{"id":11790,"date":"2026-05-30T21:57:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T19:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/?page_id=11790"},"modified":"2026-06-13T12:32:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T10:32:52","slug":"santa-croce","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/venice-sestieri\/santa-croce\/","title":{"rendered":"Sestiere Santa Croce Insider Tour: Piazzale Roma, the Calatrava Bridge, Ca&#8217; Pesaro &#038; Venice&#8217;s Quietest Residential Corner around San Giacomo dell&#8217;Orio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In brief:<\/strong> <strong>Santa Croce<\/strong> is the sestiere through which most travellers arrive \u2014 and then immediately hurry on. In the west lies <strong>Piazzale Roma<\/strong> with its bus terminals and car parks, the gateway from the Italian mainland; next to it, since 2008, the much-debated <strong>Calatrava Bridge<\/strong> (Ponte della Costituzione) spans the Grand Canal to Santa Lucia station. Behind it, though, the real Santa Croce begins: around 5,000 residents, quiet residential lanes, the <strong>Campo San Giacomo dell&#8217;Orio<\/strong> as one of Venice&#8217;s loveliest and least-known squares, the <strong>Galleria d&#8217;Arte Moderna in the Ca&#8217; Pesaro<\/strong> (Klimt, Chagall, Boccioni) and the Baroque fa\u00e7ade of <strong>San Stae<\/strong> right on the Grand Canal. If you want Venice off the main axes \u2014 and especially if you arrive by car or coach \u2014 there is no way around Santa Croce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What makes Santa Croce different from the other sestieri<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">San Marco was the display, Castello the shipyard backstage, Cannaregio the living quarters, Dorsoduro the museum, San Polo the market \u2014 and Santa Croce is the front door. Three micro-worlds share the sestiere:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Western Santa Croce<\/strong> with <strong>Piazzale Roma<\/strong>, the Tronchetto car-park link, the Calatrava Bridge and the Fondamenta del Vin \u2014 Venice&#8217;s traffic and logistics zone, where the Italian road network ends.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Central Santa Croce<\/strong> with <strong>San Giacomo dell&#8217;Orio<\/strong>, the Calle del Tintor and the Frari link towards San Polo \u2014 the genuinely lived-in Santa Croce with family-run trattorias and quiet residential lanes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eastern Santa Croce<\/strong> with the <strong>Ca&#8217; Pesaro<\/strong>, <strong>San Stae<\/strong> and the <strong>Fondaco dei Turchi<\/strong> on the Grand Canal \u2014 the sestiere&#8217;s art-historical edge with the modern art gallery and the natural history museum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arriving by car or coach from the Veneto? You land in the western half of Santa Croce \u2014 and should not make the classic mistake of rushing straight over the Calatrava to the station. An hour&#8217;s walk via the Tolentini and San Giacomo dell&#8217;Orio into central Santa Croce is the most honest first encounter with Venice there is: quiet, lived-in, unobserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Piazzale Roma: the gateway to the lagoon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Piazzale Roma<\/strong> is the only square in Venice where cars and buses stop \u2014 the Italian asphalt ends at a wall, and behind it the water begins. ACTV city buses from Mestre and Marghera arrive here, international coaches from Germany, Austria and Slovenia park here, and the <strong>Autorimessa<\/strong> (a multi-storey garage from 1933, one of Europe&#8217;s oldest car parks in the constructivist style) takes in around 200,000 private cars a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three practical facts travellers should know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tronchetto<\/strong>, the alternative car park, lies on its own reclaimed island just north-west of Piazzale Roma and is linked by the <strong>People Mover<\/strong> (a short elevated shuttle, 4 minutes, \u20ac1.50 per person). Tronchetto parking is cheaper than Piazzale Roma (around \u20ac21 per day vs \u20ac32) \u2014 check before you travel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vaporetto connections:<\/strong> Piazzale Roma is the terminus of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/vaporetto-venice\/line-1\/\">line 1<\/a> (slow, all Grand Canal stops), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/vaporetto-venice\/line-2\/\">line 2<\/a> (express), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/vaporetto-venice\/line-4\/\">line 4.1\/4.2<\/a> (the Murano link) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/vaporetto-venice\/line-5\/\">line 5.1\/5.2<\/a> (Lido and Sant&#8217;Elena). Santa Lucia station is just 5 minutes on foot over the Calatrava Bridge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Luggage:<\/strong> arriving with big suitcases? Use the <em>portabagagli<\/em> (licensed porters) of the Comune di Venezia \u2014 they carry cases over the bridges and through the lanes to your hotel for around \u20ac25 apiece. Alternative: many hotels organise water-taxi delivery to the nearest canal \u2014 from \u20ac80, dearer but stress-free.