MUSEUM OF LACE-MAKING

On the island of Burano are to be found over two hundred precious examples of lace bearing witness to the development of the skill in the Venetian lagoon from the 16th century to the 20th. It is...

CORRER MUSEUM

Facing onto Piazza San Marco, this museum takes its name from the collector Teodoro Correr who, on his death, bequeathed many artefacts and paintings to the City. Of particular interest are several...

THE FRARI AND SAN ROCCO

Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari is a splendid Franciscan church which over the centuries has accumulated innumerable works of art ranging from the sculpture of Donatello to that of Canova and from the...

THE GALLERIES OF THE ACCADEMIA

This is the largest collection of Venetian painting, where it is possible to see the greatest works of Venetian painters, from Byzantine panels by the masters of the 1300s, through the triumphant...

FROM S. MARCO TO THE RIALTO

In a thousand years of history Piazza San Marco has always represented the political, social and religious heart of the Republic. Leaving the Basilica of Saint Mark, the Palazzo Ducale, the Libreria...