Venice Travel Guide

Although San Marco is free, other famous churches charge an entry fee. If you plan to visit three churches or more, you are better off buying the churches pass. There is also a combined pass for museums, churches and transportation only available at the tourist information office but it is relatively expensive.

Sestiere di San Marco

Basilica di San Marco

The Basilica di San Marco is the most famous of the city's churches and one of the best known examples of Byzantine architecture. It lies at the eastern end of the Piazza San Marco, adjacent and connected to the Doge's Palace. Originally it was the chapel of the Doge, and has only been the city's cathedral since 1807, when it became the seat of the Patriarch of Venice. More information ...

Chiesa di San Moisè

The Chiesa di San Moisè is a church in Venice dedicated to Moses as, like the Byzantines, the Venetians tended to canonise Old Testament prophets. It also honours Moisè Venier, who paid for it to be rebuilt in the 9th century. The elaborate Baroque facade is covered in carvings. Some of its sculptures are generally attributed to Heinrich Meyring. The interior is dominated by Meyring's huge altarpiece - Sinai with Moses receiving the Tablets. More information ...

Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore

The Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore a 16th century Benedictine church on the island of the same name in Venice, designed by Andrea Palladio and built between 1566 and 1610. The church is a basilica in the classical renaissance style and its brilliant white marble gleams above the blue water of the lagoon opposite the Piazzetta and forms the focal point of the view from every part of the Riva degli Schiavoni. More information ...

Sestiere di San Polo

Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari

The Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, , usually just called the Frari, is one of the greatest churches in the city, it has the status of a minor basilica. It stands on the Campo dei Frari at the heart of the San Polo district. The church is dedicated to the Assumption. The Franciscans were granted land to build a church in 1250, but the building wasn't completed until 1338. More information ...

Chiesa di San Rocco

The Chiesa di San Rocco is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Roch in Venice. It was built between 1489 and 1508 by Bartolomeo Bon the Younger, but was substantially altered in 1725. The façade dates from 1765 to 1771. The church is one of the Plague-churches built in Venice. St. Roch, whose relics rest in the church after their transfer from Voghera in, was declared a patron saint of the city in 1576. More information ...

Chiesa di San Cassiano

The Chiesa di San Cassiano is a 14th century Roman Catholic church located in the San Polo sestiere. A church has stood on the site since 726 with the present building dedicated to Saint Cassian of Imola being consecrated in 1376 and re-modelled during the 17th century. Its interior however is richly decorated in a Baroque style. More information ...

Sestiere di Dorsoduro

Santa Maria della Salute

The Santa Maria della Salute, commonly known simply as the Salute, is a baroque church located in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the Italian city of Venice. It stands on a narrow finger of land between the Grand Canal and the Bacino di San Marco making the church visible when entering the Piazza San Marco from the water. More information ...

Giudecca

Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore

The Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore is a 16th century Roman Catholic church located in the Dorsoduro sestiere. It was designed by the architect Andrea Palladio and built as a votive church to thank God for the deliverance of the city from a major outbreak of the plague. Located on the waterfront of the Canale della Giudecca, it dominates the skyline of the island of Giudecca and contains a number of paintings. More information ...

Sestiere di Cannaregio

Chiesa dei Santi Apostoli di Cristo

The Chiesa dei Santi Apostoli di Cristo is one of the oldest churches in the city and has undergone numerous changes since its foundation. The present building is the result of a major reconstruction project which was undertaken in 1575. The church is notable particularly for the Cornaro Chapel, an important example of Early Renaissance architecture. More information ...

Santa Maria dei Miracoli

The Santa Maria dei Miracoli church in the sestiere of Cannaregio, also known as the "marble church", it is one of the best examples of the early Venetian Renaissance including colored marble, a false colonnade on the exterior walls (pilasters), and a semicircular pediment. The circular facade windows recall Donato Bramante's churches in Milan. More information ...

Chiesa di San Geremia

The Chiesa di San Geremia is popular as the seat of the cult of Saint Lucy of Syracuse, whose remains are housed inside. The first church was erected here in the 11th century, and was later rebuilt on several occasions. In 1206 it is mentioned to house the remains of St. Magnus of Oderzo (died 670), who had taken refuge in this area from the Lombards. More information ...

Chiesa di Sant'Alvise

According to tradition, the Chiesa di Sant'Alvise was built by Antonia Venier in 1338 and dedicated to St. Louis of Toulouse, and located next to an adjacent convent. The brick exterior and facade do not reflect the rich interior. It has a single nave, the current appearance dating from the 17th century restoration. The ceiling was entirely frescoed. More information ...

Sestiere di Castello

Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo

The Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, known in the Venetian dialect as San Zanipolo, is one of the largest churches in the city. After the 15th century the funeral services of all of Venice's doges were held here, and twenty-five doges are buried in the church. A huge brick edifice built in the Italian Gothic style, it is the principal Dominican church of Venice. More information ...

Chiesa di San Francesco della Vigna

The Chiesa di San Francesco della Vigna is a Roman Catholic church in the Sestiere of Castello in Venice. Along with Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, this is one of two Franciscan churches in Venice. The church was designed in Renaissance style by Jacopo Sansovino. The facade of the church was commissioned from Andrea Palladio by Giovanni Grimani. More information ...

Chiesa di San Biagio

The Chiesa di San Biagio is a church dedicated to Saint Blaise, the church now stands adjacent to the Museo Storico Navale, and is officiated by a military chaplain. Till 1511, this served as the church for the Greek community which had emigrated to Venice after the fall of Constantinople. It was rebuilt in 1745-1752, likely to plans of Filippo Rossi. More information ...

Chiesa di San Giovanni in Bragora

The Chiesa di San Giovanni in Bragora was founded in the early 8th century, allegedly by St. Magnus of Oderzo; in the following century, under doge Pietro III Candiano, it was rebuilt to house the alleged relics of St. John the Baptist, to whom it is entitled, and again in 1178. Pietro Barbo, future Pope Paul II, and Antonio Vivaldi were baptised in the church. More information ...

Chiesa di San Giorgio dei Greci

The Chiesa di San Giorgio dei Greci, for centuries, despite the close ties of Venice to the Byzantine world, the Greek Orthodox rite was not permitted in Venice. In 1498, the Greek community gained the right to found the Scuola de San Nicolò dei Greci, a confraternity which aided members of that community. In 1539 the papacy allowed the construction of the church. More information ...

Chiesa di Santa Giustina

The Chiesa di Santa Giustina is a church building in the sestiere of Castello. It no longer functions as a church. It was initially rebuilt in the second half of the 15th century by Augustinian nuns. The Convent was suppressed in 1896. The building garlanded with Istrian marble, was initially commissioned by Soranzo, who asked Baldassare Longhena to build the church. More information ...