Giudecca

Separated from the rest of Venice by the lagoon, the Giudecca is technically part of the Dorsoduro district, but it retains its distinct character. Once the working-class district, today the Giudecca is highly regarded as the location of some of Venice’s best hotels and plenty of decent restaurants.

Visitors who stay on the Giudecca should make a trip to the Redentore a priority. Designed by Andrea Palladio, an acclaimed architect in the 16th century, this magnificent church was built to mark the end of the Black Death, which wiped out over a quarter of Venice’s population in the late 1500s.