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Rialto

San Silvestro

The Riva del Vin is the
quay where wine (vin) used Locator Map
to be unloaded. It is one
of the few spots where you See Venice Street Finder
maps 6, 7
can sit and relax on the
banks of the Grand Canal.
Palazzo Barzizza, rebuilt in
the 17th century, preserves its
early 13th-century façade.

Peggy
Guggenheim
Collection
A one-storey
palazzo houses
Guggenheim’s
great modern
art collection
(see pp108–9).

Santa Maria della Salute
The vast weight of this Baroque church
is supported by over one million timber
piles (see p109).

Palazzo Gritti-Pisani
The former home of the Gritti family
is now the luxury Gritti Palace
hotel (see p563).
San Marco
Vallaresso

Santa Maria Salute
del Giglio
Harry’s Bar,
founded in
1931 by
Giuseppe
Cipriani, is
famous for
its cocktails.

The Punta della Dogana customs
Palazzo Dario house, built in the 17th century,
Beautiful coloured marbles now contains the François Pinault
give the 1487 palace a highly Foundation of contemporary art.
individual façade. According to It is crowned by a golden globe and
legend, the building is cursed. a weather vane (see p109).
Gondolas moored along the Grand Canal at sunrise

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