Renaissance

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.

Renaissance palace inspired by ancient Roman domus, residence of the Grimani family that became a state museum in 2008, famous for its ancient Tribuna.

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.

Renaissance church near the Rialto, famous for the tomb of Catherine Cornaro, last queen of Cyprus, and two paintings by Titian.

Masterpiece by Sansovino on the Piazzetta, the Biblioteca Marciana houses the manuscripts bequeathed by Cardinal Bessarion in 1468. It adjoins the Archaeol…

Imposing Renaissance edifice in Cannaregio designed by Jacopo Sansovino for one of the great confraternities of Venice, today a cultural and event venue, a…

Grand palace of the Venetian Renaissance in the Cannaregio district, now home to the casino and linked to Richard Wagner's last days. Its aristocratic faça…

Church on the Campo San Polo, transformed over the centuries and rich in Venetian works of art, close to the Basilica of the Frari and the Scuola Grande di…

A Dorsoduro church profoundly marked by Paolo Veronese, who painted there an exceptional decorative ensemble emblematic of the Renaissance.

A discreet palace in San Marco, famous for its spiral staircase, the Scala del Bovolo.

A small Venetian Renaissance church, entirely clad in polychrome marble.

Large Gothic church in Cannaregio, strongly linked to Tintoretto and to a statue of the Virgin that became an object of devotion.

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.

The Clock Tower overlooks the entrance to the Mercerie and is one of the historic sights around St Mark's Square.

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