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Calatrava Bridge: controversial 21st-century architecture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Ponte della Costituzione<\/strong> \u2014 usually named after its architect <strong>Santiago Calatrava<\/strong> \u2014 has linked Piazzale Roma directly with the station forecourt since September 2008. It is the fourth and youngest bridge over the Grand Canal (after the Rialto, Accademia and Scalzi) and at the same time the most controversial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three facts that set the structure apart:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The schedule slipped badly<\/strong> (planned 2002, finished 2008) and the costs trebled (planned \u20ac4m, real \u20ac11m). In 2019 the city successfully sued Calatrava over construction defects \u2014 he was ordered to pay \u20ac78,000 in damages; an appeal is pending.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Steps instead of ramps.<\/strong> The bridge was originally inaccessible to wheelchair users; a glass cabin lift bolted on in 2010 was permanently shut down in 2017 for chronic faults. Only in 2021 was an alternative accessible solution agreed; to this day wheelchair users take the vaporetto.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Glass steps with a slip problem.<\/strong> The glass decking (a typical Calatrava material choice) is extremely slippery during acqua alta \u2014 in 2024 the city applied anti-slip strips, compromising the originally &#8220;transparent&#8221; aesthetic. Venetians view it all with mixed feelings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Architecturally it remains interesting all the same \u2014 the parabolic form spans 80 metres across the Grand Canal without a pier, and the structural concept is classic Calatrava, like his bridges in Seville, Bilbao and Buenos Aires. Best photo position: from the Piazzale Roma vaporetto pier looking towards the station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ca&#8217; Pesaro: modern art in a Baroque palace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In eastern Santa Croce, right on the Grand Canal, stands the <strong>Palazzo Pesaro<\/strong> \u2014 one of <strong>Baldassare Longhena&#8217;s<\/strong> three great Baroque buildings on the canal (alongside the Salute and the Ca&#8217; Rezzonico). Built 1659\u20131710 as the Pesaro family palace, it now houses two civic museums:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>Galleria Internazionale d&#8217;Arte Moderna<\/strong> on the first and second floors \u2014 Venice&#8217;s most important civic collection of modern art. Highlights: <strong>Gustav Klimt \u2014 &#8220;Judith II \/ Salome&#8221;<\/strong> (1909, Italy&#8217;s only publicly displayed Klimt original), Marc Chagall, Joan Mir\u00f3, Wassily Kandinsky, Henri Matisse, Umberto Boccioni (&#8220;The City Rises&#8221;, 1910), Marino Marini sculptures, Giorgio Morandi still lifes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>Museo d&#8217;Arte Orientale<\/strong> on the third floor \u2014 Japanese art of the Edo period (some 30,000 objects from the estate of the collector Henri de Bourbon, Conte di Bardi). Samurai armour, lacquerwork, woodblock prints. Rarely visited, almost always empty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just north-east of the Ca&#8217; Pesaro lies <strong>San Stae<\/strong> (Sant&#8217;Eustachio) \u2014 a Theatine church of 1709 whose white marble fa\u00e7ade forms the most distinctive accent on the Grand Canal between the Rialto and the station. Inside, seven apostle paintings of the late Settecento, including an early <strong>Giambattista Tiepolo<\/strong> (&#8220;St Bartholomew&#8221;, 1722). Entry \u20ac3, in the Chorus pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ca&#8217; Pesaro admission<\/strong> \u20ac14 (as of spring 2026), included in the <strong>MUVE pass<\/strong> of the civic museums (together with the Doge&#8217;s Palace, Museo Correr, Palazzo Mocenigo