Neighborhood 48H guide
Dorsoduro: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
The Accademia, the Guggenheim and the Zattere.
South of the Grand Canal, Dorsoduro holds the Gallerie dell’Accademia, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and the Salute church, with the sunny Zattere promenade and the student life of Campo Santa Margherita.
Photo gallery
Photo: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Didier Descouens · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cristina Morettini 95 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
Museums and quieter lanes a bridge from San Marco.
Who it's for: Art lovers and couples.
Pros
- Art museums
- Calmer
- Sunsets on the Zattere
Cons
- Pricey
- Fewer vaporetto stops
- Quiet late
48H in Dorsoduro
The Accademia, the Guggenheim and the Zattere.
09:00 – Gallerie dell’Accademia
Venetian painting.
13:00 – Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Modern art by the canal.
18:00 – Zattere
Sunset over the Giudecca canal.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
See / do
See / do
Gallerie dell’Accademia
Campo della Carità
Venice’s great painting collection, from Bellini to Titian and Tintoretto.
Photo: Didier Descouens · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →See / do
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Palazzo Venier dei Leoni
Modern art in Peggy Guggenheim’s canal-side palazzo; a glass exhibition opens 14 November 2026.
Photo: Cristina Morettini 95 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Where to stay
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Hotel · Expedia
Hotel American Dinesen
San Vio
Canal-side four-star near the Guggenheim.
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Ca’ Maria Adele
Salute
Boutique hotel by the Salute with a rooftop terrace.
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Vacation rentals
Prefer an apartment or whole home in this neighborhood? Browse Vrbo listings for Dorsoduro.
In Venice, as across Italy, every short-term rental must have a national identification code (CIN) since 1 January 2025, shown on the property and in every listing. A proposed city cap of 120 rental days a year was not adopted. Before booking on Vrbo, check that the listing shows its CIN.
Browse vacation rentals in Dorsoduro on Vrbo →Other ways to spend 48 hours in Venice
- San Marco — St Mark’s Basilica, the Doge’s Palace and La Fenice.
- Castello — The Arsenale, the Biennale and quieter lanes.
- Cannaregio — The Ghetto, the Ca’ d’Oro and canal-side bars.
- San Polo — The Rialto market and the Frari.
- Santa Croce — Ca’ Pesaro and the natural history museum near Piazzale Roma.
- Giudecca — Palladio’s Redentore and views back to San Marco.
- Lido — Beaches across the lagoon.