CASTELLO

  The most eastern of the city’s districts, with imposing structures and fine buildings ranging from the Arsenale to the great churches of San Giovanni e Paolo and San Zaccaria. Castello...

CA’ D’ORO

The most beautiful Gothic edifice overlooking the Gran Canal, a patrician XV century residence, was brought back to its ancient magnificence at the beginning of the XX century by Baron Giorgio...

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...

NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM

Houses an important collection of classical sculpture, notably Greek, in marble and bronze, also inscriptions, a fine collection of Roman coins and pottery, and Egyptian and Assyro-Babylonian...

MUSEO FORTUNY

The gothic palazzo which houses this museum was acquired early in the 20th century by the painter, set designer and collector Mariano Fortuny to serve as a residence and studio for his work. It was...

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...