Sights & Attractions in Venice

Worth Noting

Name	Category	Location

Biblioteca Marciana There's a wondrous collection of centuries-old books and illuminated...	Libraries	Piazza San Marco

Ca' Pesaro Baldassare Longhena's grand Baroque palace is the beautifully...	Museums / Galleries	San Polo and Santa Croce

Campanile Construction of Venice's famous brick bell tower (325 feet tall...	Viewpoints	Piazza San Marco

Campo San Polo Only Piazza San Marco is larger than this square, and the echo...	Religious Sites	San Polo and Santa Croce

Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo This large, attractive square is the site of two city landmarks:...	Squares	Castello


Campo Santo Stefano In Venice's most prestigious residential neighborhood, you'll...	Religious Sites	San Marco and Dorsoduro

Chiesa della Pietà Unwanted babies were left on the steps of this religious institute...	Religious Sites	Castello

Chiostro di Sant'Apollonia Behind the basilica and over a bridge, a short fondamenta leads...	Religious Sites	Castello

Gesuati When the Dominicans took over the church of Santa Maria della...	Religious Sites	San Marco and Dorsoduro

Gesuiti The interior walls of this early-18th-century church resemble...	Religious Sites	Cannaregio

Giudecca The island's name is something of a mystery. It may come from...	Islands	San Giorgio Maggiore and the Giudecca

Museo Archeologico Venice is the only major Italian city without an ancient past...	Museums / Galleries	Piazza San Marco

Museo Correr This world-fampus museum of Venetian art and history contains...	Museums / Galleries	Piazza San Marco

Museo Storico Navale The boat collection here includes scale models such as the doges'...	Museums / Galleries	Castello

Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo Easy to miss despite its vicinity to Piazza San Marco, this Renaissance-Gothic...	Museums / Galleries, Architectural Sites	San Marco and Dorsoduro

Palazzo Grassi Built between 1748 and 1772 by Giorgio Massari for a Bolognese...	Religious Sites	San Marco and Dorsoduro

Palazzo Vendramin-Calergi Hallowed as the place of Richard Wagner's death and today's Venice's...	Castles / Palaces	Cannaregio

Punta della Dogana Funded by the billionaire who owns Christie's Auction House...	Museums / Galleries	San Marco and Dorsoduro

Querini-Stampalia A connoisseur's delight, this art collection at this late-16th-century...	Museums / Galleries	Castello

San Francesco della Vigna Although this church contains some interesting and beautiful...	Religious Sites	Castello

San Giacomo dell'Orio It was named after a laurel tree (orio), and today trees give...	Religious Sites, Squares	San Polo and Santa Croce

San Giovanni Elemosinario Storefronts make up the façade, and the altars were built...	Religious Sites	San Polo and Santa Croce

San Michele Tiny, cypress-lined San Michele is home to the gracefully elegant...	Religious Sites	Islands of the Lagoon

San Sebastiano Paolo Veronese (1528-88), although still in his twenties, was...	Religious Sites	San Marco and Dorsoduro

San Stae The church of San Stae—the Venetian name for San Eustacchio...	Religious Sites	San Polo and Santa Croce

San Zaccaria Practically more a museum than a church, San Zaccaria bears a...	Religious Sites	Castello

Sant'Alvise For Tiepolo fans, trekking to the outer reaches of a pleasant...	Religious Sites	Cannaregio

Santa Maria Formosa Guided by his vision of a beautiful Madonna, 7th-century Saint...	Religious Sites	Castello

Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni Founded in 1451 by the Dalmatian community, this small scuola...	Houses / Mansions	Castello

Scuola Grande dei Carmini When the order of Santa Maria del Carmelo commissioned Baldassare...	Religious Sites	San Marco and Dorsoduro

Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista This scuola was founded in the 13th century, but the actual building...	Religious Sites	San Polo and Santa Croce

Torre dell'Orologio This enameled clock, completed in 1499, was most likely designed...	Historic Districts / Sites	Piazza San Marco
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