Dorsoduro & San Polo

  This itinerary unfolds through the elegant Dorsoduro district, one of the favourite areas among Anglo – American visitors in Venice at the turn of the 20 th century and proceeds to San Polo, reaching the Rialto Bridge. We will start by the Church of Santa Maria della Salute, with its balloon-like dome that has become so much part of our image of Venice . As the tour proceeds, passing by the Accademia Galleries and San Barnaba church, once used as a “library” by Dr. Indiana Jones, we get into the lively campo Santa Margherita. Both locals and young university students like to gather in this spacious “field” as the numerous scattered cafes can witness.
  Later, we visit the huge Franciscan church of the Frari to admire the worldly famous works of Titian and Bellini. A stroll along the Grand Canal will lead us to finish the tour by the Rialto Bridge , the past and present heart of the commercial and financial life of Venice. Dorsoduro Starting from the small campo of Santa Maria del Giglio where we'll catch a gondola across the Grand Canal in order to step foot on the Dorsoduro district. This is the edge of it and it is shaped like the prow of a boat and offers vistas on Giudecca and Grand Canal as they merge into St.Mark Basin .
  There we visit the most famous Baroque church of Venice: Santa Maria della Salute that houses the paintings of Titian, Salviati and Tintoretto. Passing the house of Peggy Guggenheim, today a world class modern art museum, we continue in the direction of the Zattere, the most popoular place for a promenade in Venice . From there we'll reach an ancient gondola workshop. On the lively campo of Santa Margherita stands the Medieval church of the Carmelites that preserves a couple of Venetian masterpieces by Lorenzo Lotto and Cima da Conegliano.
  A few steps away we'll visit the church of San Sebastiano , decorated entirely with frescoes by Paolo Veronese, where the tour will end.