Historic Centres Veneto

One of the residential parts among the most attractive and remotely located to the north, near the Church of Our Lady of the Garden and around Campo dei Mori.

It is an island in the Venetian Lagoon and is located northeast of Venice. In reality Murano is a set of seven smaller islands, of which two are artificial, all completely urbanized and connected by bridges. With about 4,500 inhabitants, it is one of the most populated areas. It is famous all over the world for glass processing.

Borghetto is a fraction of the municipality of Valeggio sul Mincio and is included in the list of “The Most Beautiful Villages in Italy”. This charming village is located at the foot of the Visconti Bridge and has characteristic buildings with water mills. Not to be missed is also the parish church dedicated to St. Mark the Evangelist, flanked by the bell tower from the Scaligera era that contains a bell dating back to the year 1381.

The largest district of the city stretching from San Marco, Cannaregio takes its name from the 8th century fortress which once rose where there is now St. Peter's, the island that for centuries was the religious center of the city.

With around 15,000 inhabitants it is one of the districts of Venice. The name would come from the fact that the district was born in an area with stable terrain as opposed to others who were born especially in swampy terrain. It is bordered by the districts of Santa Croce to the north, from the Grand Canal to the east and south includes the Canal della Giudecca, where the homonymous island belonging to the district is located.

Dedicated to the martyr Servilio, martyr of Istria, is an island located between the canals of the Orphan, San Nicolò and Lazzaretto. The buildings built on the island are all of Benedictine origin and most of the land is dedicated to garden. The buildings were used as a military hospital at the time of Napoleon, later it became a foolish institute. With the closure of the asylum, the structure was resumed as a multicultural center.

Palazzo Granaio is one of the oldest buildings in the city. In a very sober Gothic style, the Palace was erected in 1328. On the facade there is a beautiful newsstand, with an image of the Madonna and Child, attributed to Jacopo Sansovino.

The center of Jesolo has relatively modern origins and has several places of interest much appreciated by tourists. Not to be missed is a walk among the different squares of the city: Piazza Drago, Piazza Trieste, Piazza Aurora and the most famous Piazza Mazzini, the beating heart of Jesolo's social life.