Castle is a district of Venice.
To know
Geographical notes
The Castello district is the largest and second largest in the city. It is a peninsula and borders to the north-west with the Cannaregio district in the section between Fondamente Nove and Campo Santa Marina, and to the south-west with the district of San Marco in the section between the parish of San Lio and Piazza San Marco. One of the bridges that connect Castello with the San Marco district is the Ponte della Paglia which connects the pier of the San Marco square with the Riva degli Schiavoni, crossing the Rio di Palazzo (adjacent to the Doge's Palace). The Castello district is connected to that of Cannaregio through the bridge of Saints John and Paul which, in front of the homonymous basilica, crosses the Mendicanti river a few steps from the monument to Bartolomeo Colleoni del Verrocchio. Castello is also the only one of the Venetian sestieri not overlooking the Grand Canal.
Background
The name of the sestiere derives from a fortification present in the early Middle Ages on the Island of Olivolo today island of San Pietro di Castello. Here is the basilica of San Pietro di Castello, the bishopric until 1807, the year in which Napoleon moved it to the basilica of San Marco, until then the doge's chapel and used only for special events. At the beginning of its history it was divided into the two Gemine islands and theOlivolo island, later joined to form the current district.
How to orient yourself
Castello (district of Venice): full screen map.How to get
How to get around
What see
- 1 Church of San Zaccaria.
- 2 Arsenal.
- 3 Great School of San Marco.
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Where stay
How to keep in touch
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