Venice is one of the most beautiful and magical cities in the world. It almost looks like how it was 600 years ago and even the wear and tear of the centuries is quite visible, Venice is still very romantic and charming world heritage.
Venice is famous with its 170 canals separating and 400 bridges connecting its islands as well as the gondolas, traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boats, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon. Other than these a rich history and culture with hundreds of Renaissance Era buildings and museums wait for you here. This city was one of the most important trade post in Europe in the Middle Ages and in its heydays 300,000 people lived here. Today only 70,000 people call Venice home but in high tourist season there are much more tourists in the city (Venice sees 100,000 tourists in a day).
If you want to know where to stay in Venice, the easy answer is this : On one of the main sestieris (islands) of Venice Cannaregio, Castello, Dorsoduro, San Polo, Santa Croce or San Marco. Here is where you will find almost all of the tourist attractions. But each of these sestieris are quite different worlds.
Before introducing each sestieri, we should give you a very important advise: Where ever you stay, the last part of your trip to your Venice hotel will be from a quay to the hotel on foot. Venice is the only city in Europe which is completely closed to motorised vehicles and there is no land taxi here. While selecting a hotel, you always try to understand what kind of road this will be and how long it will take.
Cannaregio
Cannaregio is one of Venice’s most authentic and beautiful areas. Venice’s Jewish Getto (one of the oldest in Europe), Santa Lucia Train Station and most of the actual venetians live here. There are some nice buildings here to visit like magnificent Ca d’Oro Palace and Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli (one of the best products of Venice Renaissance architecture) and Church of Madonna dell’Orto (housing some paintings and grave of famous painter Tintoretto).
If you would like to stay away from overcrowded and noisy tourist attractions in a calmer neighbourhood or taste real Venice life, Cannaregio is the place to stay in Venice. Besides, hotels in Cannaregio are relatively cheaper in Venice standards. And if you would like to easily access Burano and Murano, the ferries are leaving Venice from here (exspress ferry, #12 stops at Cannaregio’s the Fondamente Nuova).
For hotels in Cannaregio, their detailed room prices, customer reviews and discounts you can check Venice Cannaregio hotels page.
If your Venice holiday dream is to wake up tp the view of Venice trademarks like Rialto Bridge or St. Mark’s Basilica and you would like to stay in a walking distance to almost all major Venice attractions, then Cannaregio is not for you.
San Marco
All souls visiting Venice will sooner or later visit San Marco. This small sestiere houses most of the major tourist attractions in Venice. Here, you will find St. Mark’s Square, Basilica, the Doge’s Palace and Rialto Bridge. San Marco is the most beautiful but most crowded place in Venice. And of course it is also the most expensive place to stay in Venice.
If you would like to stay near major tourist attractions in Venice San Marco is the place. Here you can also find lots of luxury shopping opportunities. But as we have said before, between March and October, this area is very crowded and expensive to stay, to eat and to drink.
For details of hotels in San Marco, their room rates, customer reviews and special deals, check Venice San Marco hotels page.
Venice is known to have the most expensive and average Italian food (they say the pizza you will eat in Venice will be the worst pizza you can find in Italy). San Marco is worse than the other areas in Venice. If you want cheaper and better eating, cheaper hotels and stay away from crowds, then San Marco is not the place to stay in Venice.
San Polo
San Polo is the oldest settlement in Venice and it proximity to San Marco makes it a popular place to stay in Venice. The oldest church of Venice, San Giacomo di Rialto, Rialto Bridge, Titian’s resting place Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari (you can also see his work here) and the largest square in Venice after Piazza San Marco, Campo San Polo is here. If you are looking for Venice night life and some of Venice’s best restaurants, you can find a fine selection here.
For a detailed list of hotels here, with prices, special offers and discounts, visit Venice San Polo hotels page.
Castello
Castello is the largest sestieri in Venice. With its history dating back to 13th century, Castello is a very local and authentic place where you can see young kids playing football in its streets and old ladies sharing gossip from window to windows. One of the most important attractions of Castello is Arsenale, where Venice Bianel takes place. the Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo (one of Venice’s largest and most important churches), the Church of San Zaccaria (home to some of master works of Giovanni Bellini), Scuola Grande di San Marco and Santa Maria Formosa are also here.
Castello is like Cannaregio in a sense. Far from crowds and quite local except its western area which is near San Marco (and as expensive and tourist oriented). If you are in Venice for Bianel, then Castello is your place. Castello is also cheaper than San Marco.
For hotels in Castello, check Venice Castello hotels page.
Dorsoduro
Dorsoduro is quite calm in the morning and very happening in the night. Some of the most colorful Venice night life spots are here. In Dorsoduro, the best place to stay is the area to the south of Campo Santa Margherita. The most important attraction here is Accademia, the most famous art gallery in Venice. Other than Accedemia Peggy Guggenheim Collection (with art pieces from modern artists like Dali, Duchamp, Picasso, Mondrian and Kandinsky) and Church of San Sebastiano with its Paolo Veronese, Tintoretto and Titian collection is here. Campo Margherita is full of bars popular among students and youth. Giudecca Island to the south of Venice is also under Dorsoduro administration.
For hotels in this sestieri, check Venice Dorsoduro hotels page.
Santa Croce
Santa Croce is a main transportation hub of Venice with Piazzale Roma and main port. Santa Croce is also the least tourist oriented area in Venice. There is almost nothing to see here but you can find some of the cheapert hotels in Venice in Santa Croce. But be careful because the money you saved from hotel stay may be spent for canal taxi and public transportation.
