Sights in the San Polo neighborhood

Viator.com tours of the neighborhood
• Venice Rialto Market, San Polo and Frari Church Walking Tour
• San Polo Walking Tour - Merchants, Courtesans and Painters

Where to eat in S. Polo
*** Cantina Do Mori [snack]
** Cantina Do Spade [meal/quick]
* Vini Da Pinto [meal]
Trattoria alla Madonna [meal]
Pizzeria Da Sandro [meal]

Where to stay in S. Polo
Reid Recommends**Albergo Pensione Guerrato [cheap]
Reid Recommends* Antica Locanda Sturion [moderate]
Reid Recommends* Hotel San Cassiano Ca 'Favretto [moderate]

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Tintoretto's Crucifixion in the Scuola Grnade di San Rocco in Venice** Scuola Grande di San Rocco - A lay confraternity (think of its as a Renaissance gentlemen's club) decorated in carved wood and more than 50 exquisite paintings by Tintoretto, the largest collection of his works anywhere (he got the commission by impressing the judges by secretly installing a finished painting in one of the rooms rather than simply submitting a sketch). Look into attending a chamber orchestra concert in the evocative rooms sponsored by the Accademia di San Rocco (www.musicinvenice.com)... Full story

A Madonna and Child alatrpiece by Bellini in the church of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari in Venice* I Frari - This otherwise plain medieval church is adorned with works by Titian, Giovanni Bellini (that's his 1488 Madonna and Child pictured on the left), and the only work by Donatello in Venice—not to mention that among the grandiose tombs are those of Venetian masters Canova and Titian... Full story

The Ponte Rialto over the Grand Canal in VeniceRialto Bridge - In 1592, little-known local architect Antonio da Ponte ("Tony of the Bridge") beat out heavy-hitters Michelangelo, Palladio, and Sansovino to get the commission to replace the old wooden Rialto with a graceful marble span over the narrowest spot in the Grand Canal, a single, 92-foot-long arch stilled lined by tiny (overpriced) boutiques... Full story

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