Ca’ Maria Adele

Artsy is this neighborhood ‘s defining mood of rubbing elbows with street artists, students, painters, sculptors, restorers, curators, historians, collectors, heirs, and heiresses. The collection of Peggy Guggenheim, now a museum, lures chic locals for an aperitif of evening art. Cocoon traditionalists and visionaries in bohemian luxury. The basilica of La Salute fortifies the neighborhood to the east. Gondolas bob in the morning light. The Accademia Bridge crosses the Grand Canal. A back street doubles as basketball court. Palaces house residents, or like Ca’ Foscari a university, or a museum like Ca’ Rezzonico that attracts Venetians for concerts. In buildings converted to house university departments or exhibitions, Dorsoduro reveals its industrial roots too. Campo Santa Margherita blasts at the local students with youthful energy. Foot traffic bustles to and from Piazzale Roma and Santa Lucia train station. Nighttime riders are pausing for an aperitivo. Neighbors exchange confidants in a campo (square) on their way to market.