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What to do and see in Dorsoduro / Accademia, Veneto: The Best Points of Interest & Landmarks
With its gondolas, canals, amazing restaurants, and unforgettable romantic ambiance, Venice is definitely a city for one's bucket list. Waterfront palazzos, palaces, and churches make drifting down the Grand Canal feel like cruising through a painting. To really experience Venice you must go to the opera or to a classical music performance, nibble fresh pasta and pastries, and linger in the exhibit halls of an art gallery. Label lovers will drool over the high-end shopping in Piazza San Marco.
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1. Magazzino Gallery
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. Peggy Guggenheim Collection
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4.5 based on 8,434 reviews
This satellite gallery of the famous Guggenheim in New York occupies the 17th-century Customs House in Venice, featuring modern and contemporary works of art.
Reviewed By MarlsGo
This is well worth a visit for any fans of surrealist art! Married to Max Ernst - Peggy Guggenheim collated a fantastic art collection - Magritte, Mondrian, Pollock, Dali and Miro to name a few are all amongst the notable collection.
3. Campo Santa Margherita
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4.5 based on 640 reviews
A popular piazza in Venice's Dorsoduro district.
Reviewed By andyb8176 - Ludlow, United Kingdom
On my first visit to Venice, I spent an evening here, the price of spritz or prosecco was half that of anywhere else( at the time); this is the student quarter, in the square there was a pizzeria selling huge slices of pizza and in the bar with the huge traditional coffee making machine you could sit quite comfortably with a spritz or a coffee. Of course on my second trip I sought it out again and as I was having a coffee I realized you should never return to the same place twice because these are only for memories of certain times: of events and experiences and breaks in between the boredom of life elsewhere. However, saying that, if you manage an apertivo here it would set you up for a start of a great evening as you ultimately get lost and discover the beauty that is venice to the sound of the bell of the church nearby.
4. Dorsoduro
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4.5 based on 2,398 reviews
This Venetian district is home to some of the city’s most renowned art collections, including Galleria dell’Accademia—which is packed with Venetian Renaissance works—and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, which houses 20th century art in a gorgeous palazzo setting.
Reviewed By Raffiella11 - Leicestershire, United Kingdom
The left hand side of Dorosoduro you have the sunny Zattere a long paved area where locals walk their dogs, children on scooters, more local life - the righthand side is the Grande Canale which is lined with some fabulous Palazzo's, my favourite is Palazzo Dario with its beautiful ornate frontage and extremely tall chimneys - it has a very chequered past. There are many squares both large and small, my favourite is Campo Santa Margherita, one of the city's liveliest , its fish stall, flower stall, numerous, outdoor cafés/ restaurants, excellent ice-cream shops and very small ones. At the far end leads into Campo San Barnaba where an unusal canal barge is moored selling fabulous fresh vegetables and fruit. The bridge at the side, Ponte dei Pugni notice the footsteps - this is were rival families used to fight. Leaving Zattere you walk at the side of the Rio di San Trovaso, Church of San Trovaso looking out over a grassy square, next door is Venice's oldest boatyards, gondolas are still made and maintained. This area is a true oasis of peace - small stone bridges, pretty canals, mansions. The crowning glory is the most beautiful and majestic San Salute church and a little further down the customs house. Jump on a waterbus at San Salute, as you slowly meander along the Grande Canale you will see the most amazing beautiful Palazzo's Take time to wander around this wonderful quarter of the city, it is fascinating - we have stayed here 6 times, and always find something new to see every time.
5. Campo San Barnaba
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4.5 based on 257 reviews
Reviewed By Bodhisattva_75 - Milan, Italy
No wonder that Campo San Barnaba was often chosen as a movie location: it is such a lovely place, not exactly a hidden gem but the big crowd usually hangs around Piazza San Marco and nearby areas and not here. This is where Indiana Jones came out of a manhole in "Indiana Jones and the last crusade" as well as the place where Katharine Hepburn's character in the movie "Summertime" ended up falling into the canal while filming her love interest's workplace. One trivia concerning the latter: Ms. Hepburn refused to be doubled for that scene and while swimming in the canal contracted an eye infection that tormented her for decades. I suggest a stop at nearby Caffe' Bar Ai Artisti (feel free to read my review if interested): you can have a nice spritz and a tramezzino while relaxing, daydreaming and enjoying the beauty of amazing and peaceful Campo San Barnaba.
6. Libreria MarcoPolo
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4.5 based on 15 reviews
Bookstore of new and used books. Italian, english, french and german books. Bookexchange.
7. Stefano Morasso Studio Murano Glass Fine Art
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4.5 based on 109 reviews
Inside the ancient convent Ss Cosma e Damiano in the Island of Giudecca, Venezia, Italia there is the workshop of this amazing Murano glass master. Stefano Morasso was born in Murano in the Venice lagoon in 1962 and worked as an apprentice with Effetre glass factory in Murano from 1978/1979, before opening his own business in partnership with his father Giacomo in 1980. This led him to explore the world of making glass through lampworking and brought out his innate talent for bringing together different tones and working ancient techniques into modern and unique forms. He met his wife Nicoletta in 1992 and together they took up work in a new direction, which included overseas travel which took them out of Italy a good 10 years. After returning to Venice in 2013 Stefano’s permanent work base is now his studio on the Giudecca in Venice, where he can be visited.
Reviewed By EJW3
Stefano Morasso Studio is an authentic, family-run, glass shop, tucked away in a restored old convent in a quiet residential area on Giudecca Island. It is only a short distance from the Giudecca Palanca water bus stop or a short walk from the Hilton Hotel. (Unfortunately, many of the other reviewers here have confused this shop with the glass tours on Murano Island, but it has nothing at all in common with those tourist traps). All of the glass and glass jewelry in the shop are absolutely beautiful and are handmade by Stefano and his wife Nicki. They were both lovely people and they were very friendly, welcoming, and helpful. It was a pleasure to speak with them and to see the passion that they put into all of their glass and jewelry. Everything was beautiful and you know it is authentic from Venice because you are visiting the actual studio were it is made. Overall, we found the glass and the jewelry to be beautiful, the prices to be very fair and reasonable, and the experience of meeting Stafano and Nicki to be very rewarding and enjoyable.
8. Chiesa di San Nicolo dei Mendicoli
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4.5 based on 137 reviews
Reviewed By johnbS9942BU - Ohio City, United States
An amazing experience, with beautifull paintings and walls full of history, the workers there were also great
9. Fondamenta de Ca' Bala
10. Targa Commemorativa di Ezra Pound
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
