JohnT wrote:
> "Ken Blake" wrote in message
> news:12ksecvcrgt3s4d@corp.supernews.com...
>> poldy wrote:
>>
>>> In article ,
>>> "Mimi" wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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.
It's not as inexpensive as I would want it to be, but I like it a lot. And I
love its location.
Ken
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