San Marco is one of the six sestieri of Venice, lying in the heart of the city as the main place of Venice. San Marco also includes the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. Although the district includes Saint Mark's Square, that was never administered as part of the sestiere.
Overview
The small district includes many of Venice's most famous sights, including St Mark's Square, Saint Mark's Basilica, the Doge's Palace, Harry's Bar, the
Palazzo Dandolo, Palazzo Corner Contarini dei Cavalli, Palazzo Corner Valmarana, Palazzo D'Anna Viaro Martinengo Volpi di Misurata,
Palazzo Cavalli, San Moisè, the
La Fenice theatre, the
Palazzo Grassi and Palazzo Bellavite, and the churches of
San Beneto,
San Fantin, Santa Maria del Giglio, San Maurizio, San Moisè, Santo Stefano, San Salvador,
San Zulian and San Samuele.
The area is densely built and was the location of Venice's government. It is now heavily and there are many , and expensive shops.
San Marco is also a place which is used in several video games such as in Tekken, Assassin's Creed II, and Venetica.
File:0 Venise, Sestiere San Marco vu du campanile de San Giorgio Maggiore.JPG|San Marco seen from the bell tower of San Giorgio Maggiore
File:Piazza San Marco (Venice) at night-msu-2021-6449-.jpg|St Mark's Square
See also
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Oratorio di Sant'Angelo degli Zoppi
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Sestieri of Venice
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