Ponte del Socorso

Ponte del Socorso is a bridge in Venice, Metropolitan Venice, Veneto. Ponte del Socorso is situated nearby to Colonna greca, as well as near the building Palazzo Ariani.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Sebastiano and Angelo San Raffaele.

San Sebastiano

Church

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The Chiesa di San Sebastiano is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church located in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the Italian city of Venice. The church houses a cycle of paintings by the artist Paolo Veronese, as well as paintings by Tintoretto and Titian. San Sebastiano is situated 140 metres south of Ponte del Socorso.

Angelo San Raffaele

Church

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The Chiesa dell'Angelo Raffaele is a church in Venice, northern Italy, located in the Dorsoduro sestiere. San Raffaele Arcangelo church is one of the only two churches in Venice that are possible to walk all around. Angelo San Raffaele is situated 130 metres southwest of Ponte del Socorso.

Gallerie dell’Accademia

Museum

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The Gallerie dell'Accademia is a museum gallery of pre-19th-century art in Venice, northern Italy. A few weeks every six years, it houses the Leonardo da Vinci drawing The Vitruvian Man. Gallerie dell’Accademia is situated 660 metres east of Ponte del Socorso.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dorsoduro and Santa Croce.

Dorsoduro

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Dorsoduro is one of the six historic sestieri of Venice, Italy, located in the southern part of the city and known for its relatively firm terrain that earned it the name meaning "hard back" or "hard ridge" in Italian, distinguishing it from the more marshy areas of the lagoon.

Santa Croce

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Santa Croce is one of the six sestieri of Venice, 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.