Hop over the Grand Canal to Dorsoduro and youll get a flavour of the real Venice without the crowds of San Marco and for a fraction of the cost
Hordes of tourists and high prices put many people off Venice, but you dont have to venture far from San Marco to find quiet streets, locals haunts and bargains. Dorsoduro, a hop over the Grand Canal via the Accademia bridge, has as many great museums, galleries and churches, but a fraction of the crowds and costs. Artists and designers are moving into the eastern end of the sestiere, and the north-western tip has the citys liveliest nightlife, in the alleyways around a large studenty square.
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