The Cannaregio district is an open-air museum where you can see churches, canals and bridges. Away from the one main street there are some very quiet residential areas, some picturesque canals and secretive, atmospheric corners. It is the part of town where most Venetians live. Right in the heart of the district lies the Jewish Ghetto.

The Jewish Ghetto is located near the railway station in the Cannaregio district. Jews were permitted to live in Venice from the mid-twelfth century, the use of the word ghetto (from the venitianword "getto" meaning foundry) to describe a community originated in Venice. One of the wide street in Venice is the Strada Nova which was carved out in the time of Napoleon by order of the general himself.

Main attractions attractions in the Cannaregio district are: the Scalzi Bridge, the Church of San Geremia, the Ghetto, the Madonna dell'Orto Church, the Sant'Alvise Church, the Church of Gesuiti, the Church of Miracles.