Venice - Merceria

Merceria is the main shopping street of Venice. It begins near the Rialto Bridge as a small square - in the center is a statue commemorating the Italian dramatist Carlo Goldoni - and winds its way to St Mark's Square, emerging under the clock tower. The shops in this famous street offer a cosmopolitan range of goods, the emphasis being on textiles, particularly lace, leather goods (shoes and handbags) and glassware from Murano. The many small cafes and restaurants ("rosticceria", Tavola calda") offer many delicacies and local specialities.

In the Campo San Bartolomeo, at the beginning of the Merceria, businessmen still meet to conduct their transactions around the statue of Goldoni.