Santa Croce

Santa Croce is one of the six sestieri of , occupying the northwest part of the main islands. The district includes the Piazzale Roma, home to Venice's bus station and car parks, and around which is the only area of the city in which cars can travel.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Gallerie dell’Accademia and La Fenice.

Museum
The Gallerie dell'Accademia is a museum gallery of pre-19th-century art in , northern Italy.

Theater building
Teatro is a historic opera house in , Italy.

Museum
The Ca' d'Oro, or Palazzo Santa Sofia, is a palace on the Grand Canal in , northern .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Marco and Cannaregio.

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is the central district of .

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is one six sestieri that make up .

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is one of the six historic sestieri…

Santa Croce

Latitude
45.4386° or 45° 26′ 19″ north
Longitude
12.3238° or 12° 19′ 26″ east
Elevation
-3 metres (-10 feet)
Open location code
8FQJC8QF+CG
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Venetian—“Santa Croce” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սանտա Կրոչե”
  • Basque: “Santa Croce”
  • Catalan: “Santa Croce”
  • Chinese: “圣十字区”
  • Croatian: “Santa Croce”
  • Danish: “Santa Croce”
  • Dutch: “Santa Croce”
  • French: “Santa Croce”
  • German: “Santa Croce”
  • Greek: “Σάντα Κρότσε”
  • Hebrew: “סנטה קרוצ’ה”
  • Hungarian: “Santa Croce”
  • Italian: “Santa Croce”
  • Japanese: “サンタクローチェ地区”
  • Korean: “산타크로체”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Santa Croce”
  • Portuguese: “Santa Croce”
  • Russian: “Санта-Кроче”
  • Serbian: “Santa Croce”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Santa Croce”
  • Slovenian: “Santa Croce”
  • Spanish: “Santa Croce”
  • Ukrainian: “Санта-Кроче”
  • Venetian: “Santa Cróxe”
  • Venetian: “Santa Cróze”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: San Polo and Giudecca.

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Worth a closer look: Murano and Venice Marco Polo Airport.

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