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Places to visit in Venice

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Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale)

The Doge's Palace is one of the most magnificent Gothic buildings in the world, standing on the waterfront of St Mark's Square in Venice. For nearly 900 years, it was the seat of Venetian power, the residence of the Doge…

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Teatro La Fenice

Teatro La Fenice is one of the most important opera houses in Italy and one of the most resilient. Its name, "The Phoenix," was chosen deliberately: the theatre has risen from the ashes not once but three times. The the…

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Ponte della Paglia

The Ponte della Paglia is a stone bridge on the Venice waterfront that offers one of the most photographed views in the city: a clear sightline to the Bridge of Sighs. The bridge crosses the Rio di Palazzo, the narrow c…

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Ponte di Rialto

Picture this: it's the 1580s, and Venice needs a new bridge across the Grand Canal. The old wooden ones keep collapsing or catching fire. The city launches a design competition, and who throws their hat in the ring? None…

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Campo San Maurizio

Tucked between the grandeur of St. Mark's Square and the Accademia Bridge, Campo San Maurizio is one of those Venetian squares that quietly collects centuries of artistic brilliance without ever demanding attention. The …

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Il Tintoretto (Tintoretto's Home)

On a quiet stretch of Fondamenta dei Mori in Venice's Cannaregio district stands a 15th-century Gothic house where one of the Renaissance's most passionate painters spent his entire life. Jacopo Robusti, better known as …

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