Sestiere Dorsoduro, Venice

Sestiere Dorsoduro, Venice
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Sestiere Dorsoduro is one of the six sestieri, or neighborhoods, of Venice. In this flat swampy city, Dorsoduro includes the highest ground area of Venice. The name "dorsoduro" means "solid backbone". It refers to the hard subsoil on which the neighborhood was built.

The main part of the sestiere of Dorsoduro is bounded by Sestiere Santa Croce and Sestiere San Polo to the north, the Grand Canal to the northeast and the Giudecca Canal to the south. Across from the Grand Canal is Sestiere San Marco.

Dorsoduro also includes the islands across the Giudecca Canal, namely the islands of Giudecca and Isola Sacca Fisola.

Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute in the sestiere of Dorsoduro
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Author: Paolo da Reggio


The island of Giudecca
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Zattere ai Gesuati, promenade along the Giudecca Canal near the Church of Santa Maria del Rosario
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Author: Grigio60

Places of Interest in Sestiere Dorsoduro

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