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Today we discover more about Venetian neighbourhood! This is the first of a new post series discovering all six districts of Venice. Enjoy the reading!
Almost everyone knows the most popular sights that make Venice so unique: St. Mark’s place, the Rialto bridge, or the Grand Canal. But there are hundreds of things to see and do in Venice. Just go into a courtyard, cross a bridge or walk down a calle to find yourself in front of a more secluded church, an unusual museum, an ancient cloister or a secret garden.
Go exploring with our guide to Venice’s best hidden gems scattered throghout its six districts!
Let’s start with the basics. For those who like exploring Venice on foot, it’s essential to know that the historic centre of Venice still maintains its division into sestieri (districts), the six parts into which ancient Venice was divided for tax and administrative purposes. This division probably took place as early as 1171, during the reign of Doge Vitale II Michiel. The sestieri are three on either side of the Grand Canal: San Marco, Castello, Cannaregio on the left side; Dorsoduro, San Polo and Santa Croce on the right side. Each of Venice’s neighbourhoods has its own characteristics, offering you something a little different and distinctive wherever you wander.
SAN POLO
Chiesa di San Giacomo di Rialto, Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Basilica dei Frari, Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista, Casa di Carlo Goldoni.
SANTA CROCE
Ca’ Pesaro Galleria Internazionale d’Arte Moderna, Museo di Storia Naturale, Chiesa di San Stae, Giardino di Palazzo Soranzo Cappello.
CANNAREGIO
Ghetto ebraico, Giardino dei Carmelitani Scalzi, Chiesa della Madonna dell’Orto, Galleria Franchetti alla Ca’ d’Oro, Museo Wagner.
CASTELLO
Arsenale, Giardini napoleonici, Giardini della Biennale, Museo di Palazzo Grimani, Museo Querini Stampalia, Basilica di San Pietro di Castello, San Michele in Isola.
SAN MARCO
Piazza San Marco, Palazzo Ducale, Basilica di San Marco, Ponte dei Sospiri, Museo Archeologico, Giardini Reali, Teatro La Fenice, Scala Contarini del Bovolo, Fondazione Cini.
DORSODURO
Gallerie dell’Accademia, Collezione Peggy Guggenheim, Punta della Dogana, Scuola Grande dei Carmini, Chiesa di San Sebastiano, Ca’ Rezzonico, Basilica della Salute.
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[source: La newsletter di Venezia, N° 20/2020 del 05.06.2020]
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