Square & place
St Mark's Square
Venice's great open-air drawing room, framed by the Procuratie and open to the lagoon basin.
San Marco, Venezia30 min
Venice
Church
St Mark's Basilica
Domes, marble and gold-ground mosaics: the religious and civic heart of the city.
San Marco, Venezia45 min
Museum
Doge's Palace
Seat of the Venetian Republic's government: monumental halls, prisons and loggias over the basin.
San Marco, Venezia1 h 40 min
Monument
Bridge of Sighs
The enclosed white-stone bridge linking the palace to the new prisons.
San Marco, Venezia10 min
Monument
Rialto Bridge
The oldest stone bridge across the Grand Canal, lined with shops.
San Polo / San Marco, Venezia15 min
Square & place
Rialto Market
Fruit, vegetable and fish stalls under the loggias, liveliest in the morning.
San Polo, Venezia25 min
Museum
Gallerie dell'Accademia
The largest collection of Venetian painting from the 14th to the 18th century.
Dorsoduro, Venezia1 h 30 min
Museum
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
20th-century European and American art in an unfinished palazzo on the Grand Canal.
Dorsoduro, Venezia1 h 15 min
Church
Santa Maria della Salute
Great octagonal votive church at the mouth of the Grand Canal.
Dorsoduro, Venezia30 min
Museum
Museum
Scuola Grande di San Rocco
A confraternity's seat, entirely decorated with large canvases.
San Polo, Venezia1 h
Museum
Ca' d'Oro
A flamboyant Gothic façade on the Grand Canal with an art collection inside.
Cannaregio, Venezia50 min
Monument
Square & place
Campo Santa Margherita
A lively square popular with students, with cafés and morning stalls.
Dorsoduro, Venezia20 min
Jesolo
Square & place
Piazza Drago
Seafront square in the western part of the Lido, a starting point for the lighthouse.
Jesolo Lido20 min
Square & place
Monument
Antiche Mura archaeological area
Remains of the old cathedral of Equilo, Jesolo's medieval settlement.
Jesolo Paese35 min
Square & place
Jesolo Paese – town centre
The inland town centre, with an everyday rhythm away from the beach.
Jesolo Paese30 min