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In the decades before the First World War this part of Dorsoduro was much favoured by members of the
English colony who were vividly, if cruelly, portrayed in Corvo’s Desire and Pursuit
of the Whole. Walking down silent alleys, we’ll see some of the most picturesque corners
of Venice and the Squero di San Trovaso, one of the few surviving gondola boatyards,
with its irresistibly charming old wooden balcony. We will then walk along the Zattere, a long quay
facing the Canale della Giudecca, named after the large wooden rafts that once lined the waterfront. 
The rafts have been replaced with café and ice-cream shop platforms built out onto the water.
We’ll seat at one of these fine places, lingering over the Giudecca island, while enjoying the
best ice cream in town, the mythical Nico’s Gianduiotto.