San Marco

San Marco is one of the six sestieri of Venice, lying in the heart of the city. San Marco also includes the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. Although the district includes Saint Mark's Square, that was never administered as part of the sestiere.

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The small district includes many of Venice's most famous sights, including Saint Mark's Square, Saint Mark's Basilica, the Doge's Palace, Harry's Bar, the Palazzo Dandolo, San Mois?, the La Fenice theatre, the Palazzo Grassi and the churches of San Beneto, San Fantin, Santa Maria del Giglio, San Maurizio, San Mois?, Santo Stefano, San Salvador, San Zulian and San Samuele.

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The area is densely built and was the location of Venice's government. It is now heavily touristed and is home to many hotels, banks and expensive shops.

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Venice: Venice (Italian: Venezia), the "city of canals", is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice, , population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01). The city is included, with Padua (Padova), in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area, population 1,600,000. The city stretches across ...

San Giorgio Maggiore: San Giorgio Maggiore is one of the islands of Venice, lying east of the Giudecca and south of the main island group. It forms part of the San Marco sestiere....

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San Marco Venice	Piazza San Marco Venice c.1760	Piazza San Marco Venice Italy	Basilica Di San Marco's Bell Tower in Piazza San Marco at Sunset
Scuola di San Marco Venice 1860	La Piazza San Marco Venice 1864	On the Piazza San Marco Venice	Gondolas near Piazza San Marco Venice Italy
The Basilica Di San Marco	View of Piazza San Marco from the Bacino Venice	The Bacino Di San Marco Venice with the Carnival 19th Century	Venice the Piazza San Marco