Top Sights in Venice

The most popular museums, churches, and sights in Venice

St. Mark's Cathedral - A medieval cathedral with Byzantine domes swathed inside in 40,000 square feet of glittering golden mosaics... » Full Story

Accademia Gallery - The Accademia Gallery is the world's greatest treasure trove of Venetian art by Titian, Tintoretto, Paolo Veneziano, Giorgione, Giovanni Bellini, and Carpaccio... » Full Story

Doge's Palace - The fabulously decorated palace from which the Venetian Republic was ruled for 900 years—and the secret tour of it hidden chambers.... » Full Story

A gondola ride - Long, sleek, black, slightly crooked, looking like a cross between a canoe and a coffin, the Venetian gondola was the primary form of transportation in Venice from the 12th century until speedboats roared into the canals in the late 20th.... » Full Story

The Grand Canal - A leisurely late afternoon cruise along the Grand Canal, past hundreds of ancient palazzi, is one of Venice's must-dos... » Full Story

Peggy Guggenheim Collection - One of Europe's most complete surveys of avant garde art from the early and mid–20th century in the private palazzo of the collector herself, Peggy Guggenheim... » Full Story

Piazza San Marco - The living room of Venice is a year-round carnival, one of milling tourists, the glittering mosaics of St. Marks' cathedral, kids feeding an endless supply of pigeons, locals relaxing at outdoor café tables under 16th century arcades, and couples caught up in Venice's romance dancing on the cobblestones... » Full Story

Shopping for Venetian glass - It's estimated the there are over 1,000 glass shops in the San Marco district alone. That's a lot of glasswares. Here are hints for shopping for the best of Venetian gifts, from Murano chandeliersto hand-tatted lace and Carnival masks... » Full Story

Ca d'Oro - The best preserved and most impressive of the hundreds of patrician palazzi lining the Grand Canal, stuffed with Flemish tapestries, Renaissnace art, and ancient bronzes and ceramics... » Full Story

Carnival in Venice - Venice's top event is the theatrical bacchanalia of Carnevale, an unbridled celebration of classical concerts and masked balls when the entire city is filled with costumed people straight out of a baroque painting... » Full Story