Venice: Island
Places and attractions in the Island category
Categories
- Palace
- Church
- Gothic architecture
- Vernacular architecture
- Baroque architecture
- Museum
- Sacred and religious sites
- Architecture
- Historical place
- Art museum
- Renaissance architecture
- Art gallery
- Bridge
- Romanesque architecture
- History museum
- Specialty museum
- Square
- Mauro Codussi
- Monuments and statues
- Baldassarre Longhena
- Titian
- Theater
- Island
- Unesco
- Hotel
- Neighbourhood
- Neoclassical architecture
- Concerts and shows
- Shopping
- Palladian architecture
- Opera
- Gothic Revival architecture
- Library
- Forts and castles
Church of San Giorgio Maggiore
Palladian church overlooking the lagoon The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore is a serene architectural masterpiece nestled on the eponymous island in Venice, Italy. This venerable church is a prime example of Venetian Renaissance style and was designed by the renowned architect Andrea Palladio in the 16th...
Murano
Museo del Vetro with glass souvenirs Murano is a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It lies about 1.5 kilometres north of Venice and measures about 1.5 km across with a population of just over 5,000. It is famous for its glass making.
Lido
The Lido, or Venice Lido, is an 11-kilometre-long barrier island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy; it is home to about 20,400 residents. The Venice Film Festival takes place at the Lido late August/early September.
San Lazzaro degli Armeni
San Lazzaro degli Armeni is a small island in the Venetian Lagoon which has been home to the monastery of the Mekhitarists, an Armenian Catholic congregation, since 1717.
Tronchetto
Tronchetto is an artificial island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, located at the westernmost tip of the main Venice island.
Giudecca
Giudecca is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, in northern Italy. It is part of the sestiere of Dorsoduro and is a locality of the comune of Venice.
Sant'Erasmo
Sant'Erasmo is an island in the Venetian Lagoon lying north-east of the Lido island and east of Venice, Italy.
Vignole
Vignole is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, with a surface of some 69.20 ha. It is located north-east of Venice, between the islands of Sant'Erasmo and La Certosa.
San Giorgio Maggiore
Iconic island with a famous church San Giorgio Maggiore is one of the islands of Venice, northern Italy, lying east of the Giudecca and south of the main island group. The island, or more specifically its Palladian church, is an important landmark. It has been much painted, featuring for example in a series by Monet.
San Servolo
Island with former Benedectine monastery San Servolo is an Italian island in the Venetian Lagoon, to the southeast of San Giorgio Maggiore. Earlier housing a monastery of Benedictine monks, later an asylum for the insane, the island is now home to a museum, Venice International University, and the prestigious International College of Ca' Foscari University.
Isola di San Clemente
Isola di San Clemente is a small island in the Venetian Lagoon in Italy. For centuries it housed a monastic settlement, and more recently an asylum. It is now the site of a luxury hotel.
Santa Maria della Grazia
Santa Maria della Grazia or La Grazia is an artificial island of the Venetian lagoon, northern Italy, which lies between the Giudecca and San Clemente.
San Pietro di Castello Island
San Pietro di Castello, formerly Olivolo, is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, forming part of the Castello sestiere. It is linked to the main islands of Venice by two bridges.
Lazzaretto Vecchio
The Lazzaretto Vecchio, formerly known as Santa Maria di Nazareth, is an island of the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, located near the Lido of Venice.
Mazzorbo
Mazzorbo is one of various islands in the northern part of the Lagoon of Venice. Like the other islands in this part of the lagoon, it was the site one of the earliest settlements in the lagoon which predated the development of Venice.
La Certosa
Lagoon island with a marina and park La Certosa is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It is located north-east of Venice, fewer than 250 metres from San Pietro di Castello and little more than 500 metres from the Venice Lido.
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