Venice Streets, Squares and Neighbourhoods

Lido is a neighborhood of Venice and is 11 kilometer of sandbar and home to almost 20,000 residents with Italian tourists in summer. The Venice Film Festival takes place in Lido every September. This beautiful island is home to 3...

Cannaregio is the northernmost of the six historic sestieri of Venice. It is also the second largest sestiere by land and the largest by population with 20,000 people. The historic cemetery island, Isola di San Michcele, is connected with...

The picturesque Island of La Giudecca is home to the world popular Hotel Cipriani. This neighborhood was formally known as Sina Lunga as it is fishbone shape. This is an S Shaped thin island which is situated in the southern lagoon and is...

St. Mark's Square is one of the main squares in Italy and is called "The drawing room of Europe". It is a small area in front of the St. Mark’s Basilica and dates back to 9th century. The present size and was achieved by enlarging the...

Burano is a small island located in the Venetian lagoon and one has to take a vaporetto ride to reach the place. The place is located in the neighborhood of Venice at a 40 minutes ride and has a lacemaking past. The Venice's Fondamenta...

The Grand Canal is a canal which is situated in Venice. It forms one of the major water traffic corridors in the city. The public transport is offered by water buses and private water taxis. One end of the canal leads to the lagoon near...

Campo Santa Margherita is the most popular square in Venice. It is the long stretched out Main Square in Dorsoduro. The square offers a strange mix of traditional campo and also is a lively trendy place for the students and the young crowd...

Dorsoduro is one of the six sestieri of Venice. It has the highest land areas of the city and the original heart of the city was the Giudecca Canal, along which the buildings were constructed from the 6th century. Dorsoduro is also one of...