Santa Croce borders directly with the Gran Canal, with the districts of San Polo and Dorsoduro and with the lagoon while it is linked with sestiere Cannaregio thanks to Ponte degli Scalzi and Ponte della Costituzione. Its name comes from Church Santa Croce<\/strong>, a place of worship destroyed in the middle of the nineteenth century.<\/p>\n This sestiere is not as rich of monuments and attractions as the others<\/strong> and for this reason is not one of the favourite destinations of the tourists. It can represent a very interesting itinerary for who wants to discover the original Venice. However, in this sestiere there are plenty of stands<\/strong> selling souvenirs of the city including typical venetian masks.<\/p>\n A feature of Santa Croce are the very narrow streets<\/strong> with few fields and for being the only sestiere of Venice that unifies ancient with modern, because is the area that has more transformations with the building of Ponte della Libert\u00e0, Calatrava’s Bridge, naval station and People Mover (transport system that links the island of Tronchetto with Piazzale Roma). Sestiere Santa Croce is just in front of the station, so if you arrive by train, you simply have to cross the Ponte degli Scalzi to reach it.<\/p>\n In sestiere Santa Croce we can find Calle Ca’ Zusto<\/strong>, near Riva di Biasio, a narrow street with a width of only 68 centimeters.<\/p>\n Moreover, there is also Palazzo Mocenigo<\/strong> which legend tell about a ghost that is looking for eternal justice. The spirit is the one of Giordano Bruno, the philosopher who was reported to the inquisition for heresy by the owner of the palace, Giovanni Mocenigo, and for this reason he was get burned in Rome. Since that day his soul wanders through the halls of the Palace.<\/p>\n Even if is not a sestiere with a lot of monuments, Santa Croce ca be proud of some attractions inside its area, that are divided between the most famous and those that can be visited with more time avaible. So let’s see what to visit in sestiere Santa Croce.<\/p>\n Through calli of sestiere Santa Croce one of the most important attraction is the Church San Giacomo a L’Orio<\/strong>, one of the oldest churches of Venice, with a lot of paintisngs inside. The square that surrounds the church is a meeting place for the Santa Croce’s inhabitants, who love spending their times there walking. If your holiday in Venice allows it, you can also visit the Church San Nicola da Tolentino<\/strong>, a building of the sixteenth century designed by Vincenzo Scamozzi and Ca’ Corner de la Regina<\/strong>, venetian palace on the Grand Canal. In the same area there are also the Church San Simeon il Grande and the Church San Simeon il Piccolo. The nicknames \u201cgreat\u201d and \u201clittle\u201d need to distinguish between the two chirches and they refer to the dimensions that the buildings had when they had just built, without the next modifies. If is lunch or dinner time and you are in sestiere Santa Croce, you can go to Osteria Trefanti, which specialities are fish and seasonal dishes, typical of the local tradition. Sestiere Santa Croce is the perfect place to stay because allows to relax yourself after an hard day, far from the tourists of the city center. The perfect place to have a view of the real and authentic Venice. For this reason we selected the hotel that have been able to respond to the needs of the tourists, hoping that it could be helpful for you choice. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column] ZONA: Sestiere Santa Croce 1447, Venice<\/span><\/p>\n This bed and breakfast in a good position not so far by the train station, only ten minutes, it is easy to reach also with the luggage. The rooms are simple, spatious and clean; the building also offers every service thati you need like free and high-speed wi fi, daily cleaning and fridge in your room.[\/vc_column_text] Rio Terr\u00e0 dei Pensieri 359, Santa Croce, Venice <\/span><\/p>\n The B&B \u201cAi Tre Ponti\u201d is very close to Piazzale Roma and more or less 2km from San Mark’s Square, Rialto and the other attractions in the area of San Marco; so the position is very good because the area has no traffic but is still central. The rooms are very simple and essential but clean and spacious.[\/vc_column_text] Santa Croce 645\/A, Corte Canal, Venice<\/span><\/p>\n Bed and Breakfast Ca’Dario is very close to Ca’ Pesaro and from The Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista and a little further by the station and Piazzale Roma. The rooms, even if very basic, are spatious and the value for money is good.[\/vc_column_text] [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Here we leave you, finally, a video to have a preview of this magnificent, albeit less famous, sestiere of Venice:<\/p>\nSestiere<\/h2>\n
\nIn this sestiere there are also two of the four bridges that cross the Grand Canal, that are the Calatrava’s Bridge and Ponte degli Scalzi<\/strong>.<\/p>\nWhere is sestiere Santa Croce?<\/h3>\n
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Peculiarities of sestiere Santa Croce<\/h3>\n
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\nIn this sestiere we can find the location of the Museum of Natural History<\/a>, in Fontego dei Turchi, the biggest medieval palace overlooking the Grand Canal that was built as private home of Pesaro’s.
\nFinally, also Campo\u00a0San Stae<\/strong>\u00a0deserves a visit, where stands the Church San Stae, in baroque’s style, decorated with marble’s decorations and inside we find Tiepolo’s paintings.
\nFinally through the unmissable attractions of this sestiere there are two beautiful palaces, Palazzo Mocenigo<\/a> and Ca’ Pesaro<\/a>. The first is located in Campo San Barnaba and houses the Museum and Study Center of History of the Cloth and the Costume while the second one is the permanent location of the International Gallery of Modern Art.<\/p>\nFor art’s lovers<\/h3>\n
\nFinally you can visit Campo<\/strong>\u00a0San Zuane Degol\u00e0 <\/strong>\u00a0with its Church, an example of venetian-byzantine architecture and the Church Santa Maria Mater Domini, that was designer by the architect Jacopo Sansovino.<\/p>\nBest restaurants in Santa Croce<\/h2>\n
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\nAnother place that we suggest you to try is surely Osteria Antico Giardinetto<\/strong>, which is characterized by a graceful garden where you can taste fish dishes and typical mediterranean and venetian dishes.
\nOsteria La Zucca<\/strong> is also very famous, it offers alternative dishes including vegetarian proposals, that allows also who is looking for genuin ingredients to choose dishes based on fresh vegetables.
\nIn Campo San Giacomo a L’Orio is located Enoteca Al Prosecco<\/strong> where is possible to choose between a large variety of international wines and dishes of italian and international cheese as well as ausages and fresh fish dishes.
\nFinally, for an happy hour or for tasting some cicheto (typical venetian finger food) you can go to Bacareto da Lele<\/strong>, very famous among the students and the venetian people who love this place for the quality of the finger food and the very good prices. In this place you can live the typical atmosphere that characterized the real venetian bacaro (the typical venetian tavern).<\/p>\nWhere to stay<\/h2>\n
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nBed & Breakfast San Giacomo<\/a><\/h3>\n
Bed & Breakfast Ai Tre Ponti<\/a><\/h3>\n
Residenza Ca’ Dario<\/a><\/h3>\n
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