The synagogues of Venice are the Jewish places of worship located in the ghetto of Venice. Some of the five synagogues can be visited thanks to guided tours of the…
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Category: Monuments in Venice
Jewish cemetery
The Jewish cemetery of Venice, founded in 1389 and located on the Lido of Venice, was until the XVIII century the burial place of the Venetian Jews. It is one…
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Church of the Santissimo Redentore
The Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore, commonly known as Il Redentore, is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church located on Giudecca (island) in sestiere Dorsoduro. It is one of the most famous…
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Church of Santa Maria Formosa
The Church of Santa Maria Formosa, built in 1492, is an architectural masterpiece by Mauro Codussi, and marks the introduction into Venice of the sculptural and spatial vision embodied in…
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Basilica of S.ta Maria Gloriosa dei Frari
The Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, usually just called the Frari, is a church located in the Campo dei Frari at the heart of the San Polo district….
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Punta della Dogana e Basilica della Salute
Punta della Dogana is an art museum in one of Venice’s old customs buildings, the Dogana da Mar. It also refers to the triangular area of Venice where the Grand Canal meets the Giudecca Canal,…
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Palazzo Grassi
Palazzo Grassi (also known as the Palazzo Grassi-Stucky) is a building in the Venetian Classical style located on the Grand Canal, between the Palazzo Moro Lin and the campo San…
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