etc.). Allow 90 min for the modern floors, a further 45 min for the oriental collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">San Giacomo dell&#8217;Orio: one of Venice&#8217;s loveliest squares<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In central Santa Croce, away from every tourist axis, lies the <strong>Campo San Giacomo dell&#8217;Orio<\/strong> \u2014 the lived-in town square where the sestiere&#8217;s families spend their everyday lives. Children play football on the irregularly shaped campo, old men sit beneath the venerable acacia at its centre, and in summer the <strong>Festa di San Giacomo<\/strong> brings open-air concerts and cicchetti stalls. Touristically almost undiscovered \u2014 and that is exactly the appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The church of <strong>San Giacomo dell&#8217;Orio<\/strong> that gives the campo its name is one of the oldest in the historic city \u2014 founded in the 9th\/10th century, with surviving structures from the 13th. What makes it special:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>painted wooden ceiling<\/strong> in the form of an inverted ship&#8217;s hull (carena di nave) \u2014 one of the few surviving examples of this medieval Venetian technique.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <strong>granite column from Constantinople<\/strong> \u2014 a 2,000-year-old Roman-Byzantine column, brought back as booty after the Fourth Crusade of 1204 and built into the nave.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Several works by Veronese and Lotto<\/strong> in the side chapels, plus a rarely shown Trecento crucifix behind the high altar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entry \u20ac3, in the Chorus pass. Allow 30 minutes for the church \u2014 then an hour standing or sitting on the campo itself with a spritz from the nearby Al Prosecco. One of the quietest Venice experiences to be had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fondaco dei Turchi: the natural history museum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the Grand Canal, between San Stae and the station bend, stands the <strong>Fondaco dei Turchi<\/strong> \u2014 a Veneto-Byzantine palace of the 13th century that served from 1621 to 1838 as the trading depot and residence of Venice&#8217;s Turkish merchants. Today it houses the <strong>Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia<\/strong>, focused on lagoon ecology, dinosaur fossils (the Ouranosaurus skeleton from the Niger Sahara is the star attraction) and an aquarium floor of Adriatic fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What makes the visit special: the combination of historic palace and natural history \u2014 the old fondaco columns stand right beside jellyfish tanks. A must for families visiting Venice with children. Admission \u20ac8 (as of spring 2026), reduced \u20ac5.50. Allow 90 min with children, 60 min for adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trattorias and bacari in Santa Croce \u2014 the honest list<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Santa Croce has fewer classic cicchetti bars than Cannaregio or San Polo, but several family-run trattorias at prices well below the San Marco level. Our tested selection:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tv-fakten-tabelle-wrap\">\n<table class=\"tv-fakten-tabelle\">\n  <thead><tr><th>Address<\/th><th>Location<\/th><th>What it does well<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td data-label=\"Address\"><strong>Bacareto da Lele<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td data-label=\"Location\">Campo dei Tolentini 183<\/td>\n      <td data-label=\"What it does well\">The student favourite of the architecture faculty next door. <strong>Glass of wine \u20ac0.80<\/strong>, tramezzini \u20ac1, fresh bread cicchetto \u20ac1.20. Standing bar, always full, closes 2:30 pm and reopens 4:30 pm. A cult address for young travellers on a budget.<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td data-label=\"Address\"><strong>Al Prosecco<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td data-label=\"Location\">Campo San Giacomo dell&#8217;Orio 1503<\/td>\n      <td data-label=\"What it does well\">A natural-wine bacaro right on the sestiere&#8217;s loveliest campo. Outdoor tables under parasols, glass of prosecco \u20ac4, cicchetti with organic ham and local cheeses. A calm evening spot \u2014 perfect after the Ca&#8217; Pesaro or before the walk home.