Giudecca Canal

The Giudecca Canal () is a body of water that flows into the San Marco basin in Venice, Italy.

It is one of the major canals in the city, it bisects the sestieri of Dorsoduro, separating Giudecca island and district from Dorsoduro district. It can be reached by the vaporetto from San Marco.

Landmarks

Multiple churches line the canal. Significant buildings along the canal include:

• Along the Giudecca district quay, Molino Stucky (a 19th-century factory complex), Le Zitelle church, and the Il Redentore church by Palladio.
• Along the Dorsoduro district side: Il Gesuati church on the Zattere quay, and at Punta della Dogana where Giudecca Canal and the Grand Canal meet, the Santa Maria della Salute church and Dogana da Mar, a former customs house and present day art museum−gallery.
• Palazzo Giustinian Recanati

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