Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #7 in Venice, Italy
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8.9 km
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Experience Venice in Italy in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in VeniceIndividual Sights in VeniceSight 1: San Francesco della Vigna
San Francesco della Vigna is a Roman Catholic church in the Sestiere of Castello in Venice, northern Italy.
Sight 2: Chiesa di San Martino Vescovo
The church of San Martino is a religious building in the city of Venice, located in the Castello district, not far from the Arsenale of Venice.
Sight 3: Chiesa di San Giovanni in Bragora
San Giovanni in Bragora is a church in Venice, Italy, located in the sestiere of Castello.
Sight 4: Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pieta
The church of Santa Maria della Pietà or della Visitazione is a prominent church in the sestiere of Castello in Venice, Italy. It is sited on the Riva degli Schiavoni, a short walk from the Doge's Palace.
Sight 5: 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.
Sight 6: Chiesa di San Giorgio dei Greci
San Giorgio dei Greci is a church in the sestiere (neighborhood) of Castello, Venice, northern Italy. It was the center of the Scuola dei Greci, the Confraternity of the Greeks in Venice. Around this period there was a similar church in Naples called Santi Pietro e Paolo dei Greci. There was also a Greek Brotherhood of Naples.
Sight 7: Chiesa di San Giovanni Nuovo
San Giovanni Nuovo is a Roman Catholic church in the campo of the same name, in the sestiere of Castello.
Sight 8: Querini Stampalia Foundation
The Fondazione Querini Stampalia is a cultural institution in Venice, Italy, founded in 1869 at the behest of the last descendant of the Venetian Querini Stampalia family, Conte Giovanni Querini. Architect Carlo Scarpa designed interior, exterior, and garden elements and spaces on the ground floor of the historic building.
Sight 9: Chiesa di San Zulian
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.
Sight 10: Cavalli di San Marco
The Horses of Saint Mark, also known as the Triumphal Quadriga or Horses of the Hippodrome of Constantinople, is a set of bronze statues of four horses, originally part of a monument depicting a quadriga. The horses were placed on the facade, on the loggia above the porch, of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, northern Italy, after the sack and looting of Constantinople in 1204. They remained there until looted by Napoleon in 1797 but were returned in 1815. The sculptures have been removed from the facade and placed in the interior of St Mark's for conservation purposes, with replicas in their position on the loggia.
Sight 11: 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.
Sight 12: St Mark's Campanile
St Mark's Campanile is the bell tower of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy. The current campanile is a reconstruction completed in 1912, the previous tower having collapsed in 1902. At 98.6 metres (323 ft) in height, it is the tallest structure in Venice and is colloquially termed "el paròn de casa". It is one of the most recognizable symbols of the city.
Sight 13: Column of Saint Mark
Columns of San Marco and San Teodoro are two columns in Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy. They comprise the Column of the Lion and the Column of San Todaro. The sculpture Lion of Venice surmounts Column of the Lion, symbolising Saint Mark the Evangelist. Saint Theodore Tiron was patron saint of Venice before he was succeeded by Saint Mark.
Sight 14: Museo Correr
The Museo Correr is a museum in Venice, northern Italy. Located in St. Mark's Square, Venice, it is one of the 11 civic museums run by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia. The museum extends along the southside of the square on the upper floors of the Procuratorie Nuove. With its rich and varied collections, the Museo Correr covers both the art and history of Venice.
Sight 15: Chiesa di San Gallo
The Church of San Gallo is a religious building in the city of Venice, located in the San Marco district, not far from St. Mark's Square.
Sight 16: Chiesa di San Fantin
San Fantin is a church in the sestiere of San Marco in Venice, Italy. It stands in front of the Fenice Theater and adjacent to the Ateneo Veneto.
Sight 17: Chiesa di San Beneto
The Chiesa di San Benedetto is a Roman Catholic church in Venice, northern Italy. Generally known as San Beneto in the Venetian dialect, the church faces the square named after it, the Campo San Beneto. It was founded in the 11th century and rebuilt in 1685.
Sight 18: Chiesa di San Samuele
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.
Sight 19: Monumento a Niccolò Tommaseo
The Monument to Niccolò Tommaseo is a statue erected in 1882 by Francesco Barzaghi in honor of the writer Niccolò Tommaseo, located in Campo Santo Stefano in Venice.
Sight 20: Chiesa di San Maurizio
San Maurizio is a Neoclassical-style, deconsecrated church located in the campo San Maurizio in the sestiere of San Marco of the city of Venice, Italy. It now is a Museum focusing on the music of Baroque Venice.
Sight 21: Chiesa degli Ognissanti
Sight 22: Chiesa di San Sebastian
San Sebastiano is a church in Dorsoduro, Veneto. 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.
Sight 23: San Nicolò dei Mendicoli
San Nicolò dei Mendicoli is a church, which is located in the sestiere of Dorsoduro in Venice.
Sight 24: Chiesa di Santa Maria della Visitazione
The church of Santa Maria della Visitazione is a religious building in the city of Venice, located in the Dorsoduro district.
Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria della Visitazione (Venezia) (IT)
Sight 25: Santa Maria del Rosario
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.
Sight 26: Chiesa di Sant'Agnese
The Church of Sant'Agnese is a religious building in the city of Venice, located in the Dorsoduro district.
Sight 27: Chiesa di Saint George
St George's Church, Venice is an Anglican parish church in Venice, Italy in the Diocese in Europe.
Sight 28: Chiesa dello Spirito Santo
The Church of the Holy Spirit is a religious building in the city of Venice, located in the Dorsoduro district.
Sight 29: Chiesa di San Gregorio
San Gregorio is a former church in Venice, northern Italy, located in the sestiere of Dorsoduro. It is not far from Santa Maria della Salute basilica, behind the Palazzo Genovese.
Sight 30: Santa Maria della Salute
Join Free Tour*Santa Maria della Salute, commonly known simply as the Salute, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located at the Punta della Dogana in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the city of Venice, Italy.
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