San Polo is a very lively and interesting sestiere. The name of the sestiere derives from the ancient church dedicated to St Paul the Apostle, located in the largest square in Venice after St Mark's Square.
Located right in the heart of the city, hence its name, San Polo borders the Santa Croce sestiere to the west and northwest, the Grand Canal to the northeast and southeast, and the Dorsoduro sestiere to the south.
Once an area of stagnant lakes and salt pans, San Polo is a historically important area: in the year 811 the ducal seat was erected here and the whole distr
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