Places of worship

The initial construction of this place of worship seems to date back to 837 on the decision of Pietro and Giovanni Tradonico and was dedicated to St Paul, Polo in Venetian.

Built by Bartolomeo Bon, the church of San Rocco has a single nave with an apsed presbytery and two side chapels.

The church was built in the IX century to the desires of the Andrearda or Giulia families, but accounts also attribute the construction to other families.

A place of worship dedicated to St Simeon the Prophet dating back to the end of the X century.

The birth and prosperity of this church was guaranteed during its early days by two important historical figures: the Doge Giustiniano Partecipazio and the eastern Emperor Leone V; upon the death of the former, th

The church dedicated to Santa Fosca — virgin and martyr — is located next to the cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta on the island of Torcello and completes the traditional early Chrisitan scheme that included a Baptistery and a martyrium.

The first building of the church - founded in 639 on the request of the exarch of Ravenna Isacio and with the help of the magister militum Maurizio - was dedicated to the Mother of God and is the oldest in Venice; this is explained in an

The building was created for the religious order of Dominicans that had been living in the monastery and church of Santa Maria della Visitazione since 1668; the project was undertook by Giorgio Massari who worked on both

The church is located in the campo of the same name, Santo Stefano, between the Accademia bridge and campo Sant’Angelo in the direction of San Marco, in the center of which stands the monument to Niccolò Tommaseo, writer and patri

This place of worship was erected in the X century thanks to the financial contributions of the Capello and Zane families.

The majestic church of the Madonna dell'Orto stands in the extreme spit of land north of the Cannaregio district, on the homonymous field and near the Campi dei Mori and Sant'Alvise, an area where it was usual to find vegetable gardens and gardens