GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Dorsoduro is one of the six sestieri of Venice. It includes the highest land areas of the city and also Giudecca island and Isola Sacca Fisola. Its name derives from the Italian for "hard ridge", due to its comparatively high, stable land.
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CHIESA DI SANTA MARIA DELLA VISITAZIONE
Santa Maria della Salute (Saint Mary of Health), commonly known as the Salute, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located at Punta della Dogana in the Dorsoduro sestiere of Venice. It stands on the narrow finger of Punta della Dogana, between the Grand Canal and the Giudecca Canal, at the Bacino di San Marco, making the church visible when entering the Piazza San Marco from the water.
GIUDECCA
The island of Giudecca has a large promenade overlooking the lagoon, with several bars and restaurants. Molino Stucky, a flour mill turned luxury hotel, offers panoramic views from its rooftop bar. Nearby, the Palladio-designed Church of the Santissimo Redentore has an elegant interior, while the neo-Gothic Tre Oci palace showcases contemporary art.
PUNTA DELLA DOGANA
Punta della Dogana is an art museum located in Venice's old customs building, the Dogana da Mar. It also refers to the triangular area of Venice where the Grand Canal meets the Giudecca Canal, and its historical buildings: Santa Maria della Salute, the Patriarchal Seminary of Venice, and Dogana da Mar itself.
CHIESA DI SANTA MARIA DELLA VISITAZIONE
Santa Maria della Salute (Saint Mary of Health), commonly known as the Salute, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located at Punta della Dogana in the Dorsoduro sestiere of Venice. It stands on the narrow finger of Punta della Dogana, between the Grand Canal and the Giudecca Canal, at the Bacino di San Marco, making the church visible when entering the Piazza San Marco from the water.
GIUDECCA
The island of Giudecca has a large promenade overlooking the lagoon, with several bars and restaurants. Molino Stucky, a flour mill turned luxury hotel, offers panoramic views from its rooftop bar. Nearby, the Palladio-designed Church of the Santissimo Redentore has an elegant interior, while the neo-Gothic Tre Oci palace showcases contemporary art.
PUNTA DELLA DOGANA
Punta della Dogana is an art museum located in Venice's old customs building, the Dogana da Mar. It also refers to the triangular area of Venice where the Grand Canal meets the Giudecca Canal, and its historical buildings: Santa Maria della Salute, the Patriarchal Seminary of Venice, and Dogana da Mar itself.
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