Yumi’s Favourites
Sightseeing
This awesome palace filled with Tintoretto paintings is Venice’s answer to the Sistine Chapel. Make a beeline for Tintoretto’s Crucifixion. Afterwards, visit the Frari church nearby.
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Scuola Grande di San Rocco
This awesome palace filled with Tintoretto paintings is Venice’s answer to the Sistine Chapel. Make a beeline for Tintoretto’s Crucifixion. Afterwards, visit the Frari church nearby.
All the Venetian islands are worth visiting, but Torcello with its superb Byzantine church is especially delightful. Inside the church, the mosaics of the Last Judgement and the golden Madonna are exceptional. Getting there is a fun journey.
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Torcello
All the Venetian islands are worth visiting, but Torcello with its superb Byzantine church is especially delightful. Inside the church, the mosaics of the Last Judgement and the golden Madonna are exceptional. Getting there is a fun journey.
Filled with Picassos, de Chiricos and Pollocks, this treasure trove of classic modern art feel like a mini-MoMA.
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Isixeko sePeggy Guggenheim
701-704 DorsoduroFilled with Picassos, de Chiricos and Pollocks, this treasure trove of classic modern art feel like a mini-MoMA.
The church of San Vidal in Campo Santo Stefano puts on regular concerts by local boy Vivaldi. The added joy is seeing Carpaccio’s giant equestrian portrait of San Vidal still in place above the altar.
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Church of San Vidal
2862 Campiello S. VidalThe church of San Vidal in Campo Santo Stefano puts on regular concerts by local boy Vivaldi. The added joy is seeing Carpaccio’s giant equestrian portrait of San Vidal still in place above the altar.
It’s dusty, badly lit, and neglected, but visiting this momentous collection of Venetian art is a stirring experience. Worth going just for Veronese’s gigantic Feast in the House of Levi.
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Gallerie dell'Accademia
1050 Campo della CaritàIt’s dusty, badly lit, and neglected, but visiting this momentous collection of Venetian art is a stirring experience. Worth going just for Veronese’s gigantic Feast in the House of Levi.
Food scene
A few minutes’ walk away from the apartment, this is a marvellous place for fresh and inventive seafood. Their fish carpaccio is particularly tasty.
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Osteria Ai Do Pozzi
A few minutes’ walk away from the apartment, this is a marvellous place for fresh and inventive seafood. Their fish carpaccio is particularly tasty.
Just a couple of minutes away from the apartment on via Garibaldi, this is our go-to local place. The food is decent, but the singing is exceptional! Owner Lucio does a nightly serenade of classic Venetian songs.
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Giorgione
1533 Via Giuseppe GaribaldiJust a couple of minutes away from the apartment on via Garibaldi, this is our go-to local place. The food is decent, but the singing is exceptional! Owner Lucio does a nightly serenade of classic Venetian songs.
A bit of a further walk towards the Ponte dei Greci, but the seafood is excellent. Try the soft-shell crab if it’s in season.
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Trattoria da Remigio
3416 Salizzada dei GreciA bit of a further walk towards the Ponte dei Greci, but the seafood is excellent. Try the soft-shell crab if it’s in season.