San Michele

San Michele Review

Tiny, cypress-lined San Michele is home to the pretty San Michele in Isola Renaissance church—and to some of Venice's most illustrious deceased—and nothing else. 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.