San Polo & Santa Croce
Rubbed for luck for centuries, this 1541 statue is now protected by an iron railing. Il Gobbo (The Hunchback) served as a podium for official…
Must-see attractions in The Veneto
Chiesa di San Giovanni Elemosinario
San Polo & Santa Croce
Hunkering modestly behind T-shirt kiosks is this soaring brick church, built by Scarpagnino after a disastrous fire in 1514 destroyed much of the Rialto…
Venice
Richard Wagner survived the 20-year effort of composing his stormy Ring cycle only to expire in this gracious palazzo, now the casino, in 1883. His suite …
Verona
Walk through the archway at the far end of Piazza dei Signori to these ornate Gothic funerary monuments, the elaborate tombs of the Della Scala family, in…
Venice
Housed in a former Benedictine monastery dedicated to Sant’Apollonia, this museum has a fairly predictable collection of religious art and the occasional…
Chiesa di San Giacomo di Rialto
San Polo & Santa Croce
Steps away from the Rialto Bridge, the most distinctive feature of 12th-century St James' Church is the 15th-century clock set into the facade facing the…
Murano, Burano & the Northern Islands
This 5th-century marble throne is said to have been used by Attila the Hun when his horde swept south, terrorising the Roman city of Altino. In fact, the…
Venice
One of two twin granite columns in the Piazzetta di San Marco, bearing the two patron saints of Venice. This column bears the image of warrior-saint…
The Veneto
Fans of Giorgione might want to pop into this small museum after checking out his altarpiece in the nearby duomo. The museum is home to an early frieze…
Venice
Under the arch of this covered passageway is hidden a reddish, heart-shaped stone about the size of a hand. Local lore has it that couples that touch it…
The Veneto
Housed in a handsome 16th-century palazzo, Este's notable archaeological museum contains around 65,000 objects, among them pre-Roman and Roman artefacts…
Verona
Occupying the north side of Piazza dei Signori is the 15th-century Loggia del Consiglio, the former city council building and Verona's finest Renaissance…
Treviso
Six mammoth Roman columns guard the entrance to Treviso's cathedral. The only real attraction inside this neoclassical hulk is Titian's Malchiostro…
Murano, Burano & the Northern Islands
Mazzorbo's late 13th-century Romanesque St Catherine's Church is the only one of the island's 10 medieval churches to survive. Call in to see its wooden…
Verona
From the battlements of the Castelvecchio you can look down on this asymmetrical, brick bridge that takes just three leaps to span the river Adige. It…
Vicenza
This is one of the few Palladio palaces not strictly open to the public, though as it is the seat of the town council, you can in theory take a sneaky…
Verona
The famous, rather pensive statue of Dante looking like a lost tourist, stands on Piazza dei Signori where he lived from 1312 to 1318 in Cangrande's…
Venice
One of a pair of granite columns bearing the two patron saints of Venice in Piazetta di San Marco, this eastern column bears a statue representing a…
Padua
Gracing Piazza del Santo, Donatello's majestic bronze equestrian statue dates back to 1453. On horseback is Erasmo da Narni (nicknamed Gattamelata), a…
The Veneto
Conegliano's Duomo would be wholly unremarkable were it not for some early works by Veneto artists. The most notable is a 1492–93 altarpiece by local…
Verona
Located in what was once the Jewish Ghetto, this neoclassical synagogue was designed by Giacomo Franco and Ettore Fagiuoli and completed in 1864. It's not…
Verona
Flanking the northern end of vibrant Piazza delle Erbe is Palazzo Maffei, an elegantly baroque creation now home to numerous offices and businesses.
Vicenza
This 13th-century Gothic church was built by the Franciscans. Its finest feature is the marble portal. The interior is rather spartan.
Venice
These sheds built for the construction of boats are now utilised by the Biennale as exhibition space.
Murano, Burano & the Northern Islands
A small beach near the Torre Massimiliana, with a seasonal bar serving coffee and pizza.
Murano, Burano & the Northern Islands
La Certosa’s yacht marina complex includes a hotel, an alfresco restaurant-bar and a sailing club, which runs regattas and a summer sail camp for children.
Venice
German traders only had to walk a block from the trading floor of the Fondaco dei Tedeschi to pray for an upswing in the market for their goods. Through…
San Polo & Santa Croce
‘Tits Bridge’ got its name in the late 15th century, when neighbourhood prostitutes were encouraged to display their wares in windows instead of taking…
Venice
Housed in one of Cannaregio's last remaining squeri (boatyards) is a fascinating collection of 50 historic boats and their endlessly varied trimmings,…
Venice
Housed in the 15th-century palazzo of the Papafava family, who bought their way into the Venetian nobility in 1652, this museum offers insight into…
Murano, Burano & the Northern Islands
Murano's white lighthouse only dates to 1934, but it's a distinctive island landmark. It's not open to the public.
San Polo & Santa Croce
Flanking the Grand Canal, this porticoed complex was designed by Jacopo Sansovino in the mid-16th century.
Murano, Burano & the Northern Islands
A restored 19th-century Austrian fort, sometimes used for art exhibitions.
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