Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #7 in Venice, Italy

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 8.5 km
Ascend 138 m
Descend 130 m

Explore Venice in Italy with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in VeniceIndividual Sights in Venice

Sight 1: Santa Teresa

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The church of the Terese or church of Santa Teresa is a church in the city of Venice, located in the Dorsoduro district, near the church of San Nicolò dei Mendicoli, of which it is a subsidiary.

Wikipedia: Chiesa delle Terese (Venezia) (IT)

426 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Chiesa di San Sebastian

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San Sebastiano is a church in the Venetian sestiere of Dorsoduro. It contains a considerable part of Paolo Veronese's life's work. In the church there are also sculptures by Alessandro Vittoria, as well as Veronese's tomb on the left in front of the side altar.

Wikipedia: San Sebastiano (Kirche in Venedig) (DE)

676 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: San Pantalon

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The Chiesa di San Pantaleone Martire, known as San Pantalon in the Venetian language, is a church in the Dorsoduro sestiere of Venice, Italy. It is located on the Campo San Pantalon (square), and is dedicated to Saint Pantaleon.

Wikipedia: San Pantalon (EN)

582 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: Chiesa delle Eremite

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Le Eremite is a small Catholic church in the Dorsoduro area of Venice, Italy. It was built at the end of the 17th century for Augustinian nuns. It formed part of a larger complex which included a convent and schools run by the nuns. The schools ran until the middle of the last century and taught children of all ages - from infants to high school. The church is dedicated to Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Construction was completed in 1694.

Wikipedia: Le Eremite (EN)

197 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Chiesa degli Ognissanti

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496 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 6: Santa Maria del Rosario

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Santa Maria del Rosario, commonly known as I Gesuati, is an 18th-century Dominican church in the Sestiere of Dorsoduro, on the Giudecca canal in Venice, northern Italy. The classical style building has a well-lit interior and is exceptional in preserving its original layout and Rococo decoration intact. The church and almost all its sculpture and paintings were created within a thirty-year period: construction began in 1725, the church was consecrated in 1743, and the last sculptural decoration was in place by 1755.

Wikipedia: Gesuati (EN), Website

328 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Chiesa di Saint George

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St George's Church, Venice is an Anglican parish church in Venice, Italy in the Diocese in Europe.

Wikipedia: St George's Church, Venice (EN)

407 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: Santa Maria della Salute

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Santa Maria della Salute, commonly known simply as the Salute, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located at Punta della Dogana in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the city of Venice, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria della Salute (EN)

372 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Santa Maria del Giglio o Zobenigo

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The Chiesa di Santa Maria del Giglio is a church in Venice, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria Zobenigo (EN)

367 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Istituto Veneto di Scienze Lettere ed Arti

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The Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti (IVSLA) is an academy of sciences in Venice.

Wikipedia: Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti (EN)

298 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Chiesa di San Samuele

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San Samuele is a church in Venice, northern Italy. It is located in the eponymous campo near Palazzo Grassi and Palazzo Malipiero. The facade is set back on the campo, but faces and is visible from the Grand Canal. It is named after the Biblical Samuel, because in the interior are housed relics traditionally attributed to him.

Wikipedia: San Samuele, Venice (EN)

1053 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 12: Chiesa di San Zulian

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The Chiesa di San Giuliano, commonly called San Zulian in the Venetian dialect, is a church on the Merceria, the main shopping street of Venice, in the parish of San Salvador, Venice, Italy.

Wikipedia: San Zulian (EN)

267 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: St Mark's Basilica

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St Mark's Basilica

The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark, commonly known as St Mark's Basilica, is the cathedral church of the Patriarchate of Venice; it became the episcopal seat of the Patriarch of Venice in 1807, replacing the earlier cathedral of San Pietro di Castello. It is dedicated to and holds the relics of Saint Mark the Evangelist, the patron saint of the city.

Wikipedia: St Mark's Basilica (EN), Url

126 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Marciana National Library

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Marciana National Library

The Marciana Library or Library of Saint Mark is a public library in Venice, Italy. It is one of the earliest surviving public libraries and repositories for manuscripts in Italy and holds one of the world's most significant collections of classical texts. It is named after St Mark, the patron saint of the city.

Wikipedia: Biblioteca Marciana (EN)

357 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 15: Vittorio Emanuele II

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Vittorio Emanuele II

The Monument to Victor Emmanuel II, known by the Venetians simply as the monument, located in Riva degli Schiavoni, in Castello, Venice, Italy. It is an equestrian statue made in 1887 by the Roman sculptor Ettore Ferrari.

Wikipedia: Monument to Victor Emmanuel II (EN)

595 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 16: Ex Chiesa di San Biagio

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San Biagio is a church dedicated to Saint Blaise, in the sestiere of Castello in Venice, northern Italy.

Wikipedia: San Biagio, Venice (EN)

326 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 17: Leoni

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The Piraeus Lion is one of four lion statues on display at the Venetian Arsenal, Italy, where it was displayed as a symbol of Venice's patron saint, Saint Mark. The statue is made of white marble and stands some 3 m (9 ft.) high. It is particularly noteworthy for two lengthy runic inscriptions on its shoulders and flanks; these were likely carved by Scandinavians sometime in the 11th century AD.

Wikipedia: Piraeus Lion (EN)

970 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 18: Chiesa dell'Ospedaletto

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Chiesa dell'Ospedaletto

Santa Maria dei Derelitti, commonly known as the church of the Ospedaletto, is a Renaissance-style, consecrated church in the Calle della Barbaria delle Tole of the sestiere of Castello, Venice, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria dei Derelitti (EN)

78 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 19: Basilica of Saints John and Paul

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The Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, known in Venetian as San Zanipolo, is a church in the Castello sestiere of Venice, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice (EN)

543 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 20: Chiesa dei Santi Apostoli

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The Chiesa dei Santi Apostoli di Cristo, commonly called San Apostoli, is a 7th-century Roman Catholic church located in the Cannaregio sestiere of the Italian city of Venice. It is one of the oldest churches in the city and has undergone numerous changes since its foundation. The present building is the result of a major reconstruction project which was undertaken in 1575. The church is notable particularly for the Cornaro Chapel, an important example of Early Renaissance architecture, added by Mauro Codussi during the 1490s. The chapel is the burial place of several members of the powerful Cornaro family, including Catherine Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus and Armenia. The church houses several works of art including pieces by Giambattista Tiepolo and Paolo Veronese.

Wikipedia: Santi Apostoli, Venice (EN)

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