San Michele Review

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San Michele

  • Phone: 041/7292811

Fodor's Review:

This cypress-lined island is home to the pretty Renaissance church of San Michele in Isola —and to some of Venice's most illustrious deceased. The church was designed by Codussi; the graves include those of poet Ezra Pound (1885-1972), impresario and art critic Sergey Diaghilev (1872-1929), and composer Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). Surrounded by the living sounds of Venice's lagoon, this would seem the perfect final resting place. However, these days newcomers are exhumed after 10 years and transferred to a less-grandiose location.

  • Open: Apr.-Sept., daily 7:30-6; Oct.-Mar., daily 7:30-4
  • Vaporetto: Cimitero
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