Venice

ASAC Library

Biblioteca ASAC - Archivo Storico Arti Contemporanee della Biennale di Venezia

An annex at the Biennale gardens where the Biennale keeps records related to the Biennale exhibitions and to 20th century art, from 1895 onwards.

Tue-Fri 10:00-17:00

Al Giardinetto

Just behind the Piazza San Marco, this restaurant has a large private courtyard welcoming guests during good season. Seafood courses and Venetian specialities are served by Severino family.

Al Parlamento

Another small bar, away from the main tourist arteries. Serves spritz, cocktails and beer with a view of the Cannaregio canal.

€6 for cocktails

Al Timon

Warm and local atmosphere in this little osteria where they serve great Italian vintages by the glass. If you're adventurous, try their tasty tripe. Good music inside, some table by the canal in the summer. Reservations on evenings is essential.

Al Vecio Canton

This small and atmospheric restaurant/pizzeria will absolutely enchant you. Famous for its traditional style pizza and seafood pasta, you will not only get it all at affordable prices (pizza from €7.50, pasta from €10, wine from €5/half litre), but you're also served by a most friendly and hearty staff. They top it off with a free home made digestivo (mostly vodka and lemon) at the end of your meal, just to make 100% sure you'll be coming back for more.

Mon Wed-Sun 12:00-15:00, 18:30-22:30·Pizza from €7.50; pasta from €10

Antico Dolo

An old seafood restaurant close to Rialto bridge: food comes from the adjacent Rialto Market daily. A complete dinner excluding wines could cost €35 each more or less.

Antico Martini

A luxury restaurant, favorite among the famous names of culture and business, the Antico Martini also attracts expert gourmets and famous personalities since the 1800s who come to enjoy unforgettable flavors. Beautiful detail and restaurant decor, romantic atmosphere. The site has been a restaurant since 1720, with the venue being open since 1952.

Open all days

Archaeological Museum

Museo Archaeologico Nazionale

Collection of ancient Greek and Roman sculptures, Egyptian, Assyrian and Babylonian artefacts.

Closed · opens 10 am tomorrow·€4, reduced €2

Archaeological Museum

Museo archaeologico

Collection of Greek and Roman finds, archaeological finds from the estuary from Paleo-Veneto and Etruscan periods.

Closed · opens 10:30 am tomorrow·€3..0, reduced €1.50

B - Alla Vecchia Pescheria

Nice and simple restaurant, also with al fresco dining in the small square. Friendly staff. Try the local specialties.

Bacareto da Lele

A Venetian institution that's been around since 1968. This minuscule bar serves cheap wine, a small glass is just one euro, and excellent cichetti to go along. Queuing is the norm, but the bartenders are very quick and you'll be served in no time. A great place to rub shoulders with the real Venetians.

Basilica San Giorgio Maggiore

Designed by Andrea Palladio and build 1566-1610. Very nice views of Venice from the bell tower.

Closed · opens 8:30 am tomorrow·For the bell tower: €6, reduced rate €4 (students and 65+)

Basilica dei Santa Maria e San Donato

Known for its twelfth-century Byzantine mosaic pavement, which is a similar floor to Venice's Basilica di San Marco, and the mosaic dome in the apse of the Virgin Mary. It is said to house the bones of the dragon slain by Saint Donatus. The bell tower, like most bell towers, is separate from the Church.

Basilica di San Pietro di Castello

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

Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta

Torcello Cathedral

Precious mosaics, dating from Byzantine times, in the oldest cathedral in the lagoon of Venice. Campanile closed for restoration.

Closed · opens 10:30 am tomorrow·Adults €5, reduced €4

Bell tower of St. Mark

Campanile di San Marco

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.

Closed · opens 9 am Thursday·€8

Byzantine Pictures Museum (Greek Institute)

Museo Dipinti Sacri Bizantini (Istituto Ellenico)

Collection of Greek, Cretan and Venetian icons of the 14th to 18th century.

