Dorsoduro
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Dorsoduro is one of the six
sestieri of Venice
, in northern Italy.
Dorsoduro includes the highest land areas of the city and also
Isola Sacca Fisola. Its name derives from the Italian for "hard back", due to its comparatively high, stable, rocky land.[1]
History
The original heart of the area was the
quay
are now its main landmarks.
In the nineteenth century the
San Marco, making it an expensive area, popular with foreign residents. The western quarter end and the Giudecca, became industrialised around this time.[citation needed
]
Main sights
Landmarks and visitor attractions in Dorsoduro include:
- Ca' Foscari
- Ca' Rezzonico
- Campo San Barnaba
- Campo San Gregorio
- Campo Santa Margherita
- Gallerie dell'Accademia
- Peggy Guggenheim Collection
- Il Redentore (church)
- Le Zitelle
- Ospedale Giustinian
- Palazzo Ariani
- Palazzo Brandolin Rota
- Palazzo Dario
- Palazzo Giustinian Recanati
- Palazzo Mocenigo Gambara
- Palazzo Orio Semitecolo Benzon
- Palazzo Zenobio
- Punta della Dogana
- Dogana da Mar
- Santa Maria della Salute (church)
- San Pantalon (church)
- San Trovaso (church)
- Santa Maria del Carmelo (church)
- San Sebastiano (church)
- Scuola Grande dei Carmini
- Church of Ognissanti
References
- ISBN 978-3-8480-0323-5.
External links
Media related to Dorsoduro (Venice) at Wikimedia Commons