<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td data-label=\"Address\"><strong>La Zucca<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td data-label=\"Location\">Calle del Tintor 1762<\/td>\n      <td data-label=\"What it does well\">One of Venice&#8217;s best vegetable-led trattorias. The <em>sformato di zucca<\/em> (pumpkin bake) is the house speciality \u2014 hence the name. Lunch menu \u20ac28, evenings \u00e0 la carte \u20ac35\u201345. Reservation strongly advised \u2014 small and loved.<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td data-label=\"Address\"><strong>Trattoria Storica al Ponte<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td data-label=\"Location\">Calle Cazza 1981<\/td>\n      <td data-label=\"What it does well\">Family-run since 1960. A classic Venetian menu \u2014 bigoli in salsa, fegato alla veneziana, risotto al nero. Fixed lunch at \u20ac18 (antipasto, primo, dessert). Plenty of seats, no reservation needed.<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td data-label=\"Address\"><strong>Pasticceria Targa<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td data-label=\"Location\">Salizada San Stae 1925<\/td>\n      <td data-label=\"What it does well\">A very good breakfast pasticceria near the Ca&#8217; Pesaro. Cornetti, doughnuts, bombolone con crema. Espresso at the counter \u20ac1.40 \u2014 true Italian bar atmosphere. Breakfasting before the Ca&#8217; Pesaro? Come here.<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td data-label=\"Address\"><strong>Caff\u00e8 dei Frari<\/strong><\/td>\n      <td data-label=\"Location\">Fondamenta dei Frari 2564<\/td>\n      <td data-label=\"What it does well\">On the border with San Polo, opposite the Frari apse. A Belle \u00c9poque caf\u00e9 with its 1870 interior intact. Mid-range prices, good for a quiet pause between western Santa Croce and the Frari.<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Practical tip:<\/strong> using Santa Croce as an evening programme? Between 6:30 and 8 pm go to Bacareto da Lele on the Tolentini campo (three spritzes, three tramezzini for under \u20ac8), then walk fifteen minutes to the Campo San Giacomo dell&#8217;Orio for a second glass outside at Al Prosecco, and finish with dinner at La Zucca or the Trattoria Storica al Ponte. Three stops, a great deal of real Venice, not a tourist in sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When is half a day or a full day in Santa Croce worth it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tv-decision-matrix\">\n  <div class=\"tv-decision-matrix__col tv-decision-matrix__col--pro\">\n    <h3>Santa Croce is worth it for \u2026<\/h3>\n    <ul>\n      <li>Travellers arriving by car or coach from the Veneto\/Tyrol\/Bavaria \u2014 the arrival experience from Piazzale Roma<\/li>\n      <li>Modern-art deep-divers (the Ca&#8217; Pesaro with Klimt, Chagall, Boccioni)<\/li>\n      <li>Families with children (the natural history museum in the Fondaco dei Turchi)<\/li>\n      <li>Travellers who want to stay away from the tourist flows (central Santa Croce around San Giacomo dell&#8217;Orio)<\/li>\n      <li>Price-conscious travellers (room rates 30\u201340% below San Marco)<\/li>\n      <li>Architecture enthusiasts (Longhena&#8217;s Ca&#8217; Pesaro and the Calatrava Bridge as the 21st-century accent)<\/li>\n      <li>Acqua-alta-sensitive travellers (central Santa Croce lies higher than San Marco)<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"tv-decision-matrix__col tv-decision-matrix__col--contra\">\n    <h3>Rather not, if \u2026<\/h3>\n    <ul>\n      <li>You only have one day in Venice (St Mark&#8217;s takes priority)<\/li>\n      <li>You are after classic Renaissance painting (rather Dorsoduro or San Polo)<\/li>\n      <li>You want cicchetti runs with bacari density (rather Cannaregio or San Polo)<\/li>\n      <li>You are deep-diving Republic and Doge history (rather San Marco\/Castello)<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommended route for a day in Santa Croce<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We recommend 5 to 6 hours, ideal as a linking day between arrival (Piazzale Roma) and hotel check-in \u2014 or as a half day after a morning in San Polo. The specific route:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>10:00 \u2014 Start at Piazzale Roma<\/strong> or at Santa Lucia station via the Calatrava Bridge (15 min on foot).<\/li>\n<li><strong>10:15 \u2014 Photograph the Calatrava Bridge<\/strong> and walk down on the Piazzale Roma side (15 min).<\/li>\n<li><strong>10:30 \u2014 Coffee break at Bacareto da Lele<\/strong> on the Campo dei Tolentini (30 min).<\/li>\n<li><strong>11:00 \u2014 Walk south<\/strong> via the Calle del Tintor to the Campo San Giacomo dell&#8217;Orio (15 min on foot).<\/li>\n<li><strong>11:15 \u2014 The church of San Giacomo dell&#8217;Orio<\/strong> with its ship&#8217;s-hull ceiling (30 min).