Closed · opens 9 am tomorrow·Adults €4, reduced €3.50

Ca' Pesaro - International Modern Art Gallery

Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderne

Modern art collection, paintings of the 19th and 20th century. A MUVE museum.

Closed · opens 10 am tomorrow·Adults €14, reduced €11.50 (valid for both museums in the Ca' Pesaro)

Ca' Pesaro - Museum of Oriental Art

Museo d'arte Orientale di 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.

Nov-Mar 10:00 to 17:00, Apr-Oct: 10:00-18:00, closed Mon, Dec 25, Jan 1, May 1·Adults €14, reduced €11.50 (valid for both museums in the Ca' Pesaro)

Ca' Rezzonico - Museum of 18th Century Venice

Musei del Settecento Veneziano

Museum of the 18th century in Venice - attempts to revive the domestic atmosphere of Venetian nobilities. Furniture, interior decoration, paintings by Guardi, Canaletto, Tiepolo. On the third floor important paintings of the Venetian school. A MUVE museum.

Closed · opens 10 am tomorrow·Adults €8, reduced €5.50

Caffè Florian

On the extravagant side there is Caffè Florian, on Piazza San Marco. It claims to be the oldest coffee house still in operation, established in 1720. The interior is about a century newer, and brings an exclusive setting for a cup of coffee, even if sitting outside overlooking the entire piazza and its surroundings may be a better choice on a nice summer day. The café has its own outdoor orchestra playing an assortment of Italian music. Just sitting down at the table costs €6 per seat (for the orchestra it says on the menu) and the rest on the menu is at least twice the price you would have paid at home. Light lunch or dinner 12:00-15:00, 19:30-22:00, afternoon tea 15:09-18:00, great choice of semifreddo (parfaits) (€14), lemon ice cream with soda (€15), great choice of tea and coffee specialities; espresso €6.50. music charge €6.

Daily, 09:00-00:00

Cantine del Vino gia Schiavi

Vini il Cantinone

Inventive and delicious cicchetti; pile a plate with what you like, and the staff will pour you a glass of wine to match the selection. If it's too crowded inside, step out and find a space by the canal. A large and carefully curated selection of wines and spirits for purchase by the bottle. Joseph Brodsky, the American Nobel Prize winning poet and essayist, buried on San Michele, was a regular anytime he came to Venice.

Mon-Sat 08:30-20:30, closed Sun·Cichetti €2-3, wine by the glass €3

Chet Bar

The closest thing to a dive bar you'll find in Venice, except that the cocktails actually are pretty good.

Daily 17:00-02:00

Chiesa San Vidal

Classical concerts by Interpreti Veneziani. They also run the nearby Music Museum in the nearby San Maurizio church.

Adults €29, reduced €24

Chiesa della Pietà

Between 1703 and 1740, Antonio Vivaldi taught the orchestra of the girls in the orphanage here, writing unparalleled music for them. Frequent concerts of his Four Seasons by a Baroque ensemble.

Mon-Sat 19:00·€32, reduced €26

Chiesa di San Pietro Martire

Church of Saint Peter the Martyr

Built in the 15th century and then reconstructed some years later after a fire. Inside are some art works, such as two canvasses by Bellini.

Chiesa di Santa Fosca

Has the form of a Greek cross, which is surrounded by a semi-octagonal porticus.

Cip ciap

Also sells delicious takeaway pizza by the slice (or slab) at similar prices. They also serve very tasty mini pizzas per kilogram.

Clock tower

Torre dell'Orologio

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: M-W at 10:00 and 11:00, on other days at 14:00 and 15:00, in French M-W at 14:00 and 15:00, advance reservation required online or by phone at +39 041 5209070. A MUVE museum.

Adults €12, reduced €7

Correr Museum

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 centuries 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.

Nov 1 to Mar 31: 10:00-17:00, Apr 1 to Oct 31: 10:00-19:00, closed Dec 25, Jan 1·€14 (reduced €8), which also includes Doge's Palace