Gallerie dell'Accademia Venice
The Gallerie dell'Accademia is Venice's main art museum, covering Venetian painting from the 14th to the 18th century. Entry is paid.
Canal in Venice
Grand Canal
Also known as Canal Grande
Paid entryThere is an entry charge.
The Grand Canal is Venice’s main waterway, a 3.8-kilometer reverse-S curve lined with palaces, churches, and gondola stations. Walking alongside it is free (where paths exist). The cheapest way to “cruise” the canal is the Line 1 vaporetto (public water bus) with a standard transit ticket. Budget travelers ride Line 1 from Piazzale Roma to San Marco and get a palace-by-palace tour for the price of a bus ticket.
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Before you go
- Address
- 30100 Venice
- History
- 9th century
- Good to know
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Basilica dei Frari
The Frari in Venice is a Gothic brick basilica built by Franciscan friars beginning in 1338, its construction spanning over a century and producing one of the largest churches in Venice. It contains Titian's Assumption of the Virgin (1518) above the main altar, widely considered one of the defining paintings of the Venetian Renaissance, and his tomb.
Burano
Every house on Burano must be repainted every two years, and residents need government approval before choosing a new color, which must differ from every adjacent building.
Campo Santa Margherita
Campo Santa Margherita is a large, lively square in Dorsoduro where Venetian students and locals gather in the evenings, surrounded by cheap bars, pizza-by-the-slice shops, and a daily fish market. Free.
Campo Santo Stefano
One of Venice's largest and liveliest squares, ringed by cafes and the Church of Santo Stefano. Free to enjoy at any hour, it sits on the main walking route between the Accademia Bridge and San Marco and makes a good people-watching rest stop.
Castello District
Venice's largest sestiere stretches from the tourist crush near San Marco into quiet residential neighborhoods. Free to wander, the eastern end around Via Garibaldi feels like a different city entirely, with local bars, laundry lines, and almost no visitors.
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