Venice Webcam – See Ponte delle Guglie and the Grand Canal

The Venice Webcam looks down the Cannaregio Canal at the Ponte delle Guglie, the stone bridge on the walking route from Santa Lucia station toward the Strada Nova. The camera sits at the Leone Hotel, about 60 meters (200 feet) northwest of the bridge, and faces southeast toward the canal’s junction with the Grand Canal. Walkers stream across between its carved balustrades, cargo boats pull in at the left-hand quay to unload, and restaurant tables under red umbrellas line the right bank. Above the rooftops stands the old brick bell tower of San Geremia. Four more cameras wait in the tabs under the player: a second angle on the same bridge, the Grand Canal near the Scalzi Bridge, a quiet side canal in Dorsoduro and the Baroque front of Santa Maria del Giglio.

About Venice and the Ponte delle Guglie

The Ponte delle Guglie started out as a wooden bridge in 1285 and was replaced in stone and brick in 1580. After repairs in 1641 and 1677 it was totally rebuilt in 1823, and that rebuild added the spires that stand at each end. They give the bridge its name, the Bridge of Spires, and it is still the only bridge in Venice decorated with them. Gargoyles mark the arch below the balustrade. A restoration in 1987 added metal handrails, new stone steps and access for people with disabilities.

Before the railway bridge to the mainland was built in 1846, the Cannaregio Canal was the main entrance route into Venice, and palaces such as Palazzo Labia still line its banks. Water buses call at three stops along it: Tre Archi, Crea and Guglie, the last named after this bridge. The bell tower in the frame belongs to San Geremia, about 130 meters (430 feet) from the bridge. Its brickwork probably dates from the 12th century, while the church below it was rebuilt from 1753 to designs by Carlo Corbellini. Since 1861 San Geremia has kept the remains of Saint Lucy of Syracuse, moved here when her own church nearby was demolished. Venice and its Lagoon were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, and nearly 50,000 people still live in the historic island city.

The tabs spread the view across the city. From Hotel Marte, on the station side of the bridge, the second Guglie camera looks across at the bridge steps and the street toward the Strada Nova, which the operator calls the busiest street in Venice. The Grand Canal tab watches from the terrace of Trattoria Povoledo, a few steps from the Ponte degli Scalzi, as water taxis cut past red and white mooring poles. Hotel American Dinesen’s camera frames a calm Dorsoduro side canal with a small stone bridge. Hotel Bel Sito’s looks at the marble front of Santa Maria del Giglio, built between 1678 and 1681 to designs by Giuseppe Sardi for Admiral Antonio Barbaro and carved with relief maps of places he served, among them Candia, Zadar, Corfu and Split. The YouTube streams play music by I Musici Veneziani.

Weather and Climate in Venice

Over the ten years to 2025, January afternoons at the bridge averaged about 8 C (46 F), with nights close to 1 C (34 F). April averages 17 C (62 F) by day and 9 C (49 F) at night. July and August peak around 28 to 29 C (83 to 84 F), with warm nights near 21 C (70 F), and October still makes about 19 C (66 F) before November drops to 13 C (55 F).

Rain falls in every month and adds up to about 1,000 millimeters (39 inches) a year, with May, September and November the wettest in the recent record. The main camera faces southeast, so on a clear late morning the canal below the bridge glitters in the sun. Later in the day the light swings round to the west and can turn the facades facing the camera gold.

Things to Do Near the Ponte delle Guglie

Cross the bridge away from the station and you are in the area of the Venetian Ghetto. A decree of the Venetian Republic created it on 29 March 1516, the first ghetto in Europe, and the word itself was born here. The Jewish Museum of Venice, founded in 1953, stands on Campo del Ghetto Nuovo.

The Strada Nova route continues from the far side of the bridge toward Campo Santi Apostoli and the Rialto Bridge, about 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) southeast as the crow flies. In the San Marco district, just west of Piazza San Marco, Santa Maria del Giglio has a Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John by Rubens and paintings of the Evangelists by Tintoretto behind the high altar.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is the Ponte delle Guglie in Venice?

It crosses the Cannaregio Canal in the Cannaregio district, on the northern side of the historic city, a short way up from the canal’s junction with the Grand Canal.

What can you see on the Venice Webcam?

The main camera looks southeast down the Cannaregio Canal from the Leone Hotel. The Ponte delle Guglie crosses the middle of the frame, with restaurant terraces on the right bank, a quay with boats on the left and the bell tower of San Geremia on the skyline. Four tabs add the bridge from another angle, the Grand Canal, Dorsoduro and Santa Maria del Giglio.

Does the Venice Webcam show the Rialto Bridge or St. Mark’s Square?

No. The Rialto Bridge is about 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) southeast of the Ponte delle Guglie, out of sight of every camera here, and St. Mark’s Square is farther still. The closest view is the Santa Maria del Giglio camera, just west of the square.

Is there a Venice webcam of the Grand Canal?

Yes. Open the Grand Canal tab under the player. It looks out from the terrace of Trattoria Povoledo, near the Ponte degli Scalzi, across the water to the palaces on the far bank.

Why is it called Ponte delle Guglie?

The name means Bridge of Spires. The stone spires at each end were added when the bridge was rebuilt in 1823, and it remains the only bridge in Venice decorated with them.

How far is Ponte delle Guglie from the train station?

About 450 meters (0.3 miles) in a straight line from Venezia Santa Lucia. The bridge carries people arriving from the station and Piazzale Roma on toward the Ghetto and the Strada Nova.

What is the weather like in Venice by month?

Average highs run from about 8 C (46 F) in January to 29 C (84 F) in August, and lows from about 1 C (34 F) to 21 C (70 F). Rain comes in every month, about 1,000 millimeters (39 inches) a year.

Source: I Love You Venice and Hotel Bel Sito