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128  VENICE AREA B Y AREA

Street-by-Street: Dorsoduro

Between the imposing palaces on the Grand
Canal and the Campo Santa Margherita lies
an almost silent neighbourhood of small
squares and narrow alleys. The delightful
Rio San Barnaba is best appreciated from the
Ponte dei Pugni, near the barge selling fruit
and vegetables. The Rio Terrà, though
architecturally uninspiring, has a fascinating
mask shop and some cafés that are lively at
nighttime. All roads seem to lead to Campo
Santa Margherita, the heart of Dorsoduro.
The square bustles with activity, particularly R I O D I S A N T A M A R G H E R I T A
in the morning, when the market stalls C D E L L A C H I E S A
are functioning. 5 . Scuola Grande C D E L PIS
dei Carmini T O R
Tiepolo painted nine
ceiling panels for the
Scuola in 1739–44.
The central panel C D C A F F E T T I E R
features the Virgin
C A M P O S A N TA C D E L M AG A Z E N
and St Simeon Stock.
MA R G H E R I TA
C DEL FORNO

Palazzo Zenobio has
been an Armenian college
since 1850. Occasionally visitors
can see the sumptuous R T S A N T A P O N A L
18th-century ballrooom. C A M P O
D E I
C A R M I N I

6 Santa Maria dei Carmini C A L L E D R T S CO A Z Z E R A
The church’s oldest feature is the
Gothic side porch with fragments P A Z I E N Z A
of decorative Byzantine reliefs.
R I O S A N B A R N A B A
F O N D A M E N TA G H E R A R D I N I
Key
Suggested route

C L U N G A S A N B A R N A B A

0 metres 50 Fondamenta Gherardini
runs beside the Rio
0 yards 50
San Barnaba, one of
the prettiest canals in
the sestiere.

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Date 15th January 2013
Size 125mm x 217mm