Sights & Attractions in Venice

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Name Category Location
 
Arsenale
Visible from the street, the Arsenale's impressive Renaissance... 		Military Sites Castello
 
Burano
Cheerfully painted houses line the canals of this quiet village... 		Islands Islands of the Lagoon
 
Ca' d'Oro
This exquisite Venetian Gothic palace was once literally a "Golden... 		Museums / Galleries Cannaregio
 
Ca' Rezzonico
Designed by Baldassare Longhena in the 17th century, this palace... 		Museums / Galleries San Marco and Dorsoduro
 
Gallerie dell'Accademia
Napoléon founded these galleries in 1807 on the site of... 		Museums / Galleries San Marco and Dorsoduro
 
Jewish Ghetto
The neighborhood that gave the world the word ghetto is today... 		Neighborhoods / Streets Cannaregio
 
Madonna dell'Orto
Though built toward the middle of the 14th century, this church... 		Religious Sites Cannaregio
 
Murano
As in Venice, bridges here link a number of small islands, which... 		Towns Islands of the Lagoon
 
Palazzo Ducale
Rising above the Piazzetta San Marco, this Gothic fantasia of... 		Museums / Galleries Piazza San Marco
 
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
A small selection of 20th-century painting and sculpture is on... 		Museums / Galleries San Marco and Dorsoduro
 
Ponte di Rialto
The competition to design a stone bridge across the Grand Canal... 		Bridges / Tunnels San Polo and Santa Croce
 
San Giorgio Maggiore
There's been a church on this island since the 8th century, with... 		Religious Sites San Giorgio Maggiore and the Giudecca
 
Santa Maria dei Miracoli
Tiny yet harmoniously proportioned, this early-Renaissance gem... 		Religious Sites Cannaregio
 
Santa Maria della Salute
The view of La Salute (as this church is commonly called) from... 		Religious Sites San Marco and Dorsoduro
 
Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari
This immense Gothic church of russet-color brick was completed... 		Religious Sites San Polo and Santa Croce
 
Santi Giovanni e Paolo
This massive Dominican church, commonly called San Zanipolo... 		Religious Sites Castello
 
Santissimo Redentore
After a 16th-century plague claimed some 50,000 people, nearly... 		Religious Sites San Giorgio Maggiore and the Giudecca
 
Scuola Grande di San Rocco
Saint Rocco's popularity stemmed from his miraculous recovery... 		Museums / Galleries San Polo and Santa Croce
 
Torcello
In their flight from barbarians 1,500 years ago, the first Venetians... 		Islands Islands of the Lagoon
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