Secret Garden

On the lands north of Castello, vineyards used to be growns during the Middle Ages. The place had been given to the Franciscans in 1253, in order to build a church, San Francesco della Vigna. Two cloisters are to be seen in San Francesco della Vigna, the largest dating back from the 14th century. From one of them, an unseen and locked door prevents the visitor from accessing this - surprisingly vast in Venice - friars' kitchen garden.