<\/li>\n<li><strong>11:45 \u2014 Walk east<\/strong> to the Salizada San Stae (15 min).<\/li>\n<li><strong>12:00 \u2014 Lunch at La Zucca<\/strong> or a lighter bite at Pasticceria Targa (60 min).<\/li>\n<li><strong>13:00 \u2014 San Stae<\/strong> with Tiepolo&#8217;s &#8220;Bartholomew&#8221; (20 min).<\/li>\n<li><strong>13:20 \u2014 Ca&#8217; Pesaro<\/strong> with Klimt, Chagall, Boccioni and the oriental collection (120 min).<\/li>\n<li><strong>15:20 \u2014 Fondaco dei Turchi<\/strong> (optional, above all for families \u2014 60 min).<\/li>\n<li><strong>16:30 \u2014 Aperitif at Al Prosecco<\/strong> outside on the Campo San Giacomo dell&#8217;Orio to close the day (60 min).<\/li>\n<li><strong>17:30 \u2014 Return:<\/strong> vaporetto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/vaporetto-venice\/line-1\/\">line 1<\/a> from San Stae towards Rialto\/San Marco, or on foot via the Frari axis into San Polo.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guided tours in Santa Croce<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guided tours suit Santa Croce on three themes in particular: <strong>modern-art tours<\/strong> in the Ca&#8217; Pesaro (Klimt, Boccioni, Chagall in a Venetian palazzo context), <strong>family tours<\/strong> in the natural history museum with a lagoon-ecology focus, and <strong>special museum visits<\/strong> such as the Leonardo da Vinci machines museum in western Santa Croce. Current options at our affiliate partners:<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"tv-viator-cards\"><h3 class=\"tv-viator-cards__heading\">Santa Croce tours in Venice<\/h3><div class=\"tv-viator-cards__grid\"><article class=\"tv-viator-card\"><a class=\"tv-viator-card__media\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/de-DE\/tours\/Venice\/Murano-Glass-and-Burano-Lace-Tour-from-Venice\/d522-3731MURANO?mcid=42383&#038;pid=P00051431&#038;medium=api&#038;api_version=2.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.tripadvisor.com\/media\/attractions-splice-spp-540x360\/10\/28\/63\/1e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tv-viator-card__body\"><h3 class=\"tv-viator-card__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/de-DE\/tours\/Venice\/Murano-Glass-and-Burano-Lace-Tour-from-Venice\/d522-3731MURANO?mcid=42383&#038;pid=P00051431&#038;medium=api&#038;api_version=2.0\" 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class=\"tv-viator-card__media\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/de-DE\/tours\/Venice\/Small-Group-Venice-In-A-Day-With-Basilica-San-Marco-and-Doges-Palace-plus-Gondola-Ride\/d522-15693P31?mcid=42383&#038;pid=P00051431&#038;medium=api&#038;api_version=2.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.tripadvisor.com\/media\/attractions-splice-spp-540x360\/15\/82\/98\/df.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tv-viator-card__body\"><h3 class=\"tv-viator-card__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/de-DE\/tours\/Venice\/Small-Group-Venice-In-A-Day-With-Basilica-San-Marco-and-Doges-Palace-plus-Gondola-Ride\/d522-15693P31?mcid=42383&#038;pid=P00051431&#038;medium=api&#038;api_version=2.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">Venedig an einem Tag : Gondelfahrt durch den Markuspalast und Stadtrundfahrt<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"tv-viator-card__meta\"><span class=\"tv-viator-card__stars\" aria-label=\"Bewertung 4,8 von 5\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2605<\/span> 4,8 <span class=\"tv-viator-card__reviews\">(4.274)<\/span><\/span> \u00b7 <span class=\"tv-viator-card__duration\">4 h<\/span><\/p><p class=\"tv-viator-card__price\"><span class=\"tv-viator-card__price-label\">ab<\/span> <strong>111 EUR<\/strong> <span class=\"tv-viator-card__price-pp\">pro Person<\/span><\/p><a class=\"tv-viator-card__cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/de-DE\/tours\/Venice\/Small-Group-Venice-In-A-Day-With-Basilica-San-Marco-and-Doges-Palace-plus-Gondola-Ride\/d522-15693P31?mcid=42383&#038;pid=P00051431&#038;medium=api&#038;api_version=2.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">Details und buchen <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"tv-viator-card\"><a class=\"tv-viator-card__media\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/de-DE\/tours\/Venice\/Hidden-Venice-Express-Tour-with-Saint-Marks-Basilica-Rialto-and-Gondola\/d522-24338P29?mcid=42383&#038;pid=P00051431&#038;medium=api&#038;api_version=2.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.tripadvisor.com\/media\/attractions-splice-spp-540x360\/16\/40\/04\/35.