Venice/Santa Croce

Santa Croce is is one of the six sestieri of Venice, occupying the northwest part of the main islands. The district includes the Piazzale Roma, home to Venice's bus station and car parks, and around which is the only area of the city in which cars can travel. The tourist attractions lie mostly in the eastern part of the quarter, and include the churches of San Nicolo da Tolentino, San Giacomo dell'Orio, and San Zan Degola; the Fondaco dei Turchi; the Museum of the History of Fabric and Costume at Palazzo Mocenigo; the Patrician Palace; and Ca' Corner della Regina.

Get in
Arrival to Santa Croce is straightforward, it's the district that most travelers will arrive into if travelling by bus, car or tram. Piazzale Roma being the main hub for transportation, both trams and buses from the mainland terminate here. If arriving by train, the terminus railway station Venezia Santa Lucia railway station is just metres across the Ponte degli Scalzi bridge from the sestieri of Cannaregio.

From other parts of Venice, walking or using a vaporetto ferry is the most convenient way of reaching Santa Croce.



Get around
Walking is the obvious way of navigating the small alleys.

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Sleep
Hotels in this part of Venice is - while still expensive - slightly cheaper compared to San Marco.