Foresteria Sociale Venice San Marco - by New Generation Hostel - stands in a beautiful Convent belonging to the Elizabethan Sisters Bigie and is located in the center of Venice.
Foresteria Sociale Venice San Marco is located in San Marco district, 2 minutes from the waterbus station, in the heart of calle larga XXII Marzo, one of the amazing shopping streets in Venice, and 1 minute away from Piazza San Marco.
The St. Mark’s Square is considered the Living Room of Venice. In this space were and still are all hosted major events of the city life.
With a cinematic visuals, starting to the Basilica, on the right you can see the majestic Palazzo Ducale, the Piazzetta San Marco in which there are the two big monoliths supporting the statues of the two protectors of Venice, San Marco, in his capacity as symbolic of the winged lion, and the Greek SanTeodoro slaying the dragon, followed by the wonderful Molo, built from Sansovino before the Marciana Library, designed by renowned architect to host some of the manuscripts donated to the city in 1468 by the greek Cardinal Bessarione Basil and at last the impressive Bell tower-El padron de casa- with the Loggia also built by Sansovino.
If you want to get away from Piazza San Marco and head towards the railway is sufficient to take you under the Clock Tower and follow the paving stones placed in a herringbone pattern. All you have to do is take the road that is paved in this way and you will find the Railway.