Must-sees

Standing 98.6 meters tall at the center of St Mark's Square, the Campanile has dominated Venice for over a thousand years. Rebuilt identically after its co…

Historic sector of Cannaregio where the Jewish community of Venice was confined to residence starting in 1516. Near the busy streets close to the station, …

Venice's great opera house, rebuilt several times, tied to the story of Italian and European music.

The great votive basilica by Longhena, built on the tip of Dorsoduro after the plague of 1630.

Seat of a great Venetian confraternity, famous for the vast cycle painted by Tintoretto.

The great museum of Venetian painting, housed near the Accademia Bridge in the former complex of Santa Maria della Carità.

Large Franciscan basilica in San Polo, important for Gothic architecture and Venetian painting.

The most famous bridge in Venice connects San Polo to San Marco over the Grand Canal, in the historic heart of Rialto's trade.

Venice's monumental and civic centre, lined by the basilica, the Doge's Palace, the Procuratie and the campanile.

Former seat of Venetian power, combining ducal apartments, institutional halls, prisons and the Bridge of Sighs.

Venice's ducal basilica, famous for its mosaics, Byzantine plan and ties to the Republic's maritime power.