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Italy: Venice (The Quiet Dorsoduro Neighborhood)

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A few people walk through an ancient stone courtyard in Venice.
The Dorsoduro neighborhood in Venice is much quieter than the tourist areas.
View of canal from a third floor window in Venice.
View from the Hotel Tiziano in the Dorsoduro neighborhood in Venice.
Clothes drying on a line outside a second-story window in Venice.
Although there are several hotels in this area, the Dorsoduro neighborhood is more residential than touristy.
A bridge over a canal in Venice.
Two women walk along a canal in Venice
An empty ancient courtyard in Venice.
A man walks along a canal in Venice.
A motorboat cruises down a canal in Venice.
The Dorsoduro neighborhood in Venice is about a 10- to 15-minute walk to St. Mark’s Square.
A couple wearing sunglasses pose in front of St. Mark's Church in Venice.
St. Mark’s Square in Venice.
A view of the Grand Canal in Venice.
The Grand Canal in Venice.
A couple pose in front of a canal in Venice.
A narrow green canal in Venice.
A colorful ancient facade with a window on a building in Venice.
A long view of a narrow sidewalk and canal in Venice.
A blurry blue photo through a ferry window of the Grand Canal in Venice.
A blurry view of the Grand Canal in Venice through the window of a ferry heading to Croatia.
A blurry shot through a ferry window of the Grand Canal in Venice.