middle ages

Nicknamed San Giacometo, this small church in the Rialto market claims to be the oldest church in Venice and features a 24-hour clock.

A 9th-century church where the doges came every Easter Monday, famous for one of Bellini's masterpieces and the crypt of the first doges of Venice.

Beyond its great monuments, Torcello preserves the traces of a city that was once far larger. A bridge without parapets, religious ruins, archaeological re…

Romanesque-Byzantine church of octagonal plan, adjacent to the cathedral of Torcello.

Founded in 639, the oldest church in the lagoon retains exceptional Byzantine mosaics.

Romanesque-Byzantine church from the 12th century, famous for its apse and its extraordinary mosaic floor.

Small ancient church in Santa Croce, discreet and tied to the medieval fabric of the district, San Zan Degolà completes the discovery of San Giacomo dall’O…

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

Almost deserted today, Torcello was one of the very first settlements of the lagoon, more populated than Venice itself in the early Middle Ages. It preserv…