Sights & Attractions in Venice

Fodor's Choice Sights in Venice

Name	Category	Location

Basilica di San Marco An opulent synthesis of Byzantine and Romanesque styles, Venice's...	Religious Sites	Piazza San Marco

Basilica di San Marco The crowning glory of the Piazza San Marco, the Basilica di San...		Piazza San Marco

Burano Cheerfully painted houses line the canals of this quiet village...	Islands	Islands of the Lagoon

Ca' d'Oro One of the postcard sights of Venice, this exquisite Venetian...	Museums / Galleries	Cannaregio

Ca' Rezzonico Designed by Baldassare Longhena in the 17th century, this gigantic...	Museums / Galleries	San Marco and Dorsoduro


Gallerie dell'Accademia The greatest museum of Venetian paintings in the world, these...	Museums / Galleries	San Marco and Dorsoduro

Murano As in Venice, bridges here link a number of small islands, which...	Towns	Islands of the Lagoon

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

Palazzo Ducale Rising majestically above the Piazzetta San Marco, this Gothic...	Museums / Galleries	Piazza San Marco

Ponte di Rialto The competition to design a stone bridge across the Grand Canal...	Bridges / Tunnels	San Polo and Santa Croce

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

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

San Giorgio Maggiore There's been a church on this island since the 8th century, with...	Religious Sites	San Giorgio Maggiore and the Giudecca

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

Santa Maria della Salute The most iconic landmark of the Grand Canal, La Salute (as this...	Religious Sites	San Marco and Dorsoduro

Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari Completed in 1442, this immense Gothic church of russet-color...	Religious Sites	San Polo and Santa Croce

Santi Giovanni e Paolo A venerated jewel, this gorgeous church looms over one of the...	Religious Sites	Castello

Scuola Grande di San Rocco Saint Rocco's popularity stemmed from his miraculous recovery...	Museums / Galleries	San Polo and Santa Croce

Torcello Some people call this tiny island the most magical place in Venice...	Religious Sites, Islands	Islands of the Lagoon
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