{"id":7475,"date":"2020-03-11T19:11:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T18:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/venezia-e-i-suoi-sestieri\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T12:16:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:16:01","slug":"venezia-e-i-suoi-sestieri-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/en\/venezia-e-i-suoi-sestieri-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Venice and its Sestieri"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-15f4d9cd\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>Venice and its Sestieri<\/strong><\/h1><\/div><div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Venice is an island that is divided into six neighbourhoods, <strong>the Italian word for \u2018sixth\u2019 is <em>sesto<\/em> and so they\u2019re called <em>sestieri<\/em><\/strong>. A sestiere is the same as a \u2018quarter\u2019 in any other European city; that is, one fourth of a Roman encampment. This urban plan is quite common in many cities throughout Europe.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sestieri have been around since Venice was founded and each one of these neighbourhoods was once governed by a <strong><em>Caposestiere<\/em><\/strong> whose task was to monitor and manage residents\u2019 behaviour.<br>This administrative model was also exported to some of the territories conquered by the Serenissima.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1769\" height=\"1381\" src=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pieces-of-Venice-Venezia-Sestieri.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pieces-of-Venice-Venezia-Sestieri.jpg 1769w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pieces-of-Venice-Venezia-Sestieri-600x468.jpg 600w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pieces-of-Venice-Venezia-Sestieri-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pieces-of-Venice-Venezia-Sestieri-1024x799.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pieces-of-Venice-Venezia-Sestieri-768x600.jpg 768w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pieces-of-Venice-Venezia-Sestieri-1536x1199.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pieces-of-Venice-Venezia-Sestieri-1200x937.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1769px) 100vw, 1769px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Each of Venice\u2019s six neighbourhoods has a name:<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><b>Cannaregio<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, seems to derive its name from \u2018Canal Regio\u2019 which was the main shipping canal that connected Venice to the mainland. It was also an area full of reeds (<em>canne <\/em>in Italian) \u2013 because of the swamps \u2013 so it\u2019s possible that the name is connected to this particular aspect of the landscape;<\/span><\/li>\n\n<li><b>Castello<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span>derives its name from a fort, around which the area developed, that now no longer exists;<\/li>\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Dorsoduro<\/strong><\/span>, its name is probably related to the compact sand dunes typical of this area;<\/li>\n\n<li><b>San Marco<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span>(St. Mark), takes its name from the Basilica located on the famous square;<\/li>\n\n<li><b>San Polo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is where the Rialto market is located and is named after \u2018Campo San Polo\u2019, once the largest open field in Venice, now the second largest public square;<\/span><\/li>\n\n<li><b>Santa Croce<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is where the Rialto market is located and is named after \u2018Campo San Polo\u2019, once the largest open field in Venice, now the second largest public square.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/li><\/ul><div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-f9ee0266 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pieces-of-Venice-Venezia-toponomastica-1024x768-1.jpg ,https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pieces-of-Venice-Venezia-toponomastica-1024x768-1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pieces-of-Venice-Venezia-toponomastica-1024x768-1.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pieces-of-Venice-Venezia-toponomastica-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-19149\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" title=\"Pieces-of-Venice-Venezia-toponomastica-1024x768\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These subdivisions are not enough to describe all the areas of the city centre, which also include the islands of <strong>Giudecca<\/strong> (in the sestiere of Dorsoduro) the island of <strong>San Giorgio Maggiore<\/strong> (in the sestiere of San Marco) and the island of <strong>San Michele<\/strong>, where the city cemetery is located (in the sestiere of Castello).<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you\u2019re walking around Venice, you\u2019ve surely noticed that many houses have <strong>house numbers<\/strong> up to four-digits long: the house numbers are unique for each neighbourhood, which means that each sestiere starts over from 1 and can continue as far as 7000, as is the case in Cannaregio.<\/span><\/p><div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-57943c47 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pieces-of-Venice-Venezia-ferro-gondola-1024x919-1.png ,https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pieces-of-Venice-Venezia-ferro-gondola-1024x919-1.png 780w, https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pieces-of-Venice-Venezia-ferro-gondola-1024x919-1.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/piecesofvenice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pieces-of-Venice-Venezia-ferro-gondola-1024x919-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-19153\" width=\"1024\" height=\"919\" title=\"Pieces-of-Venice-Venezia-ferro-gondola-1024x919\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Curiosity:<br><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They say that the ornament on a gondola\u2019s prow, the <strong><em>ferro da gondola<\/em><\/strong>, is a compact representation of the city. The six sestieri are symbolically represented by the six prongs that point forward and the island of Giudecca by the one pointing aft.<br>The \u2018S\u2019 shape resembles the curves of the Grand Canal, and the little arch over the topmost prong symbolises the Rialto Bridge. The broadly curved top signifies the Doge\u2019s Cap, the headdress that was only worn by Venice\u2019s \u2018duke\u2019 or chief magistrate, the Doge<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if it is only a legend, it\u2019s nice to think that it could be true. It certainly makes the image of the gondola even more interesting and mysterious. What\u2019s more, it certainly makes it easier to remember the names of Venice\u2019s sestieri!<\/span><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pieces-of-Venice-Venezia-gondola-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7343\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Photography by Shaun Bowden, courtesy of the page dedicated to the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gondola\">Gondola per<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gondola\">en.wikipedia.org<\/a><\/em><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sources:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sestiere_%28Venezia%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sestiere_Venezia<\/i><\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/venipedia.it\/sestieri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>venipedia.it\/sestieri<\/i><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/evenice.it\/venezia\/storie-tradizioni\/venezia-i-suoi-sestieri\"><em>evenice.it<\/em><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venice and its Sestieri Venice is an island that is divided into six neighbourhoods, the Italian word for \u2018sixth\u2019 is sesto and so they\u2019re called sestieri. A sestiere is the same as a \u2018quarter\u2019 in any other European city; that is, one fourth of a Roman encampment. 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