The Corso del Popolo runs the full length of Chioggia, north to south, between the two arms of the canal that almost ring the old town. It is the city's spine — a wide pedestrianised street lined with cafes, gelaterias, fishmongers, and arcaded ground-floor shops.
Local life unfolds along the corso: the morning passeggiata, the evening one, the markets that spill out from the side calli on Wednesday and Saturday. Architecturally, it is a long parade of three- and four-storey Venetian gothic and baroque facades, mostly painted in fading reds, ochres, and pale blues. Walk it once in each direction; the light is best in the late afternoon.