Originally Posted by worldtraveller73

We walked through the Dorsoduro area (SW corner of Venice) over the Ponte Accademina bridge. I had not previously been to this neighborhood before and it was a pleasant calm compared to the frantic crowds massing around the San Marco district.

We walked thorugh Dorosondo and stopped at a chicetti bar for snacks at the bottom of the bridge stairs. We had a small glass of Pinot Grigio de la casa for 1€. What an awesome and wonderful way to break up the day with some tasty snacks in an authentic local environment.

Originally Posted by krazykanuck

Day 2 in Venice

After a delicious breakfast in the restaurant, I set off for Dorsoduro, the most southwestern of the main Venice areas. It was a wonderfully serene area compared to the tourist madhouse that much of San Marco was the day before.

Crossing the bridge from San Marco




Feeling peckish around noon, I ducked into a wine shop and didn’t realize until after the fact it was Cantine del Vino Gia Schiavi, which is ranked #32 of all restaurants in Venice on TripAdvisor. I stopped for some cicchetti and a couple glasses of wine, which were €1 each ^