Castello: Arsenal, Biennale Gardens and Quiet Corners

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Arsenale di Venezia

   ~3 min here

   The Venetian Arsenal is a vast complex of shipyards and armories, enclosed behind substantial walls.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Via Giuseppe Garibaldi

   ~3 min here

   Via Giuseppe Garibaldi is a broad, straight street in Castello, created in 1807 by filling a canal and laid out for public strolling.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Basilica di San Pietro di Castello

   ~15 min here

   San Pietro di Castello is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and the former cathedral church of Venice.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Giardini Napoleonici

   ~3 min here

   Giardini Napoleonici is a public park whose most distinctive feature is its role as a setting for the Venice Biennale.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Parco delle Rimembranze

   ~3 min here

   Parco delle Rimembranze is a wooded public park on Sant’Elena, also known as the Sant’Elena pine grove.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Chiesa di San Zaccaria

   ~15 min here

   San Zaccaria is a large church whose stone façade brings together late Gothic forms and early Renaissance design.

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