Ponte de la Madona

Ponte de la Madona is a bridge in Venice, Metropolitan Venice, Veneto. Ponte de la Madona is situated nearby to the bridge Ponte Santa Maria Maggior, as well as near the church Santa Maria Maggiore.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santa Maria Maggiore and San Nicolò dei Mendicoli.

Santa Maria Maggiore

Church

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Santa Maria Maggiore is a former Catholic church, now deconsecrated, in the sestiere of Santa Croce, Venice. The church, which was completed at the start of the 16th century, as part of a convent, was suppressed and deconsecrated during the decade of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy.

San Nicolò dei Mendicoli

Church

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San Nicolò dei Mendicoli is a church, which is located in the sestiere of Dorsoduro in Venice. San Nicolò dei Mendicoli is situated 270 metres southwest of Ponte de la Madona.

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 1 km southeast of Ponte de la Madona.

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.