For hotels here, visit Venice Santa Croce hotels.
Venice is famous with its 170 canals separating and 400 bridges connecting its islands as well as the gondolas, traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boats, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon. Other than these a rich history and culture with hundreds of Renaissance Era buildings and museums wait for you here. This city was one of the most important trade post in Europe in the Middle Ages and in its heydays 300,000 people lived here. Today only 70,000 people call Venice home but in high tourist season there are much more tourists in the city (Venice sees 100,000 tourists in a day).
If you want to know where to stay in Venice, the easy answer is this : On one of the main sestieris (islands) of Venice Cannaregio, Castello, Dorsoduro, San Polo, Santa Croce or San Marco. Here is where you will find almost all of the tourist attractions. But each of these sestieris are quite different worlds.
Before introducing each sestieri, we should give you a very important advise: Where ever you stay, the last part of your trip to your Venice hotel will be from a quay to the hotel on foot. Venice is the only city in Europe which is completely closed to motorised vehicles and there is no land taxi here. While selecting a hotel, you always try to understand what kind of road this will be and how long it will take.
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| Venice map by Sestieri (Source : Venetian Dictionary) |
Cannaregio is one of Venice’s most authentic and beautiful areas. Venice’s Jewish Getto (one of the oldest in Europe), Santa Lucia Train Station and most of the actual venetians live here. There are some nice buildings here to visit like magnificent Ca d’Oro Palace and Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli (one of the best products of Venice Renaissance architecture) and Church of Madonna dell’Orto (housing some paintings and grave of famous painter Tintoretto).
If you would like to stay away from overcrowded and noisy tourist attractions in a calmer neighbourhood or taste real Venice life, Cannaregio is the place to stay in Venice. Besides, hotels in Cannaregio are relatively cheaper in Venice standards. And if you would like to easily access Burano and Murano, the ferries are leaving Venice from here (exspress ferry, #12 stops at Cannaregio’s the Fondamente Nuova).
For hotels in Cannaregio, their detailed room prices, customer reviews and discounts you can check Venice Cannaregio hotels page.
If your Venice holiday dream is to wake up tp the view of Venice trademarks like Rialto Bridge or St. Mark’s Basilica and you would like to stay in a walking distance to almost all major Venice attractions, then Cannaregio is not for you.
San Marco
All souls visiting Venice will sooner or later visit San Marco. This small sestiere houses most of the major tourist attractions in Venice. Here, you will find St. Mark’s Square, Basilica, the Doge’s Palace and Rialto Bridge. San Marco is the most beautiful but most crowded place in Venice. And of course it is also the most expensive place to stay in Venice.
If you would like to stay near major tourist attractions in Venice San Marco is the place. Here you can also find lots of luxury shopping opportunities. But as we have said before, between March and October, this area is very crowded and expensive to stay, to eat and to drink.
For details of hotels in San Marco, their room rates, customer reviews and special deals, check Venice San Marco hotels page.
Venice is known to have the most expensive and average Italian food (they say the pizza you will eat in Venice will be the worst pizza you can find in Italy). San Marco is worse than the other areas in Venice. If you want cheaper and better eating, cheaper hotels and stay away from crowds, then San Marco is not the place to stay in Venice.
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| Rialto bridge in Venice, Italy |
San Polo is the oldest settlement in Venice and it proximity to San Marco makes it a popular place to stay in Venice. The oldest church of Venice, San Giacomo di Rialto, Rialto Bridge, Titian’s resting place Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari (you can also see his work here) and the largest square in Venice after Piazza San Marco, Campo San Polo is here. If you are looking for Venice night life and some of Venice’s best restaurants, you can find a fine selection here.
For a detailed list of hotels here, with prices, special offers and discounts, visit Venice San Polo hotels page.
Castello
Castello is the largest sestieri in Venice. With its history dating back to 13th century, Castello is a very local and authentic place where you can see young kids playing football in its streets and old ladies sharing gossip from window to windows. One of the most important attractions of Castello is Arsenale, where Venice Bianel takes place. the Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo (one of Venice’s largest and most important churches), the Church of San Zaccaria (home to some of master works of Giovanni Bellini), Scuola Grande di San Marco and Santa Maria Formosa are also here.
Castello is like Cannaregio in a sense. Far from crowds and quite local except its western area which is near San Marco (and as expensive and tourist oriented). If you are in Venice for Bianel, then Castello is your place. Castello is also cheaper than San Marco.
For hotels in Castello, check Venice Castello hotels page.
Dorsoduro
Dorsoduro is quite calm in the morning and very happening in the night. Some of the most colorful Venice night life spots are here. In Dorsoduro, the best place to stay is the area to the south of Campo Santa Margherita. The most important attraction here is Accademia, the most famous art gallery in Venice. Other than Accedemia Peggy Guggenheim Collection (with art pieces from modern artists like Dali, Duchamp, Picasso, Mondrian and Kandinsky) and Church of San Sebastiano with its Paolo Veronese, Tintoretto and Titian collection is here. Campo Margherita is full of bars popular among students and youth. Giudecca Island to the south of Venice is also under Dorsoduro administration.
For hotels in this sestieri, check Venice Dorsoduro hotels page.
Santa Croce
Santa Croce is a main transportation hub of Venice with Piazzale Roma and main port. Santa Croce is also the least tourist oriented area in Venice. There is almost nothing to see here but you can find some of the cheapert hotels in Venice in Santa Croce. But be careful because the money you saved from hotel stay may be spent for canal taxi and public transportation.
For hotels here, visit Venice Santa Croce hotels.
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