Venice has loads of places to visit and things to see for visitors
to the city. We have outlined just a few of these below. Hope
you enjoy them.
Grand Canal, Venice
Venice's main water thoroughfare, lined with great Renaissance
palaces, is a colorful and busy spectacle of gondolas and vaporetti.
You can’t really miss it!!!
Guggenheim Museum (Peggy Guggenheim Collection), Venice
This satellite gallery of the famous Guggenheim in New York occupies
the 17th-century Customs House in Venice, featuring modern and
contemporary works of art.
Rialto Bridge (Ponte di Rialto), Venice
Considered the true heart of Venice, this landmark bridge, characterized
by its 24-foot arch, is built on approximately 12,000 wooden
pilings that still support the bridge more than 400 years after
it was built.
Campanile di San Marco, Venice
Originally built as a lighthouse to assist navigation in the
lagoon, visitors can be whisked by elevator to the top of St.
Mark's Campanile or bell tower to savor incredible views of
Venice, the lagoon and the Alps in the distance.
Attraction type: Architectural building; Landmark/point of interest;
Observation deck/tower;
Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
Designed by Baldassare Longhena in 1631-83, the church's façade
is embellished with 125 statues, which form a sharp contrast
to the somber interior.
Correr Civic Museum (Museo Civico Correr), Venice
Civic museum of Venice that opened in 1923, which houses a major
art gallery and superb collections of objects-d'art, historic
memorabilia and documents regarding the fascinating history
of the Venetian Republic.
Ca' Rezzonico, Venice
Immerse yourself in Venice's Age of Decadence with a visit to
this lavish palace of the Venetian aristocracy Rezzonico, which
houses an unsurpassed collection of eighteenth-century Venetian
art.
Murano, Venice
Visit the ubiquitous glass shops on the island of Murano, and
you'll find just about anything made of glass from paperweights
and beads to sculpture and aquariums.
Church of San Sebastiano, Venice
Architectural building
Church of San Salvatore, Venice
Architectural building; Religious site
San Rocco (Scuola of St. Rocco), Venice
Here you will find some of the beautiful works from the painter
Tintoretto.
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