Churches and Cloisters of Venice
Venice, Italy
Trip Type: Literary, Art & Music Tours
Duration: 4 hours
In the past many islands have been colonized by monks, nuns and religious communities. Explore the lagoon and discover some characteristic churches and cloisters on Venice islands!
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In the past many islands have been colonized by monks, nuns and religious communities. Explore the lagoon and discover some characteristic churches and cloisters on Venice islands!
Just across San Marco’s basin lies the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. The beautiful Palladian façade of the church invites people to visit the whole island, which offers a breathtaking view of Venice from the top of the bell tower.
Proceeding toward Lido you will meet a little jewel of the lagoon, San Lazzaro degli Armeni island, dedicated to San Lazzaro, patron of leprous (in fact the island was first a leper hospital). After few centuries of decay, at the beginning of the 18th century, a community of Armenian monks, settled here. They turned the old building into a monastery.
The islands became an incredible cultural centre, world famous for the collection of books and the typography opened in 1789. Heading north, after passing by the island of Sant’Andrea and Sant’Erasmo, you'll reach San Francesco del Deserto island, where you will visit an ancient friary founded by San Francesco from Assisi back in 1227. It is here that the famous “Miracle of the birds” took place.
Just across San Marco’s basin lies the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. The beautiful Palladian façade of the church invites people to visit the whole island, which offers a breathtaking view of Venice from the top of the bell tower.
Proceeding toward Lido you will meet a little jewel of the lagoon, San Lazzaro degli Armeni island, dedicated to San Lazzaro, patron of leprous (in fact the island was first a leper hospital). After few centuries of decay, at the beginning of the 18th century, a community of Armenian monks, settled here. They turned the old building into a monastery.
The islands became an incredible cultural centre, world famous for the collection of books and the typography opened in 1789. Heading north, after passing by the island of Sant’Andrea and Sant’Erasmo, you'll reach San Francesco del Deserto island, where you will visit an ancient friary founded by San Francesco from Assisi back in 1227. It is here that the famous “Miracle of the birds” took place.
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