Venice & the Veneto - Castello (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
Stretching eastwards from San Marco, Castello is a sprawling neighbourhood and exploring its entirety in one day will test your walking shoes. You’re most likely to hear the Venetian dialect around Via Garibaldi; a great place for an aperitivo.
Coverage includes: Neighbourhood Top Five, Local Life, Getting There & Away, Sights, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping and Sports & Activities.
- get an insider’s view during special events at the Arsenale, the Venetian Republic’s vast honeycomb of a shipyard and once the world’s best-kept industrial secret
- gawk at the sheer scale of Zanipolo, a 14th-century church packed with master works of painting and sculpture
- take an early-morning stroll along Riva degli Schiavoni, Castello’s breathtaking waterfront promenade
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