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Grado

Italian comune

120km

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Bologna

city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

130km

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Piran

Slovene coastal town

138km

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Porec

Poreč is on the Adriatic coast of Croatia in the region of Istria. It is an ancient Roman town that now is very popular with tourists. The beauty of Poreč attracts thousands of visitors every summer which can make the region feel very busy from June to September.

142km

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Kaprun

part of the Europa Sport Region

148km

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Verona

Comune in Veneto, Italy

149km

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Nova Gorica

city in Western Slovenia

152km

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Trieste

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164km

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Lake Garda

lake in Italy

184km

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Sights (44)

San Simeone Piccolo

The last church built in Venice. One of the things that it is recognized for is the fact that they celebrate Tridentine Mass on Sundays. It is also recognized for its dome because it is used to make the church look taller than it is and the dome itself is entirely covered with lead sheet.

490m

45.440212.3224

Ca' Pesaro

Beautiful palace housing the gallery of modern art focusing on Italian art in the 19th century as well as the Marco Polo Museum, a rich collection mainly of Asian exhibits (fabrics, clothes, armours, porcelain). A MUVE museum.

516m

45.44038112.331145

Santo Stefano, Venice

577m

45.4331777812.33018889

Carmini

626m

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Fortuny Museum

Collection of paintings and lamps. A MUVE museum.

662m

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Gesuati

717m

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Peggy Guggenheim Collection

The Peggy Guggenheim Museum offers a personal collection of modern art collected by Peggy Guggenheim. Peggy was an American married to modern artist Max Ernst, and funded a number of his contemporaries. The gallery includes a sculpture garden and works by Picasso, Kandinsky, Tanguy, Duchamp, Pollock, Dali, and Mondrian.

799m

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San Giobbe

865m

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Madonna dell'Orto

With the grave and 10 paintings of Tintoretto.

883m

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La Fenice

One of the best opera houses in the world. Info at Bigletteria Hello Venezia Call Center ☏ +39 041 2424. You can also visit this historic theater with an audioguide (good explanations in several languages). The theater is an identical reconstruction (rebuilt in 2003) of the previous theater building that burned down in 1996.

890m

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San Sebastiano, Venice

903m

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San Giacomo di Rialto

This church is possibly the oldest church in Venice built around 421. It is most recognized for its 15th-century clock above the entrance of the church. It is also recognized for the red pillars and beautiful gold accents around the church itself.

979m

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Rialto Bridge

The bridge has become one of Venice's most recognizable icons and has a history that spans over 800 years. Today's Rialto Bridge was completed in 1591 and was used to replace a wooden bridge that collapsed in 1524.

1.0km

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Santa Maria della Salute

1.1km

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San Salvador, Venice

1.1km

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San Giovanni Grisostomo, Venice

1.2km

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Il Redentore

1.2km

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Museo Correr

Interesting collection of globes, starting from the 16th century. There is also an only library hall, an archeological museum of Roman antiques and an important picture gallery. The museum offers a tour of Venetian history. Remarkable painting gallery with masterpieces of the 14th to 16th cent from Venice, works of the Venetian sculpture Canova, studies on urban development and social life. At the end of your visit, don't miss the museum art cafe, with their tables on the San Marco Square. A MUVE museum.

1.3km

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San Zulian

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Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venice

A perfect jewel box church, simple in form but ornamented with fine exterior marble facings.

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St Mark's Clocktower

Having been closed for restoration for many years, the restored astronomical clock is now visible. The fascinating tour of the clock mechanism (and rooftop bell) can only be visited on a guided tour, in English: Mon-Wed at 10:00 and 11:00, on other days at 14:00 and 15:00, in French Mon-Wed at 14:00 and 15:00, advance reservation required online or by phone at +39 041 5209070. A MUVE museum.

1.4km

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St Mark's Campanile

The current tower dates from 1912; an exact replica of the previous tower which collapsed in 1902. The top of the tower offers great views of Venice and the lagoon.

1.4km

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I Gesuiti, Venice

1.4km

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St Mark's Basilica

Saint Mark's Basilica is on the Piazza San Marco and is one of the highlights of a visit to Venice. As with most churches in Italy, you must be dressed appropriately to be allowed in; this means no short skirts or bare shoulders. You are not allowed to carry large bags or rucksacks inside, sometimes even small daypacks may need to be deposited. Storage is available just around the corner from the main entrance (free of charge). Filming and photography is forbidden so be prepared in advance. The visit within the basilica lasts ten minutes. Waiting for entry into the basilica can last up to five or so hours and it may be wise to use a ticket service to reserve your visit (reservation costs €2, official tickets at venetoinside.com). Once you have a reservation you can take the group entrance on the left, where you hand in the printout of your reservation.