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tv-viator-card__body\"><h3 class=\"tv-viator-card__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/de-DE\/tours\/Venice\/Hidden-Venice-Express-Tour-with-Saint-Marks-Basilica-Rialto-and-Gondola\/d522-24338P29?mcid=42383&#038;pid=P00051431&#038;medium=api&#038;api_version=2.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">Das Beste von Venedig: Markusdom, Dogenpalast mit F\u00fchrung und Gondelfahrt<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"tv-viator-card__meta\"><span class=\"tv-viator-card__stars\" aria-label=\"Bewertung 4,6 von 5\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2605<\/span> 4,6 <span class=\"tv-viator-card__reviews\">(1.036)<\/span><\/span> \u00b7 <span class=\"tv-viator-card__duration\">3 h 30 min<\/span><\/p><p class=\"tv-viator-card__price\"><span class=\"tv-viator-card__price-label\">ab<\/span> <strong>110 EUR<\/strong> <span class=\"tv-viator-card__price-pp\">pro Person<\/span><\/p><a class=\"tv-viator-card__cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/de-DE\/tours\/Venice\/Hidden-Venice-Express-Tour-with-Saint-Marks-Basilica-Rialto-and-Gondola\/d522-24338P29?mcid=42383&#038;pid=P00051431&#038;medium=api&#038;api_version=2.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">Details und buchen <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"tv-viator-card\"><a class=\"tv-viator-card__media\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/de-DE\/tours\/Venice\/Doges-Palaces-and-St-Marks-Basilica-with-Skip-the-Line\/d522-3731P262?mcid=42383&#038;pid=P00051431&#038;medium=api&#038;api_version=2.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.tripadvisor.com\/media\/attractions-splice-spp-540x360\/10\/39\/b6\/b6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tv-viator-card__body\"><h3 class=\"tv-viator-card__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/de-DE\/tours\/Venice\/Doges-Palaces-and-St-Marks-Basilica-with-Skip-the-Line\/d522-3731P262?mcid=42383&#038;pid=P00051431&#038;medium=api&#038;api_version=2.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">Ohne Anstehen: Dogenpalast und Markusdom, vollst\u00e4ndig gef\u00fchrte Tour<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"tv-viator-card__meta\"><span class=\"tv-viator-card__stars\" aria-label=\"Bewertung 4,5 von 5\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2605<\/span> 4,5 <span class=\"tv-viator-card__reviews\">(2.133)<\/span><\/span> \u00b7 <span class=\"tv-viator-card__duration\">2 h<\/span><\/p><p class=\"tv-viator-card__price\"><span class=\"tv-viator-card__price-label\">ab<\/span> <strong>76 EUR<\/strong> <span class=\"tv-viator-card__price-pp\">pro Person<\/span><\/p><a class=\"tv-viator-card__cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/de-DE\/tours\/Venice\/Doges-Palaces-and-St-Marks-Basilica-with-Skip-the-Line\/d522-3731P262?mcid=42383&#038;pid=P00051431&#038;medium=api&#038;api_version=2.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">Details und buchen <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"tv-viator-card\"><a class=\"tv-viator-card__media\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/de-DE\/tours\/Venice\/Small-Group-Legendary-Venice-St-Marks-Basilica-and-Doges-Palace\/d522-15693P8?mcid=42383&#038;pid=P00051431&#038;medium=api&#038;api_version=2.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.tripadvisor.com\/media\/attractions-splice-spp-540x360\/15\/ca\/fd\/f1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tv-viator-card__body\"><h3 class=\"tv-viator-card__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/de-DE\/tours\/Venice\/Small-Group-Legendary-Venice-St-Marks-Basilica-and-Doges-Palace\/d522-15693P8?mcid=42383&#038;pid=P00051431&#038;medium=api&#038;api_version=2.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">Legend\u00e4res Venedig : Dogenpalast, Markusdom und VIP-Terrasse Zugang<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"tv-viator-card__meta\"><span class=\"tv-viator-card__stars\" aria-label=\"Bewertung 4,7 von 5\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2605<\/span> 4,7 <span class=\"tv-viator-card__reviews\">(5.491)<\/span><\/span> \u00b7 <span class=\"tv-viator-card__duration\">2 h<\/span><\/p><p class=\"tv-viator-card__price\"><span class=\"tv-viator-card__price-label\">ab<\/span> <strong>71 EUR<\/strong> <span class=\"tv-viator-card__price-pp\">pro Person<\/span><\/p><a class=\"tv-viator-card__cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/de-DE\/tours\/Venice\/Small-Group-Legendary-Venice-St-Marks-Basilica-and-Doges-Palace\/d522-15693P8?mcid=42383&#038;pid=P00051431&#038;medium=api&#038;api_version=2.