Venice - Tourist Attractions
Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale),
Venice
The most impressive secular
building in Venice, this palace served as the senate house, administrative
center, hall of justice, public archive and prison up until the fall of
the Venetian Republic in 1797.
Attraction type: Castle;
Landmark/point of interest; Architectural building; Historic home; Historic
site; Museum; Art gallery
Grand Canal, Venice
Venice's main water thoroughfare,
lined with great Renaissance palaces, is a colorful and busy spectacle
of gondolas and vaporetti.
Attraction type: Waterway
Saint Mark's Basilica
(Basilica di San Marco), Venice
Blending the architectural
styles of East and West, Venice's magnificent basilica was consecrated
in 832 AD as an ecclesiastical building to house the remains of St. Mark.
Attraction type: Historic
site; Landmark/point of interest; Religious site; Architectural building;
Art gallery
Piazza San Marco (St.
Mark's Square), Venice
Undoubtedly the most photographed
and famous plaza in Europe, St. Mark's is in the heart of the city, surrounded
by chic sidewalk cafes and boutiques.
Attraction type: Town center/square/plaza;
Landmark/point of interest
Guggenheim Museum (Peggy
Guggenheim Collection), Venice
This satellite gallery of
the famous Guggenheim in New York occupies the 17th-century Customs House
in Venice, featuring modern and contemporary works of art.
Attraction type: Art museum;
Landmark/point of interest; Historic home
Academy Gallery (Gallerie
dell'Accademia), Venice
The city's most important
and prestigious art gallery features an impressive collection of Venetian
paintings and works by such artists as Bellini, Titian and Mantegna.
Attraction type: Art museum;
Movie theater
Palazzo Grassi, Venice
This monumental marble mansion
of the Grassi family on the Grand Canal, is now a world renowned art and
history museum with a 600-seat garden theatre.
Attraction type: Art museum;
History museum; Garden
Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Visiting La Fenice Theatre
is a unique experience to discover another way to live the Theatre. The
tour among the plasters and the golds of the prestigious halls allows to
discover the grounds and...
Attraction type: Theater;
Opera
Santi Giovanni e Paolo,
Venice
Attraction type: Historic
site; Religious site; Town center/square/plaza
Jewish Ghetto and Museum
(Ghetto Ebraico di Venezia), Venice
Attraction type: Neighborhood;
Historic site; History museum; Museum; Art gallery; Natural history museum
Ca' Rezzonico, Venice
Immerse yourself in Venice's
Age of Decadence with a visit to this lavish palace of the Venetian aristocracy
Rezzonico, which houses an unsurpassed collection of eighteenth-century
Venetian art.
Attraction type: History
museum; Historic home; Historic site; Landmark/point of interest; Castle
Bacaro Jazz, Venice
Attraction type: Jazz bar
San Michele, Venice
Venice's cemetary island
since the 1800s.
Attraction type: Cemetery;
Island
Campanile di San Marco,
Venice
Originally built as a lighthouse
to assist navigation in the lagoon, visitors can be whisked by elevator
to the top of St. Mark's Campanile or bell tower to savor incredible views
of Venice, the lagoon and the Alps in the distance.
Attraction type: Architectural
building; Landmark/point of interest; Observation deck/tower; Historic
site
Rialto Bridge (Ponte
di Rialto), Venice
Considered the true heart
of Venice, this landmark bridge, characterized by its 24-foot arch, is
built on approximately 12,000 wooden pilings that still support the bridge
more than 400 years after it was built.
Attraction type: Bridge;
Flea/street market
Torcello Island, Venice
Attraction type: Island
Murano, Venice
Visit the ubiquitous glass
shops on the island of Murano, and you'll find just about anything made
of glass from paperweights and beads to sculpture and aquariums.
Attraction type: Island;
Landmark/point of interest
Santa Maria della Salute,
Venice
Designed by Baldassare Longhena
in 1631-83, the church's façade is embellished with 125 statues,
which form a sharp contrast to the somber interior.
Attraction type: Religious
site
St. Mary of the Friars
(Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari), Venice
Originally built in the
mid-13th century, Santa Maria dei Frari (St. Mary of the Friars) houses
many masterpieces of Venetian Renaissance art, notably Giovanni Bellini's
triptych "Madonna and Child with Saints," and the "Pesaro Madonna" by Titian,
who is buried in the church.
Attraction type: Religious
site; Landmark/point of interest; Historic site
Correr Civic Museum
(Museo Civico Correr), Venice
Civic museum of Venice that
opened in 1923, which houses a major art gallery and superb collections
of objects-d'art, historic memorabilia and documents regarding the fascinating
history of the Venetian Republic.
Attraction type: Art museum
Bridge of Sighs, Venice
This historic bridge connects
the Doge's Palace with its prisons and was named for the condemned prisoners
who crossed it to meet their executioners.
Attraction type: Bridge;
Landmark/point of interest; Historic site
Naval History Museum
(Museo Storico Navale) & Arsenale, Venice
Not for land-lubbers: this
museum has filled its four floors with interesting maritime objects, including
the banners that were flown by the Venetian fleet at Lepanto.
Attraction type: History
museum
Piazza Santa Maria,
Venice
Many important attractions
are located on or near this busy square including Ognissanti, the parish
church of the Vespucci family, and Santa Maria Novella, the home of the
Dominicans.
Attraction type: Town center/square/plaza
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