco del Deserto San Giàcomo in Paludo San Michele Lazzaretto Nuovo Santa Cristina Sant'Andrea Sant'Ariano Sant'Erasmo Torcello Vignole
Central group	Giudecca Sacca Fisola Sacca San Biagio San Giorgio Maggiore San Pietro di Castello San Secondo Sant'Elena Tronchetto Venice
Southern lagoon	Lazzaretto Vecchio Venice Lido Pellestrina Poveglia Sacca Sessola San Clemente San Giorgio in Alga San Lazzaro degli Armeni San Marco in Boccalama San Servolo Sant'Angelo della Polvere Santa Maria della Grazia Sottomarina