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...

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...

THE GHETTO

In 1516 the government of the Republic of Venice established a place of enforced residence for Jews, thus instituting the first Ghetto in history. Their segregation served also as protection from...

GREEKS AND DALMATIANS

Venice always maintained strong commercial relations with these peoples, and they have left their mark on the city in those areas where they settled; important testimony to their cultures are to be...

HISTORICAL NAVAL MUSEUM

Owned by the Italian Navy, this is their most important museum in Italy. The tour begins with exhibits recalling the maritime achievements of the Serene Republic, but also of the Italian Navy and of...

CA’ PESARO

This is the Museum of Modern Art. This sumptuous baroque palazzo houses 19th and 20th century Venetian, Italian and works from the Biennali, notably Klimt’s Judith. 20th century sculpture from...

RICHARD WAGNER

Richard Wagner dearly loved the city, staying here often and indeed dying here. A walk through those places often visited by him, from the Hotel Danieli to his final resting place, via Saint...

SAN MARCO

This district is the vibrant heart of the city, and a stroll through the Piazza and on amongst the campi, alleys, underpasses, stairways and theatres to the Rialto, the economic heart of the city...

CANNAREGIO

Despite the changes of the 19th century this district is pure Venice. Here the first Ghetto was established, but it was also an area where merchants from everywhere imaginable made their homes, the...