Venice is served by the newly rebuilt Marco Polo International Airport, or Aeroporto di Venezia Marco Polo, named in honor of its famous citizen. The airport is on the mainland and was rebuilt away from the coast so that visitors now need to get a bus to the pier, from which watertaxi or Aliliguna waterbus can be used.
Places of note
Sestieri
The sestieri are the primary traditional divisions of Venice. The city is divided into the six districts of Cannaregio, San Polo, Dorsoduro (including the Giudecca), Santa Croce, San Marco and Castello (including San Pietro di Castello and Santa Elena).
Piazzas and Campi of Venice
Piazza San Marco
Palaces
Doge’s Palace
Palazzo Grassi
Ca’ d’Oro
Ca’ Rezzonico
Peggy Guggenheim Collection museum
Churches
Basilica di San Marco
Other churches
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