The Neighborhoods of Venice...
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Venice is a small city built on top of a lagoon. More than 100 canals break the land into 118 separate islands, each connected by hopelessly romantic footbridges.
To the Northwest sits the Stazione (train station) and city parking lot (Venice is pedestrian-only). Snaking down and slicing through the city like a backward "S" is the Canal Grande, along which vaporetti (water buses) move the masses. Halfway along the Grand Canal is the Rialto Bridge, connecting San Polo to the West with San Marco to the East, home to the tourist hoards. Continuing South, the canal passes North of Dorsoduro and under the Accademia Bridge before dumping into the Canale di San Marco and heading toward Lido.
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NEAR SAN MARCO
Located to the East of the Grand Canal, the San Marco neighborhood is the city's commercial, tourist, and religious center. The magnificent Piazza San Marco and Saint Mark's Basilica pulls wandering tourists (and hungry birds) like a magnet, while the Rialto Bridge to the North is a beautiful, bustling mess of boats unloading, tourists smiling and dining, and pricey shops hawking their stuff. In between the two landmarks, countless churches, restaurants, shops and sites make San Marco the busiest neighborhood in Venice.
NEAR CAMPO SAN STEFANO
Situated within the southern part of San Marco near the Accademia Bridge, the area surrounding the Campo San Stefano is slightly calmer than the rest of San Marco, and thus, we gave it a little space of its own.
NEAR RIALTO BRIDGE
North of the Rialto Bridge, life is a bit more relaxed. Streets are not quite as packed, restaurants have a bit more local flavor, and prices tend to be lower on the whole. And yet, you can still walk to San Marco in ten minutes.
NEAR ACCADEMIA/DORSODURO
Located across the Accademia Bridge from San Marco, Dorsoduro is the largest neighborhood in Venice and the centuries-old home to starving artists and romantic hipsters. Ha! Rents being what they are, they tend to starve elsewhere these days, but the area still boasts the Accademia art museum, the Peggy Guggenheim museum and numerous galleries.
CANNAREGIO/TRAIN STATION
Situated North and West of the train station, Cannaregio provides some of the city's cheapest sleeping and eating. Of course, many of them are also pretty forgettable. Still, the area is convenient to the station and only about a 10-minute water bus ride from the Rialto.
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