Market Morning in Chioggia

The travel books call Chioggia “Little Venice”. The locals point out that Chioggia is much older than Venice and call Venice “Big Chioggia”!

We had a guided walk in Chioggia this morning, with the fish market as the main attraction. Diane and I also explored the weekly market on the main street, but it wasn’t terribly picturesque.

Chioggia Canal View
One of the Bell Towers in Chioggia
Two different churches with two different bell towers. Locals call the two churches the father and the son because of the sizes of the towers. Oh, and there’s another church 50 meters away.
Is this raddiccio ticking?
Memorial sculpture outside the fish market
Birds waiting for the fish market to close
Razor Clams
Fresh Salmon – 8 bucks a pound!
The other end of the fish market
Live crabs (they’re surviving despite invasive Maryland Blue Crabs in the lagoon)
Baby MOSE at work
Marble bridge
Venetian Lion
Back to the S. S. La Venezia in time for lunch!