Venice & the Veneto - Sestiere di Dorsoduro (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
Dorsoduro covers prime Grand Canal waterfront with Ca’ Rezzonico’s gilded splendour, Peggy Guggenheim Collection’s modern edge, Gallerie dell’Accademia’s Renaissance beauty and Punta della Dogana’s contemporary art. The neighbourhood lazes on the Zattere, and convenes in Campo Santa Margherita for cocktails.
Find out what all the fuss is about Venetian painting at Gallerie dell’Accademia
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Hang out with modern sculpture worth millions on the Grand Canal dock of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection
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Waltz through baroque palace boudoirs filled with social graces and sharp wits at Ca’ Rezzonico
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