Built in 1630 by Baldassare Longhena to ward off a plague epidemic, this immense church crowned with a domed and standing almost exactly at the mouth of the Grand Canal, is one of the best-known sites of Venice. If the interior can seem quite cold within its majestic solemnity, it does contain some priceless works of art: The Wedding of Cana by Tintoretto, and works by Titian whose topic is sacrifice (ceiling of the Sacristy) and altarpieces by Luca Giordano.

A "bovolo" is a spiral, a good name for this half-Renaissance, half-Gothic staircase, which, in a tiny courtyard, flanks Contarini del Bovolo Palace, and leads to the loggias of the home. This structure is full of grace and lightness and is attributed to Giovanni Candi. From the top, the view of the roofs and bell towers of Venice is astounding. One of the mysteries of this city is that you will never find things where you expect to find them!

An elegant square dominated by the beautiful facade of its church. To the right, a garden where you will see the archways of a cloister built where the convent's cemetery once was. A warning on the left wall, inviting you to behave properly, and behind you, elegant boutiques and art galleries. Just a few steps away from the masses walking around Piazza San Marco, one of these calm and serene Venetian "campi".

This peaceful square is adorned with statues with an enigmatic look on their faces, attached to the facades. They are said to represent the Mastelli brothers, known as the Moors. The character with the iron nose is Antonio Rioba, the "Pasquino of Venice": a sort of buffoon on whose nose the locals would hang notes revealing the base acts of the local renowned individuals. Not far from there, on the fondamenta (No. 3399) , a house where Tintoretto lived until his death in 1594.