Santa Croce is one of the six sestieri of Venice

Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...

, northern Italy

Italy

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Geography

It occupies the north west part of the main islands, and can be divided into two areas: the eastern area being largely mediaeval, and the western - including the main port

Port

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 and the Tronchetto

Tronchetto

Tronchetto is an artificial island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, located at the westernmost tip of the main Venice island....

 - mostly lying on land reclaimed in the 10th century.

The district includes the Piazzale Roma

Piazzale Roma

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, home to Venice's bus station

Bus station

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 and car parks, and around which is the only area of the city in which car

Automobile

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s can travel. The tourist attractions lie mostly in the eastern part of the quarter, and include the Church of San Nicolo da Tolentino, the Fondaco dei Turchi

Fondaco dei Turchi

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, the Church of San Giacomo dell'Orio, the Centre for the History of Costume, the Patrician Palace and Ca'Corner della Regina.

History

The area was once part of the Luprio swamp, but has been steadily reclaimed. It is the area most affected by the opening of the lagoon road in April 1933.