Within each sestiere the
buildings are numbered
in a sequence that makes
sense solely to the
functionaries of the
post office - it's
possible to find houses
facing each other which
have numbers separated
by hundreds. Venetian addresses
are conventionally
written as the street
name followed by the
sestiere followed by the
number - eg Calle
Vallaresso, San Marco
1312. Sometimes, though,
the sestiere is placed
before the street, and
sometimes the street is
omitted altogether,
which makes the place
impossible to find. To
maximize the convenience
of the guide, we've
listed hotels,
restaurants and bars
under headings which
correspond to our
section divisions.
However, wherever a full
postal address is given
in the guide, obviously
the sestiere name is the
one given; thus in a few
instances you will find
a place listed under a
heading which does not
correspond to the postal
address - for example, a
bar on the edge of the
eccentrically defined
sestiere of Cannaregio
may appear under the
heading "Castello".
