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Venice itinerary

Every place in “Venice in December: Quiet Canals, La Fenice & Feast Days”. Save places in the guide to make this list yours.

  1. 1

    Frari Basilica - Titian's Assumption on a Winter Morning

    The Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari is one of the great Gothic churches of Venice, built by Franciscan friars and completed in the 15th century. Above the high altar hangs Titian's Assumption of the Virgin…

    Address
    Campo dei Frari 3072, 30125 Venezia
    Nearest transit
    San Tomà vaporetto stop (lines 1 and 2), 5-min walk
  2. 2

    Teatro La Fenice - Opera and the New Year's Concert

    La Fenice opened in 1792 and lives up to its name, which means "the phoenix". It burned down in 1836 and again in 1996, and was rebuilt both times in its original gold-and-ivory style, reopening most recently in 2003…

    Address
    Campo San Fantin 1965, 30124 Venezia
    Nearest transit
    Santa Maria del Giglio vaporetto stop (line 1), 5-min walk
  3. 3

    Chiesa di San Geremia - The Feast of Santa Lucia

    Few visitors realise that Venice's main railway station is named after Saint Lucy of Syracuse. Her relics were kept in a church on the station site until it was demolished in the 1860s, and they were then moved to the…

    Address
    Campo San Geremia, 30121 Venezia
    Nearest transit
    Ferrovia vaporetto stop (lines 1 and 2), 5-min walk
  4. 4

    San Lazzaro degli Armeni - A Monastery Island in the Lagoon

    In 1717 the Venetian Republic gave this small island to Armenian Mekhitarist monks, and their monastery still occupies it today. Over three centuries they built up a remarkable library and museum, with illuminated…

    Address
    Isola di San Lazzaro degli Armeni, 30126 Venezia
    Nearest transit
    Vaporetto line 20 from San Zaccaria, about 15 min
  5. 5

    Scala Contarini del Bovolo - Rooftop Views from a Spiral Staircase

    Hidden in a small courtyard near Campo Manin, the Scala Contarini del Bovolo is an external spiral staircase added to the Palazzo Contarini in the late 15th century. Its name comes from bovolo, Venetian for snail shell…

    Address
    Corte dei Risi 4303, 30124 Venezia
    Nearest transit
    Rialto or Sant'Angelo vaporetto stops (line 1), 5-min walk

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