Chiesa di San Zaccaria
Campo San Zaccaria, Venezia Murano Burano (Venezia Insulare), Venice, 30122, Italy
Most visitors walk right past San Zaccaria on their way between St.
Frari Church
3072 San Polo, Venezia Murano Burano (Venezia Insulare), Venice, 30125, Italy
The Franciscans arrived in Venice in 1226, and being Franciscans — sworn to poverty and simplicity — they immediately set about building one of the largest churches in the city.
Jewish Ghetto
Venezia Murano Burano (Venezia Insulare), Venice, Italy
This is where the word "ghetto" was born.
San Giorgio Maggiore
Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
From Piazza San Marco, the church of San Giorgio Maggiore looks like a white marble mirage floating on the water across the basin.
Santa Maria della Salute
Dorsoduro 1, Venice
This church is a prayer made stone.
Scuola Grande di San Rocco
San Polo 3052, Venice
Tintoretto spent twenty-three years painting this building, and the result is Venice's answer to the Sistine Chapel.
St. Mark's Basilica
Piazza San Marco, Venice
This church exists because of one of history's greatest heists.
Torcello
Isola di Torcello, Venice
Venice began here, on this eerily quiet island at the northern edge of the lagoon.
Explore religion in Venice
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