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Sestiere San Marco, Venice


Parked gondolas with the Basilica of San Giorgio MaggioreParked gondolas with the Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore
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Sestiere San Marco is one of the six sestieri or neighborhoods of Venice. It is the sestiere located right at the heart of the city, and is the most well known and visited.

Piazzetta San Marco, with the columns of San Marco and San TeodoroPiazzetta San Marco, with the columns of San Marco and San Teodoro
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Sestiere San Marco is bounded to the west by the Grand Canal and to the east by Sestiere Castello. Across the Grand Canal from San Marco are the sestieri of San Polo and Dorsoduro. encampasses the Piazza San Marco. However the square is not administered as part of the sestiere.

Located across the Giudecca Canal (Canale della Giudecca) is the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, which is also administered as part of the sestiere of San Marco.

Palazzo Bellavite in Campo San MaurizioPalazzo Bellavite in Campo San Maurizio
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The clock tower of St. Mark's SquareThe clock tower of St. Mark's Square
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Places of Interest in Sestiere San Marco

  1. St. Mark's Square - Main feature of the sestiere.

  2. Church of San Beneto

  3. Church of San Fantin

  4. Church of San Maurizio

  5. Church of San Moisè

  6. Church of San Salvador

  7. Church of San Samuele

  8. Church of San Zulian

  9. Church of Santa Maria del Giglio

  10. Church of Santo Stefano

  11. Harry's Bar

  12. Island of San Giorgio Maggiore

  13. La Fenice Theatre

  14. Palazzo Dandolo

  15. Palazzo Grassi

  16. San Moisè

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