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Places and topics covered
- Saint Mark's square: bell tower, clock tower, Procuraties, piazetta and its pilasters, library
- Saint Mark's basilica: mosaics, objects in the treasure, Pala d'Oro
- Gallery dell'Accademia: masterpieces of the period between the 14th and the 18th centuries, among which those of Bellini, Tintoretto and Tiepolo
- The unusual Dorsoduro: square and church of Saint Raphael Angel, masterpieces by Tintoretto and Veronese, squero
- The little-known Dorsoduro: church of Carmini, masterpieces by Veronese and Tiepolo, campo Angelo Raffaele
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Informations: Little-known Dorsoduro and Tiepolo
Author: Frédérique de Boissieu
Departure point: Campo San Pantaleone
Arrival point: Campo Angelo Raffaele
Times: Church of San Pantaleone: open every day but only from 8 to 10am
Church of San Nicolo dei Mendicoli: open on weekdays, from 10am to noon
The Scuola Grande dei Carmini: open from 9am to 4pm (6pm during the summer).
The ideal time to start this tour is in the morning on a weekday, between 8:30 and 9:15
Informations: Inside Saint Mark's basilica
Author: Frédérique de Boissieu
Departure point: Saint Mark's Basilica, on St. Mark’s Square
Arrival point: Saint Mark's Basilica
Times: Open from 9:45 am to 4:45 pm from october to march, and 5 pm from april to september
Informations: The unusual Dorsoduro of Tintoretto and Veronese
Author: Frédérique de Boissieu
Departure point: Campo Angelo Raffaele
Arrival point: Zaterre
Times: We advise you to take this tour in the morning on any day but Sunday. It is also best to avoid taking this tour in the afternoon since some of the churches open late and others close early, making it hard to time things and to see all the sites.
Informations: The collections of the Accademia Museum
Author: Frédérique de Boissieu
Departure point: The Accademia, on the Campo della Carità, along the Grand Canal
Arrival point: The Accademia
Times: Open daily from 8:15am to 7pm, except on Mondays when it closes at 2pm.
Informations: Saint Mark’s Square
Author: Frédérique de Boissieu
Departure point: St. Mark’s Square
Arrival point: St. Mark’s Square
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