The Dorsoduro district of Venice, Italy is in roughly the center of the city. This district is located on the opposite side of the Grand Canal from the San Marco district. This is one of the highest places in the entire city of Venice so it is safe from the sinking that the rest of the city is experiencing, at least for the time being. Now this is actually a very popular place to visit in Venice. This district boasts many tourist attractions including the following:
The Accademia Gallery
The Gallery was founded in 1750 and was built as a school of sculpture, painting and architecture. Currently the Gallery serves more as a museum and displays artists such as the following Gentile and Giovanni Bellini, Bernardo Bellotto, Pacino di Bonaguida, Canaletto, Carpaccio, Giulio Carpioni, Rosalba Carriera, Cima da Conegliano, Fetti, Pietro Gaspari, Michele Giambono, Luca Giordano, Francesco Guardi, Giorgione, Johann Liss, Charles Le Brun, Pietro Longhi, Lorenzo Lotto, Mantegna, Rocco Marconi, Michele Marieschi, Antonello da Messina, Piazzetta, Giovanni Battista Pittoni, Preti, Giambattista Tiepolo, Tintoretto, Titian, Veronese, Vasari, Leonardo da Vinci, Alvise Vivarini, and Giuseppe Zais. So obviously for the art lovers out there you will not be disappointed by what this museum has to offer.
Peggy Guggenheim Museum
This art museum contains mostly the collection of Peggy Guggenheim, hence the name. This museum focuses more on the American modernists and Italian futurists. Works in this collection come from a variety of artistic styles including Cubism, Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism. Artists such as Dali, Picasso and Brancuzi can be found here. The museum is housed in an unfinished 18th century palazzo called Palazzo Venier dei Leoni.
Santa della Maria Salute Church
This is perhaps one of the most photographed churches in all of Italy. Being directly across the Piazza San Marco it is hard to miss. This church carries the status of a minor basilica.
Campo Santa Margherita
One of the largest and most attractive squares in the entire city of Venice. Named after one of the churches that fronts it on one side. Currently the church is being used as an auditorium for the nearby University. Since there is a nearby University and this is located so close to the residential district you get to see what the true locals of the city are up to. This makes this area free of the trinket shops you see all around the tourist areas of Venice.
