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A two-day itinerary dedicated to lovers of art, architecture and long walks in the open air. On the first day we will take you to discover the sestieri of Santa Croce, San Polo and Dorsoduro, and on the second day we will visit... See more » A two-day itinerary dedicated to lovers of art, architecture and long walks in the open air. On the first day we will take you to discover the sestieri of Santa Croce, San Polo and Dorsoduro, and on the second day we will visit Castello, San Marco and Cannaregio. First day Our itinerary starts in the early morning from the Santa Croce sestiere, which is in the north west part of Venice. The eastern part of the sestiere, which is old and typically Venetian, is very important for trade as it connects Venice to the mainland. We recommend you take the vaporetto no. 1 and get off at the San Stae stop from where you can easily visit all the important sights in the area. From the San Stae wharf you can also admire the façade of the Ca’ d’Oro building that looks down onto the Grand Canal. The first attraction you will see will be the beautiful Church of San Stae and then you will come across the old Ca’ Pesaro palace, where the Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Oriental Art are housed, and where we recommend you spend some time. After visiting the museums, you can walk to Campo San Polo, one of the largest squares in Venice. We are now in the San Polo sestiere, that is surrounded by the wide circle of the Grand Canal: this is one of the smaller sestieri in Venice, but it is also the liveliest in the city: Rialto. As tradition goes, from ancient times, Rialto was one of the liveliest centers on the Venetian islands, where the first inhabitants who had fled from the mainland concentrated their trade, taking advantage of the higher more stable land, safer against floods. Rialto was the most important center of the group of islands and Rivo Altus (“high Bank”) was the name of the whole town up to the year 1000, when it then adopted the name Venice. From Campo San Polo you can walk along the street opposite the church, lined with shops and little restaurants and you will find yourself in the middle of the Rialto Market, at the foot of the famous Rialto Bridge. After crossing the bridge and admiring the view over the Grand Canal, you can carry on the right along the Riva del Ferro towards the vaporetto stops. Take the vaporetto no. 1 or no. 2 to the Lido and get off at the San Tomà stop. As you get off the vaporetto, follow the signs to Frari and you will find yourself at the imposing Basilica dei Frari in less than one minute. The pretty Campo San Rocco is next to the Frari. Here you can see the charming Scuola Grande di San Rocco. It will now be lunchtime and this is an interesting area as far as food goes. Go towards Santa Margherita and once you get to the square, choose a restaurant or a pub where you can have something to eat and drink. You are now in the Dorsoduro sestiere, that covers the southern side of Venice, including the Giudecca island. This sestiere became the favorite area for foreign residents and artists from all over the world who came to the lagoon city for inspiration, starting from the 19th century. After eating, go to the Academy, where you can see the wonderful works of art by Tiziano and Tintoretto and where there is the third bridge over the Grand Canal, this one made from wood and metal. After seeing the seventeenth century art, you can see some modern paintings, looking at Picasso, Boccioni, Mondrian, Kandinsky and others at the Peggy Guggenheim Museum, which is housed in the amazing Palazzo Venier dai Leoni. Carry on in this quiet, aristocratic sestiere until you reach the Basilica della Salute, Longhena’s masterpiece that looks down onto the final part of the Grand Canal. After you have visited the church carry on along the fondamenta until you get to the most panoramic point in Venice: The Dogana della Salute (also known as the Punta della Salute) where you can see San Marco bay, the Palazzo Ducale, Riva degli Schiavoni and the Island of San Giorgio with its wonderful Palladian church and where the Venetians “park” their boats, all in one go. Le Zattere, the romantic walk begins just here at the Punta della Salute on the opposite side to the Basilica. If you walk along the Giudecca canal, parallel See less »

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