"Ken Blake" wrote in message
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> poldy wrote:
>
>> In article ,
>> "Mimi" wrote:
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>>> Well, Venice isn't all that big. Neither the train station nor the
>>> Castello are all that far from San Marco. Unless you have mobility
>>> problems. And the Castello should be pleasantly free (or freer) of
>>> tourist crowds.
>>
>> OK, it just seemed like you had to wind around canals to get towards
>> the center.
>>
>> Anyways, not much cheaper out there.
>>
>> Another option under consideration is in Dorsoduro, near Zattere.
>>
>> Supposedly away from the crowds but still close to the "center."
>
>
> Dorsoduro is my favorite part of Venice to stay in. It's much less crowded
> than most of San Marco, and it's a very short walk away. When I've stayed
> at the Pensione La Calcina (in Dorsoduro, on the Giudecca Canal), it was
> about a 10-15-minute walk to the Piazza San Marco.
I stayed at La Calcina in September and thought that it was very good value.
JohnT
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