1.5km

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Santa Maria Formosa

1.6km

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Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice

A fine, huge Dominican church with the tombs of many Doges. It shares its piazza with the fine Renaissance façade of the Scuola San Marco and an equestrian statue of the mercenary (condottiere) captain Bartolomeo Colleoni. Look out for the testicles (coglioni in Italian - it's a lousy pun) on his coat of arms!

1.7km

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San Zaccaria, Venice

1.9km

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Cini Foundation

Multi-functional centre in an old Benedictine dormitory, the heart of the Foundation's library complex

2.0km

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Santa Maria della Pietà, Venice

A church that used to house an orphanage and hospital in the 18th century, it is known among classical music enthusiasts as the church where the Catholic priest and composer Antonio Vivaldi worked for most of his career.

2.1km

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Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni

Famous painting cycle by Vittore Carpaccio depicting the lives of St.George, Tryphon and Jerome.

2.2km

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San Giovanni in Bragora

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San Michele in Isola

2.4km

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San Francesco della Vigna

2.4km

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Venetian Arsenal

shipbuilding factory of the Republic

2.9km

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Murano

island in the Venitian Lagoon, Italy

3.2km

45.45633912.353077

San Pietro di Castello (church)

Venice cathedral up to 1807, when the see was transferred to San Marco.

3.7km

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San Lazzaro degli Armeni

Library with historical manuscripts, collection of works, miniatures and documents of the Armenian history, Monastery Church. Tours in Italian, English, and Armenian. On the small island of San Lazzaro degli Armeni.

4.4km

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Burano

island

10km

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Riviera del Brenta

coastal river area in Venice, Italy

30km

45.4127777812.0525

Ponte di Tiberio (Rimini)

The Roman bridge that marks the beginning of the Aemilian Way.

111km

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Museo della Città, Rimini

111km

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Tempio Malatestiano

Bizarre burial chapel for Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, the lord of the city, together with his mistress Isotta degli Atti and the Malatesta family.

112km

44.05962412.570232

Arch of Augustus (Rimini)

A Roman arch built to celebrate the Roman emperor who lent it his name.

112km

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Brixen

Italian comune

124km

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Venice

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Someday we will visit Venice or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Venice

Venice is a sanctuary on a lagoon is virtually the same as it was 600 years ago, which adds to the fascinating character. Venice has decayed since its heyday and is heavily touristed, but the romantic charm remains. It is also known as the birthplace of composers Tomaso Albinoni and Antonio Vivaldi. Venice and its lagoon are a UNESCO World Heritage site. It used to be an independent republic, and remains one of Italy's most important cities.

Venice sits atop alluvial silt washed into the sea by the rivers flowing eastward from the alps across the Veneto plain, with the silt being stretched into long banks, or lidi, by the action of the current flowing around the head of the Adriatic Sea from east to west.

Venice's economy has changed throughout history. Although there is little specific information about the earliest years, it is likely that an important source of the city's prosperity was the trade in slaves, captured in central Europe and sold to North Africa and the Levant. Venice's location at the head of the Adriatic, and directly south of the terminus of the Brenner Pass over the Alps, would have given it a distinct advantage as a middleman in this important trade. In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Venice was a major center for commerce and trade, as it controlled a vast sea-empire, and became an extremely wealthy European city and a leader in political and economic affairs,. From the 11th century until the 15th century, pilgrimages to the Holy Land were offered in Venice. Other ports such as Genoa, Pisa, Marseille, Ancona, and Dubrovnik were hardly able to compete with the well organized transportation of pilgrims from Venice.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

6.6°C-0.1
Precipitation: 47 mm

Feb

8.6°C0.8
Precipitation: 48.3 mm

Mar

12.5°C4.1
Precipitation: 48.8 mm

Apr

16.1°C7.8
Precipitation: 70 mm

May

21.5°C12.7
Precipitation: 66 mm

Jun

24.9°C16.1
Precipitation: 78 mm

Jul

27.7°C18.3
Precipitation: 63.9 mm

Aug

27.5°C17.7
Precipitation: 64.8 mm

Sep

23.5°C14.3
Precipitation: 72 mm

Oct

18°C9.6
Precipitation: 73.5 mm

Nov

11.6°C4
Precipitation: 65.5 mm

Dec

7.4°C0.6
Precipitation: 50.6 mm