Accommodations near Piazza San Marco Venice

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Accommodation near Piazza San Marco

Venice is a city of canals formed by numerous islands. Its principal places of interest for tourists are all within your reach by booking accommodation near the Piazza San Marco Venice, which along with the Basilica and the Palazzo Ducale (the house of Government) are authentic icons of this city.

Venice has 6 suburbs or "Sestiere" and its historic center will be very close to your accommodation near the Piazza San Marco Venice, "the most beautiful room in Europe" according to Napoleon Bonaparte.

Accommodation in the area near the Piazza San Marco Venice, the center of Venetian life, will make arriving at this popular meeting point easy. From here you can take a stroll, listen to musicians, sit on the terraces of the many cafes, taste a typical dish from the region in such places as the Café Florian (The oldest café in the city) or simply browse through the shops.

There's a lot to see before you head back to your accommodation near the Piazza San Marco Venice, an irregular quadrangle in which you will see various constructions of different styles and eras. Opposite the Palazzo Ducale is the famous Bridge of the Sighs across which walked those condemned to death and from whose windows saw the Venetian Lagoon for the last time.

From your accommodation in the area near the Piazza San Marco Venice you will see that on one side the square opens onto the San Marco canal.Along the other 3 sides are the San Marco cathedral to the east, the Procuratie Vecchie in the north wing and opposite, the Procuratie Nuove which contains office buildings and the houses of high court judges. Situated on the west side of the Piazza San Marco is the neoclassic Napoleon Wing.

Other points of interest: the Loggeta, the dell'Oroligo tower and the Campanile, the tallest building in Venice and to which you'll be able to arrive quickly from accommodation in the area of the Piazza San Marco Venice.