Le Zattere
Sights
8
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This is one of the most suggestive walk you can have in Venice. In front of you the Giudecca Canal, where cruise ships often navigate. Near here there is the Basilica of “Madonna della Salute”, one of the most important church in Venice, and where you can find some Tiziano’s pictures.
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San Giorgio Maggiore
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Just one stop from San Marco on the actv vaporetto (line 2 and 1) gives you access to this church designed by the famous architect Palladio. You can get on the top of its tower to have a great view using a lift that will cost you few euros.
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Panoramic Tour
Prices from
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Duration
3 h
Languages
English, Spanish, Italian
Arsenale di Venezia
Sights
7
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The Arsenale rises in the Sestriere Castello, it was founded in the 12th century and by the 16th it had become the greatest naval shipyard in the world (able to build a whole galley in 24 hours). It was like a city within a city.
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Il caffè rosso
Bars
6
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This is an historical local cafè in Campo Santa Margherita and as a matter of fact it was born at the end of the 1800. It has a peculiar history shared with the "Ostaria al Capon" in front of it. In the 19th century in these two locals there were two different political point of views and they were a theatre of debates and battles of words.
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Giudecca
Fun & Active
5
2
The biggest island of Venice, it has a different landscape on the side towards the Lagoon: gardens, vegetable gardens, manyfacturies, reparing garages for boats.. real life in Venice! Out from the crowded centre of the city, it can be reached only by "vaporetto".
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Campo San Polo
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5
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In this large Campo in Venice, we can find the church of San Polo known for the lovely Gothic portal and the Romanesque lions at the foot of the campanile (one hold a snake between its paws, the other a human head).
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Panoramic Tour
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Duration
3 h
Languages
English, Spanish, Italian
Isola di Burano
Sights
9
2
The colors of this paradise are fantastic, and this small fishermen island is fascinating. The colours reflect on the water, and everything eto be bright and shining.
Eating fish is a must, and after lunch or dinner try the Buranei biscuits as dessert.
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Old Jewish Ghetto
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6
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The Jewish Ghetto is a fascinating area. The buildings are taller than elsewhere in Venice, because Jewish were not allowed to live out of here. Even the synagogues are inside of the apartments. Shop's signs are in yiddish and in this area you can taste Jewish food.
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Torre dell'Orologio / Clock Tower
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8
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On the north side of the Piazza San Marco you can find this richly decorated clock tower, that was built in the late 15th century. It has a display of the phases of the moon and the sings of the zodiac and it was designed surely thinking about seafarers.
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Scala Contarini del Bovolo
Fun & Active
9
2
This peculiar stair rises near Campo Manin. This is a beautiful example of the Venetian architecture in a moment of transition from the gothic style to the renaissance style. The incredible result is a spiral staircase, like a snail, "bovolo" in Venetian dialect.
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Isola di Torcello
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4
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Escaping from the mass of people can be also done by cathcing the vaporetto (water bus) and taking refuge in this beautiful small island. This was one of the first settlements of the city after Altino when Venetians were attacked by the Barbarians.
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Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari
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4
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After the Basilica di San Marco, this is the most important in Venice, a big Gotic church built by Franciscan friars. The interior is enormous and includes an high quality of works and art, including masterpieces by Tiziano and Giovanni Bellini, more than a statue by Donatello.
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Pellestrina
Sights
5
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This is a wonderful island in the Venetian Lagoon, where locals are mostly fishermen. Here you can eat and walk and breath as a Venetian does. All its colorful buildings show all the beauty inside this island. Here cars can move, but people used to walk or move by bike.
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A Taste of Venice
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Duration
2.5 h
Languages
English
Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Fun & Active
2
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A magnificent library in the heart of Venice, free and public for all the citizens who want consult, read and discover ancient and recent books. it is an important historic building in the city: the idea of its realization became from the poet and writer Francesco Petrarca and as a matter of fact in 1362 he donated his books to the Serenissima.
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Campo San Giacomo da l'Orio
Fun & Active
3
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It's the "campo" more loved by resident people, where they spend a lot of time, above all with children that every afternoon after school, meet each other to play and have fun all year long. The San Giacomo dall'Orio church is one of the most suggestive in the city and where locals often go.
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