The Ponte Di Rialto in Venice, Italy is known for its markets and shops that have been operating for many years for tourists that cross the Rialto Bridge. Although this is not the original bridge, it is still located in the same place and the markets bring out many people on a yearly basis.
As you stroll the Ponte di Rialto, the temptation is hard to resist when walking buy these markets as the fruit and vegetables are all fresh and laid out beautifully in their bins. These ladies are just two of the many tourists that browse around the markets to sample some of Italy's finest food.
Vegetables such as tomatoes, beans, asparagus and peppers and fruit like grapes, bananas, apples and strawberries are just a few of the types of food that are on display at the markets along the Ponte di Rialto. Beside this food stand you will see market stalls selling leather goods such as purses and bags. ... continue below the picture...
Three corridors of shops and markets line the Rialto Bridge with each side of the bridge having stalls and the other one being in between the two rows. There is nothing that you can not find along the Ponte di Rialto in Venice, Italy.
Warm summer days are always the best time for these markets to do a vast amount of business as people work up an appetite after walking the stairs of the Rialto Bridge in Venice, Italy. For people that have a hard time walking, ones that need the use of a wheelchair or for parents pushing strollers, the markets are not so easily accessible.
Markets on the Ponte di Rialto, Rialto Bridge in Venice, Italy, Europe.
Technical Information:
I photographed this photo with the digital SLR camera model Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, aperture of f/4.5, exposure time of 1/60 sec. on ISO 100, as always I used a original Canon Lens, the focus lenght for this picture was 24mm.