While Chioggia is known for its canals, to the extent it is also known as “little Venice,” most of its canal footbridges are relatively simple. However, where Vega Canal meets the sea a brilliant white structure, the Ponte Vigo, catches the eye. The current Vigo bridge is made of Istrian stone with marble balustrades and dates back to 1685. It is Chioggia’s answer to the Rialto Bridge in Venice. The bridge was first built in 1379 during a war between the Venetian Republic and the Republic of Genoa. Originally it…
