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Church of Santa Maria Formosa
One of the oldest churches in the lagoon, rebuilt by Mauro Codussi in 1492, known for its grotesque mascaron and its Polyptych by Palma the Elder.
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What to see in Venice: monuments, museums, islands and places to visit
Discover the must-sees of Venice: monuments, museums, churches, palaces, bridges and islands, with district, map and practical info for each place.
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Church of the Pietà
Church famous for its acoustics and its Tiepolo fresco, adjacent to the institution where Vivaldi taught.
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Correr Museum
Museum on St Mark's Square devoted to the history of Venice, the arts and the city's civic collections.
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Doge's Palace
Former seat of Venetian power, combining ducal apartments, institutional halls, prisons and the Bridge of Sighs.
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Fondazione Querini Stampalia
Museum, library and garden bequeathed in 1869 by the last of the Querini Stampalia family, with a remarkable redesign of the ground floor by Carlo Scarpa.
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Fontego dei Turchi
Former warehouse-residence of Ottoman merchants, restored in the 19th century and now a natural history museum. The visit combines the building's commercia…
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Fortuny Museum
The Fortuny Museum occupies the Palazzo Pesaro degli Orfei and evokes the world of Mariano Fortuny.
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Giardini della Biennale
Public gardens associated with the Venice Biennale and its national pavilions. The Giardini extend Castello towards a more airy, modern, and institutional …
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Giardini Reali
Small garden created during the Napoleonic era on the edge of St. Mark's Basin, restored and reopened in 2019, a green break between the Piazzetta and the …
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House of Carlo Goldoni
House-museum dedicated to Carlo Goldoni, Venetian comedy, and 18th-century theater.
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La Fenice Theatre
Venice's great opera house, rebuilt several times, tied to the story of Italian and European music.
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Loredan Cini Palace
House-museum on the Grand Canal housing the private collection of the industrialist and patron Vittorio Cini, rich in Tuscan and Ferrarese painting.