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Sestiere Dorsoduro, Venice


Sestiere Dorsoduro, VeniceSestiere 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 DorsoduroBasilica of Santa Maria della Salute in the sestiere of Dorsoduro
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The island of GiudeccaThe island of Giudecca
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Zattere ai Gesuati, promenade along the Giudecca Canal near the Church of Santa Maria del RosarioZattere ai Gesuati, promenade along the Giudecca Canal near the Church of Santa Maria del Rosario
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Places of Interest in Sestiere Dorsoduro

  1. Accademia

  2. Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute

  3. Ca' Foscari

  4. Ca' Rezzonico

  5. Campo San Barnaba

  6. Campo Santa Margherita

  7. Church of San Sebastiano

  8. Church of Santa Maria del Carmelo

  9. Ospedale Giustinian

  10. Palazzo Ariani

  11. Palazzo Dario

  12. Palazzo Zenobio

  13. Peggy Guggenheim Collection

  14. Ponte dell;Accademia

  15. San Nicolò da Tolentino

  16. San Pantalon

  17. San Trovaso

  18. Scuola Grande dei Carmini

  19. Zattere Quay

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