San Giorgio Maggiore — the bell-tower view
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DoVeniceIsola di San Giorgio · 5 min from San Marco
Hala says
The island-monastery directly opposite San Marco, designed by Palladio in 1566. Climb the bell tower (lift, €8) for the one view of Venice with San Marco itself in the frame. The Tintoretto Last Supper inside the basilica is free. The Fondazione Cini takes the rest of the island and rotates contemporary shows, usually free and consistently good. Five minutes on the #2 from Piazza San Marco, and almost nobody comes.
Good to know
- Neighborhood — Isola di San Giorgio · 5 min from San Marco
- Time — 1 hr
From the HALA guide, reviewed August 2026.
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