Sestiere Santa Croce, Venice

Sestiere Santa Croce is one of the six sestieri or neighborhood of Venice. It is the westernmost neighbourhood of the city. It is bounded by the Grand Canal to the north, across which lies Sestiere Cannaregio. To the east is Sestiere San Polo while to the south Sestiere Dorsoduro.

Sestiere Santa Croce is mostly occupied by Tronchetto, the artificial island that acts as Venice's parking lot. It's the only place in the city that you can see cars and buses.

Piazzetta San Marco, with the columns of San Marco and San Teodoro
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The Ponte della Libertà is the bridge that connects the roadway from Mestre on the Italian mainland to Tronchetto, the man-made island housing the car parks of Venice. The bridge also connects the railway to the Venezia Santa Lucia Railway Station in neighboring Sestiere Cannaregio.

Tronchetto, also called Isola Nuavo or "new island", houses all the car parks and bus parking bays for visitors who arrive by road. To help visitors move through this massive parking area, the elevated Venice People Mover train began operations in 19 April, 2010. It makes three stops, at Piazzale Tronchetto, Maritima and Piazzale Roma.

Venice People Mover
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Places of Interest in Sestiere Santa Croce