Wonderful masterpiece by Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa! It has been very precisely restored to its original state, offering visitors a great and rather more personal experience with the architect’s work. While visiting the showroom one enters a different world and forgets the outside laying reality of being on the San Marco Square. It almost offers a sort of resting point in the busiest part of the city.
Venice is an incredible city to explore. As a wedding photographer I found it intriguing. The presence of large crowds in most areas required patience and seizing opportunity from moment to moment to get clear backgrounds.
Give yourself plenty of time to see the place properly and to get into the quieter areas away from the usual tourist path.
Possible the best galley in the world -- with this special outpost in n Ve ice. With Elke as sales director you'll be well taken care of by a connoisseur and a most elegant host. I always look forward to returning.
Very good souvenir shop and local gem. Excellent choice, the seller informed us well and even gave us the 20% discount that we had not identified. Very good value for money.
The best modern art gallery I have seen anywhere in Italy, apparently not only a place of reference in art, but the eldest modern art gallery in Venice. An exclusive selection of unique masterpieces makes the place a must-go for art lovers, especially if your budget is 20k+. In this fourth generation family business you will experience a remarkable atmosphere of being almost genetically embedded into art, a feeling that is quite unrivaled around other art galleries of any kind, anywhere. All members of the Ravagnan family are very experienced and caring and will show a genuine interest in the accurately chosen artworks on display, while showing you around. Stemming from an artist, the whole family will let you feel like one of their members.
Probably the N. 1 tourist spot in Venice would be the San Marco Basilica and Square. Enjoy the view of this beautiful marvel of Itallo-Byzantine architecture. The admission to the basilica is free, but you should consider to make a reservation online (for 1,50 Eur) for the queue can take up 5 hours otherwise. Don't forget that you are in one of the most touristy spots in the world.
Connected to the cathedral, you will find the Campanile of St. Mark, a beautiful Romanesque tower providing you unusual views of the town and the whole lagoon. The admission fee is 8 EUR.
We spotted these beautiful chess sets while walking past the shop in 2019 but being near the beginning of a year-long family backpacking trip, we couldn't buy one. I took a photo of the shop, and 18 months later when back in Australia, contacted Aldo and arranged to buy it. He was very easy to deal with, a very responsive and reliable communicator, and I have just received the set, in less than a week. It was packed extremely carefully and we are thrilled with the condition of it. I highly recommend this wonderful shop.
A very good museum, in the center of the city, although a little difficult to find, although it compensates for its contents. The building corresponds to the "Pesaro degli Orfei" Palace, which Marià Fortuny Madrazo gave him to the city, after having lived for many years of his life. He was a great artist, multifaceted, son of Marià Fortuny and Marsal, famous painter born in Reus (Spain). And we can find a history of the character and his time, there are paintings, fabrics and Fortuny lamps on the first floor, together with rooms dedicated to the history of the palace and also his workshop on the second floor. The building still has elements created by Fortuny. It is a museum not to lose.
A little too expensive, as we were two students, but absolutely worth every penny. Gorgeous architecture accompanied by interesting notes about (almost) every room. I was slightly disappointed with the Bridge of sighs, I expected it to be a more open area in there, but it really is just two very narrow corridors, and you can't see very well through the windows. Despite that, still the most beautiful thing in Venice.
This ancient church of Santa Maria del Giglio, founded in 9th century, gets its current form after an extensive reconstruction carried out during the second half of the 17th century. The church, whose name translates into St. Mary of the Lily ( referring to the flower classically depicted as being presented by the Angel Gabriel during the Annunciation), is more commonly known as Santa Maria Zobenigo after the Jubanico family who founded it in the 9th century. The church façade, work of Giuseppe Sardi, is one of the most original and imaginative expressions of Baroque Venetian art and forms a majestic monument of the Barbaro family, representing portrait statues of the five brothers and illustrating maps of the various places in which Admiral Antonio Barbaro served the Venetian Republic. Barbaro himself is represented, together with his four brothers, on the facade of Santa Maria Zobenigo, while at the lowest levels there are city plans of places where he had fought (and won) such as Zara, Crete, Padua, Rome, Corfu and Split. The interior of the church is truly amazing. The interior ceiling with a single nave, is decorated with large canvasses by Antonio Zanchi. Along the nave are painted depictions of the " Via Crucis" (1755–1756) or "Stations of the Cross" by various artists, including Francesco Zugno, Gianbattista Crosato, Gaspare Diziani, and Jacopo Marieschi. Another painting worthy of mention is Peter Paul Rubens' "Madonna and Child with Young St John", the only Venetian work by the Flemish artist, J. Tintoretto's fine "Four Evangelists" (which now hangs behind the altar), along with works by Alessandro Vittoria, Sebastiano Ricci, Giambattista Piazzetta, Palma il Giovane, and Gian Maria Morlaiter, all of which make this building an extraordinary compendium of the Venetian art.
Located in the heart of Venice, the gallery perfectly embodies the spirit of the group Bel-Air Fine Art and its attention to neo post-pop-art, street art, and optical art. The gallery are proud to present us with a rich selection of exclusive, internationally acclaimed, contemporary artists such as Carole A. Feuerman, Banksy, Mr Brainwash, Patrick Hughes and many others. The gallery is extremely beautiful, interesting and intriguing. It was a real pleasure to visit it, we enjoyed.
Alma, the gallery owner, director and curator, is extremely welcoming and a true professional. The exhibition I saw was masterly curated and featured intriguing works. I definitely hope to visit again.
The museum seems fantastic to me because it's atmosphere is full of magic, intimacy and familiarity. We can feel that is was home of an art lover. A woman with a great view of the future. The garden is awesome. Really really unforgettable the panoramic view of the terrace in front of the water channel. Amazing
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