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">Details und buchen <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"tv-viator-card\"><a class=\"tv-viator-card__media\" href=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/de-DE\/tours\/Venice\/Venice-Highlights-Small-Group-Tour\/d522-51192P110?mcid=42383&#038;pid=P00051431&#038;medium=api&#038;api_version=2.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.tripadvisor.com\/media\/attractions-splice-spp-540x360\/16\/0e\/72\/ac.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><div class=\"tv-viator-card__body\"><h3 class=\"tv-viator-card__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/de-DE\/tours\/Venice\/Venice-Highlights-Small-Group-Tour\/d522-51192P110?mcid=42383&#038;pid=P00051431&#038;medium=api&#038;api_version=2.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">Venedig: Markusdom &amp; Dogenpalast Tour mit Tickets<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"tv-viator-card__meta\"><span class=\"tv-viator-card__stars\" aria-label=\"Bewertung 4,6 von 5\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2605<\/span> 4,6 <span class=\"tv-viator-card__reviews\">(1.264)<\/span><\/span> \u00b7 <span class=\"tv-viator-card__duration\">3 h 10 min<\/span><\/p><p class=\"tv-viator-card__price\"><span class=\"tv-viator-card__price-label\">ab<\/span> <strong>99 EUR<\/strong> <span class=\"tv-viator-card__price-pp\">pro Person<\/span><\/p><a class=\"tv-viator-card__cta\" 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Bei Buchung erhalten wir eine Provision \u2014 f\u00fcr Sie ohne Mehrkosten.<\/p><\/section>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"tv-reisebuero-cta\"><h3>Direct tickets for Santa Croce&#8217;s special museums<\/h3><p>The natural history museum in the Fondaco dei Turchi and the Leonardo da Vinci machines museum at our affiliate partner GetYourGuide:<\/p><p><a class=\"tv-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/venedig-l35\/venedig-eintrittskarte-fur-das-naturhistorische-museum-t451270?partner_id=9C421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">Natural history museum<\/a> &nbsp; <a class=\"tv-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/venedig-l35\/museum-der-arbeitsmaschinen-von-leonardo-da-vinci-t980152?partner_id=9C421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">Leonardo&#8217;s machines<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions about Santa Croce<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does &#8220;Santa Croce&#8221; actually mean?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The name goes back to the <strong>church of Santa Croce<\/strong> that once stood at the western end of the sestiere and was demolished under Napoleon in 1810. The sestiere kept the name although the church no longer exists. The Piazzale Roma transport hub now occupies the site. Keeping the name despite losing the building is typically Venetian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is half a day enough for Santa Croce?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, if the focus is the Ca&#8217; Pesaro (2 hours) plus a walk over the Campo San Giacomo dell&#8217;Orio (1 hour). Adding the natural history museum? Plan a full day. Staying in Santa Croce changes the experience entirely \u2014 the sestiere is small enough to become part of every day, and quiet enough never to feel crowded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where is parking best \u2014 Piazzale Roma or Tronchetto?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tronchetto is cheaper (approx. \u20ac21 per day vs \u20ac32 at Piazzale Roma) and usually has more spaces. The city link runs via the People Mover (4 minutes, \u20ac1.50) or vaporetto line 2. Piazzale Roma is central but dearer and often full in high season. Our recommendation: reserve Tronchetto via the city of Venice&#8217;s official website, take the People Mover to Piazzale Roma and the vaporetto from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is the Ca&#8217; Pesaro worth it for Renaissance lovers?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not really \u2014 the focus is clearly on modern art (19th\/20th centuries). For the Renaissance, go to the Accademia (Dorsoduro) or the Frari\/San Rocco (San Polo). The building itself \u2014 Longhena Baroque \u2014 is architecturally interesting, though, and makes the ticket worthwhile even for classicists. An hour then suffices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which vaporetto lines matter most for Santa Croce?