Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

Hotels near Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo

Casa Pisani Canal-NEW

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0.12 km away from here

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Locanda SS. Giovanni e Paolo B...

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7.9

0.13 km away from here

$77.16 per nightSelect

Ca' Cappellis

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0.15 km away from here

$126.62 per nightSelect

Ca' Riccio

2 Reviews

9.6

0.17 km away from here

$103.87 per nightSelect

Top Activities Near Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo

Attractions Near Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo

Libreria Acqua Alta

0.16 km away from here

The bookstore Libreria Acqua Alta is a great sight in Venice. The bookstore is named because it sits along a canal and can be subject to flooding when the city experience “acqua alta.” The self-proclaimed “most beautiful bookstore in the world” is composed of a number of over-stuffed rooms stacked wall-to-wall with books, magazines, maps, and other ephemera.

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Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli

0.19 km away from here

The church of Miracoli is a very special church, from a historical-artistic point of view, but also under a sentimental point of view for the Venetians. The church was built between 1481 and 1489 upon the commission of Angelo Amadi. The interior is enclosed by a wide barrel vault, with a single nave. The nave is dominated by an ornamental marble stair rising between two pulpits, with statues by Tullio Lombardo, Alessandro Vittoria, and Niccolò di Pietro. It was one of the iconic buildings in th

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Fondazione Querini Stampalia

0.33 km away from here

The Querini Stampalia Foundation is a cultural foundation of Venice based in Palazzo Querini Stampalia. Born in 1869 by the will of NH Giovanni Querini Stampalia, who, who died without direct heirs, decided to leave all his assets for the creation of an institution to which he entrusted the task of "promoting the cult of good studies and useful disciplines". This is still the mission of the Foundation today, which preserves the patrimony of the noble Venetian family.

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T Fondaco dei Tedeschi by DFS

0.41 km away from here

T Fondaco dei Tedeschi by DFS First constructed in 1228, and located at the foot of the Rialto Bridge across from the fish market. It was used as a trading post for German merchants, a customs house under Napoleon, and a post office under Mussolini.

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Rialto Bridge

0.48 km away from here

Rialto Bridge is a stone-arch bridge crossing over the narrowest point of the Grand Canal in the heart of Venice. Built in the closing years of the 16th century, the Rialto Bridge is the oldest bridge across the canal and is renowned as an architectural and engineering achievement of the Renaissance. it has been rebuilt several times since its first construction as a pontoon bridge in 1173, and is now a significant tourist attraction in the city.

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Chiesa di San Zaccaria

0.53 km away from here

The church of San Zaccaria is a place of worship catholic city of Venice, located in the district of Castello, near the field that takes its name. The church is dedicated to Zaccaria, father of San Giovanni Battista. Very ancient church dating back to the 9th century, at the origin of the city, it was a place closely linked to the archaic history of Venice. It was now one of the famous pilgrimage centers in this area and also a tourist attraction too.

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Discover More Attractions in Veneto, Home of Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo

Veneto

The area was a part of the Roman Empire until the 5th century AD. Although being a heavily industrialised region, tourism is one of its main economic resources; one-fifth of Italy's foreign tourism gravitates towards Veneto, which is the first region in Italy in terms of tourist presence, attracting over 60 million visitors every year, second after Emilia-Romagna in terms of hotel industry structures.

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