Fondamente Nuove, Waterfront promenade in Cannaregio and Castello, Venice, Italy

Fondamente Nuove is a roughly one-kilometre quay along the northern edge of Venice, straddling Cannaregio and Castello between the Sacca della Misericordia and Santa Giustina. It faces the lagoon opposite San Michele and Murano, and several bridges cross its side canals, among them Ponte Donà, Ponte de la Panada and Ponte dei Mendicanti.

The Fondamente Nove were created in the 16th century by filling the lagoon strip between the Sacca della Misericordia and Santa Giustina. A 1589 Senate decree required the quay to be built in stone. A storm on 20 December 1766 devastated the northern edge of Venice and forced the almost complete reconstruction of the walkway, which took its current name from that event.

The northern waterfront offers direct views of San Michele island, where Venetians maintain bonds with their ancestral burial grounds. This location serves as a quiet place of remembrance for many local families.

This location serves as the main departure point for water buses connecting Venice to northern lagoon islands including Murano, Burano, and Torcello. The open waterfront makes it easy to watch boats coming and going while enjoying fresh air over the water.

Titian chose this stretch as his home from 1531 until his death in 1576, so he could look at the mountains of his native Cadore. His house no longer stands; a plaque marks the site. Until the mid-1960s a temporary pontoon bridge linked the quay to San Michele for the 2 November commemoration, and one was rebuilt in 2019 after almost 70 years.