Venice Tour Sacred and Profane

Meet your guide in the lobby of your hotel.

Scuola Grande di San Rocco was founded by a fraternity of wealthy citizens in 1478. In 1564, Tintoretto was asked to decorate the School. All the works are his or his students’. Particularly valuable is the Hotel’s Hall.

Church of San Rocco, just like at the Scuola Grande, Jacopo Tintoretto worked on this church, painting the shutters of the organ with scenes of the Annunciation and Saint Rocco presented to the Pope.

Basilica dei Frari, built between 1236 and 1338 by the Franciscan friars minor, this basilica is one of Venice’s most important churches . It contains some of the most important works of the Renaissance, including Bellini’s Triptych of the Madonna and the Saints, a masterpiece of 15th-century Venetian painting, the evocative Pala dell'Assunta, one of Titian’s mature masterpieces, specifically painted by the artist for the major altar, the famous Madonna di Ca' Pesaro, other famous altar piece by Titian, and the wooden statue of Saint John the Baptist, a work by Donatello.

Going past Campo San Polo, Venice’s largest square second only to Saint Mark’s, one reaches Rialto, the business center of the City, featuring its open-air markets of fish, fruit, and vegetables.

Meeting Point: Your Hotel or directly at entrance of the Doge's Palace.