Venice Attractions

A short guide to the town

Listing all the interesting places to visit in Venice is a hard duty: every single corner of the city is filled with places of interest, ranging from well-known monuments, like Saint Mark square and Rialto bridge, to unexpected jewels of art hidden in tiny churches. If you wonder what to visit, here is a short list of some of the places of interest in Venice, from the things not to miss to the minor islands of the lagoon.

  • Arsenal

    The Arsenal of Venice has been for a longtime the biggest shipyard in the world. Founded in XII century and enlarged between XIV and XVI, it constituted the basis of…

  • Bovolo Staircase

    Bovolo Staircase is probably the most famous staircase on Venice: a cylindrical tower with open arcs, certainly the most surprising architectonical element on the facade of Contarini palace. Inspired by…

  • Bridge of Sighs

    The Bridge of Sighs is one of the most famous landmarks of Venice. However, its romantic name has nothing to do with love affairs: being this covered bridge the connection…

  • Bridges on the Grand Canal

    Over six centuries of bridge building on the Grand Canal There are currently four bridges on the Grand Canal of Venice: the most famous is certainly Rialto bridge, the oldest…

  • Ca’ d’Oro Palace

     Ca d'Oro palace is not only one of the most beautiful palaces on the Grand Canal, but it is also considered the symbol of Venetian Gothic architecture. Palazzo Ca' d'Oro was…

  • Campanile of Saint Mark

    The campanile of Saint Mark, about 100 metres of hight, was originally a watch tower to control the entrance to Venice and the lagoon. Collapsed in 1902, the campanile of…

  • Grand Canal

    The main way to the city centre: Grand Canal The Grand Canal of Venice is the most famous waterway of the world. S-shaped, the Grand Canal is approximately 4 km…

  • La Fenice theatre

    La Fenice Theatre in Venice is undoubtedly one of the most important and elegant opera houses in the world. Built in 1792, it has burned two times, in 1836 and…

  • Moors’ clock tower

    The Moors' clock tower in Venice was built in the late XV century by Codussi, and it marks days, hours, moon phases, and zodiac. On the top of it, two…

  • Rialto

    In the heart of Venice Rialto area is far more than Rialto bridge: located in the sestiere of San Polo, it includes churches, fondacos and the market. Fondacos were warehouses and headquarters for foreign merchants, and together…