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CASTELLO

The largest sestiere of the city, Castello The industrial hub of Castello was the
stretches from San Marco and Cannaregio Arsenale, where the great shipyards
in the west to the modern blocks of produced Venice’s indomitable fleet of
Sant’Elena in the east. The area takes its warships. Castello’s most popular and solidly
name from the 8th-century fortress that commercial area is the Riva degli Schiavoni
once stood on what is now San Pietro, the promenade. Behind the waterfront it is
island which for centuries was the religious comparatively quiet, characterized by
focus of the city. The church here was the narrow alleys, elegantly faded palazzi and
episcopal see from the 9th cen tury and fine churches, including the great Santi
the city’s cathedral from 1451 to 1807. Giovanni e Paolo (see pp120–21).

Sights at a Glance
Churches Museums, Galleries and Scuole Restaurants see p244
1 San Zaccaria 7 Museo Diocesano d’Arte Sacra 1 Aciugheta
2 San Giorgio dei Greci 8 Fondazione Querini Stampalia 2 Al Covo
3 La Pietà 0 Palazzo Grimani 3 Al Mascaron
e Santi Giovanni e Paolo pp120–21 w Scuola Grande di San Marco 4 Alla Rivetta
t San Francesco della Vigna u Scuola di San Giorgio 5 Bacarando Ai Corazzieri
y San Lorenzo degli Schiavoni 6 Da Remigio
i San Giovanni in Bragora o Museo Storico Navale 7 MET
Historic Buildings and Walk 8 L’Olandese Volante
Monuments a Exploring Eastern Castello 9 Osteria Santa Marina
10 Il Ridotto
4 Hotel Danieli 11 Trattoria Giorgione
q Statue of Colleoni
r Ospedaletto
p Arsenale
Streets, Bridges and Squares
5 Riva degli Schiavoni F O N D A M E N T E Ospedale
6 Ponte della Paglia and
Bridge of Sighs FONDAMENTA DEI MENDICANTI N U O V E
9 Campo Santa Maria
Formosa See also Street Finder
C DELLE CAPPUCCINE Rio di Santa Giustina FMTA DI SANTA GIUSTINA Celestia maps 3, 4, 7, 8

CPO SAN BARBARIA D. TOLE
MARINA
RM CAPPELLO S GIUSTINA
C D. CAMPO
FORNO TREVISANA CAMPO D.
CALLE
CAMPO Rio di San Francesco CELESTIA
S. MARIA Canale delle Galeazze
FORMOSA
SAN LIO C D. ORBI CAMPO CAMPO Rio del Celestia
SAN
CMPO BORGOLOCO LORENZO Rio di San Lorenzo CORTE S TERNITA
S LORENZO
D. FAVA FMTA D. S SEVERO NUOVA
C. CASSELLERIA RUGA GIUFFA Rio di San Lorenzo CPO D. Rio di Santa Ternità
CAMPO SALIZZADA S LIO
GATTE
C. DEI C. D. LION C D. FURLANI CAMPIELLO Arsenale Vecchio
DO POZZI
PRETI
C. DEL
MAGAZEN
C D. CHIESA C D. CORONA Rio di San Provolo Pietà DELL’ARCO CORTE Rio delle Gorne
CALLE
VENIER
C D. FIGHER CORTE SAL D. Dársena
Grande
CAMPO S
C D. PESTRIN
CAMPO
PROVOLO BOSELLO della BANDIERA E PIGNATER
CAMPO S R i o d ei G r e c i Rio MORO C GRITTI CAMPO
ZACCARIA C.D.DOSE ARSENALE FMTA DELLA MADONNA
C. DEI FORNI Rio dell’ Arsenale
RI VA D E G LI C D. FORNO
CALLE D. RASSE
C DEGLI ALBANESI
S C HI AVO N I
CAMPO
San Zaccaria RIVA CA' DI DIO DELLA TANA
Arsenale Rio dellaTana
CAMPO 105m
SAN BIAGIO
0 metres 250 VIA G.
GARIBALDI
0 yards 250
Statue beside the gate at the entrance to Porta Magna, Arsenale For keys to symbols see back flap
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