There are grand churches, world-class galleries and palazzi. Markets, piazzas, and students everywhere. Welcome to Dorsoduro, the relatively peaceful south west corner of Venice. Dorsoduro, The University Quarter Of Venice Dorsoduro is one of six sestieri (districts) of Venice. Bisected by the Giudecca Canal, it consists of the southern part of the city – connected …
If you’re looking for a short day trip from Venice, you may choose to visit Murano, Burano or the other islands of the lagoon. But head in the other direction, across the Giudecca Canal, and you’ll come to the islands of Giudecca and San Giorgio. Is it worth visiting these islands, and what is there …
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Venice is synonymous with water. It sits at the centre of the Venetian lagoon, an area of canals, mudflats and salt marshes that form the largest wetland in the Mediterranean. Naturally, the lagoon is peppered with islands and, as I discovered, you can easily fit a few of those islands into a single day trip …
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