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the vast wooden
carena di nave
(ship's keel) ceiling that resembles an upturned Noah's
Ark.
Enter the cloisters museum to see Canova's 1808 funerary stelae, Tullio Lombardo's
wide-eyed 1505 saint, and three brooding 1575-80 Tintorettos:
Last Supper,
with a
ghostly dog begging for bread; the gathering gloom of
Agony in the Garden
; and the ab-
stract, mostly black
Washing of the Feet
.
Chiesa di Santa Maria del Giglio
CHURCH
(Santa Maria Zobenigo;
www.chorusvenezia.org
; Campo di Santa Maria del Giglio; admission €3, with
Chorus Pass free; 10am-5pm Mon-Sat; Santa Maria del Giglio)
Experience awe through the
ages in this compact church with a 10th-century Byzantine layout, charmingly flawed
maps of Venice territories c 1678 on the facade, and three intriguing masterpieces. Ver-
onese's
Madonna with Child
hides behind the altar, Tintoretto's four evangelists flank the
organ, and Peter Paul Rubens'
Mary with St John
in the
Molin Chapel
features a character-
istically chubby baby Jesus.
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR EURO
These passes can help you save admission costs on Venetian sights.
»
Civic Museum Pass
(Musei Civici Pass; 041 240 52 11;
www.visitmuve.it
; adult/reduced €20/
14) Valid for single entry to 11 civic museums for six months, or just the five museums around Piazza
San Marco (adult/reduced €16/8). Purchase online or at participating museums.
»
Chorus Pass
( 041 275 04 62;
www.chorusvenezia.org
; adult/reduced €10/7) Single entry to 11
Venice churches at any time within six months; on sale online or at church ticket booths.
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Venice Card
( 041 24 24;
www.venicecard.com
;
adult/junior €39.90/29.90; call centre
8am-7.30pm) Combines the Museum Pass and Chorus Pass as well as reduced entry to the Guggen-
heim Collection and the Biennale, two public bathroom entries and discounts on concerts, temporary
exhibits and parking. Purchase at tourist offices and at HelloVenezia booths at
vaporetto
(small pas-
senger ferry) stops.
»
Rolling Venice
( 041 24 24;
www.hellovenezia.com
; 14-29yr €4) Entitles young visitors to dis-
counted access to monuments and cultural events, plus eligibility for a 72-hour public-transport pass
for €18 rather than the regular price of €33. Identification is required for purchase at tourism offices or
HelloVenezia booths.
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