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Piazzale Roma is the terminus of all the important lines \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/vaporetto-venice\/line-1\/\">line 1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/vaporetto-venice\/line-2\/\">line 2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/vaporetto-venice\/line-4\/\">line 4.1\/4.2<\/a> towards Murano and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/vaporetto-venice\/line-5\/\">line 5.1\/5.2<\/a> towards the Lido. For the eastern half (Ca&#8217; Pesaro, San Stae), <strong>San Stae<\/strong> is the nearest stop on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/vaporetto-venice\/line-1\/\">line 1<\/a>. Riva di Biasio serves central Santa Croce. Within the sestiere the vaporetto barely pays \u2014 everything is under 15 minutes on foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Santa Croce safer during acqua alta?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mixed. Western Santa Croce around Piazzale Roma and the Tolentini lies comparatively high and usually stays dry at moderate levels (up to 110 cm). Eastern Santa Croce on the Grand Canal (Ca&#8217; Pesaro, San Stae, Fondaco dei Turchi) lies lower and is affected sooner. Central Santa Croce around the Campo San Giacomo dell&#8217;Orio is raised and mostly stays walkable. Live levels: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/acqua-alta-venice\/\">acqua alta page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to stay in Santa Croce?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three location types: the <strong>Piazzale Roma zone<\/strong> is the cheapest (B&amp;Bs from \u20ac70 in winter) and ideal for car and coach arrivals \u2014 but loud with traffic. The <strong>Campo San Giacomo dell&#8217;Orio zone<\/strong> is the quietest and most authentic \u2014 boutique hotels and apartments at mid-level prices. The <strong>San Stae zone<\/strong> on the Grand Canal offers the privileged art-historical setting (next to the Ca&#8217; Pesaro) at moderate prices. Overall, Santa Croce runs 25\u201340% below a comparable position in San Marco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Insider tour series \u2014 complete<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Part 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/venice-sestieri\/san-marco\/\">Sestiere San Marco \u2014 insider tour<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Part 2: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/venice-sestieri\/castello\/\">Sestiere Castello \u2014 insider tour<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Part 3: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/venice-sestieri\/cannaregio\/\">Sestiere Cannaregio \u2014 insider tour<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Part 4: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/venice-sestieri\/dorsoduro\/\">Sestiere Dorsoduro \u2014 insider tour<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Part 5: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/venice-sestieri\/san-polo\/\">Sestiere San Polo \u2014 insider tour<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Part 6: Sestiere Santa Croce (this article)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/venice-sestieri\/\">Venice sestieri \u2014 the six districts at a glance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/getting-to-venice\/\">Getting to Venice \u2014 car, coach, rail, air<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/architecture-in-venice\/\">Architecture in Venice \u2014 Longhena Baroque and Calatrava&#8217;s 21st century<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/vaporetto-venice\/\">Vaporetto Venice \u2014 lines from Piazzale Roma<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/acqua-alta-venice\/\">Acqua alta \u2014 how affected is Santa Croce?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/venice-access-fee-2026\/\">Venice access fee 2026 \u2014 Ca&#8217; Pesaro and the MUVE pass<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/unterkunft\/\">Accommodation in Venice \u2014 hotels and apartments in Santa Croce<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In brief: Santa Croce is the sestiere through which most travellers arrive \u2014 and then immediately hurry on. In the west lies Piazzale Roma with its bus terminals and car parks, the gateway from the Italian mainland; next to it, since 2008, the much-debated Calatrava Bridge (Ponte della Costituzione) spans the Grand Canal to Santa [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":11766,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11790","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11790"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13014,"href":"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11790\/revisions\/13014"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}