Three Walks Through Dorsoduro
One of the larger districts of the city, Dorsoduro is home to the Accademia gallery and lesser-known artistic treasures. These walks take in some of the most fascinating cultural aspects of the city.
Salute Walk
12,200+ explorers • 1.8 km • 27 points of interest
From the iconic Salute church to the Accademia, exploring Venice’s premier art gallery district and the Zattere waterfront promenade. What you’ll discover:
- Santa Maria della Salute — Longhena’s baroque masterpiece on the Grand Canal
- The Accademia gallery — Venice’s greatest painting collection (Bellini, Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese)
- The Guggenheim Collection — modern art in Peggy Guggenheim’s palazzo
- Squero San Trovaso — one of Venice’s last gondola workshops
Included in the full 17-map collectionBarnabotti Walk
7,800+ explorers • 1.8 km • 19 points of interest
Through the area around San Barnaba where impoverished nobles lived in the Republic’s decline, now a vibrant neighborhood with campo life and hidden corners. What you’ll discover:
- Campo San Barnaba — floating vegetable barge and neighborhood square
- Ca’ Rezzonico — Venetian 18th-century palace museum
- Ponte dei Pugni — the bridge where rival factions fought ritualized battles
- Local bacari and cicchetti bars along quiet canals
Veronese Walk
6,100+ explorers • 1.9 km • 19 points of interest
Taking in the showcase of one of Venice’s great masters of painting — Paolo Veronese — and the artistic and architectural treasures of western Dorsoduro. What you’ll discover:
- San Sebastiano — Veronese’s parish church, decorated with his masterworks
- Campo Santa Margherita — student neighborhood and evening gathering spot
- Scuola Grande dei Carmini — Tiepolo ceiling paintings
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Sample Salute Guide map
Directions and points of interest given in the whole map collection. All streets shown on maps. Actual maps in high resolution.
