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Long-form portraits of the neighbourhoods of central Venice. What the calli feel like, where the locals still eat, where to stay if you want the rhythm of that particular quarter. Written by the hosts after twelve years inside the city.

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Working boats moored along a residential fondamenta in the Cannaregio sestiere of Venice.
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Cannaregio, Venice: Sights, Bacari, Where to Stay

Cannaregio, where Venetians still live. Jewish Ghetto, Madonna dell'Orto, Fondamente Nuove, fondamenta bacari. What to see, where to eat, where to stay.

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  1. A quiet waterside fondamenta in the Castello sestiere of Venice, period buildings and still water.
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    Castello, Venice: Biennale, Arsenale, Where to Stay

    Castello, Venice's eastern sestiere. Biennale Giardini, the Arsenale, Via Garibaldi market. What to see, where to eat, where to stay. Notes from the hosts.

  2. The dome of the Basilica di San Marco rises above the lagoon waterfront in central Venice.
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    San Marco, Venice: Basilica, Piazza, Where to Stay

    San Marco, the civic heart of Venice. Basilica, Piazza, Mercerie. What to see, where to eat, where to stay in the central sestiere. Notes from the hosts.

  3. A canal in San Polo with moored boats and Venetian palazzo facades, near the Rialto market area.
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    San Polo, Venice: Rialto Market, Frari, Where to Stay

    San Polo, dense and alive. The Rialto Market, the Frari, the Scuola di San Rocco. What to see, where to eat, where to stay in Venice's smallest sestiere.