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Day Two
M
Discover the modern art that caused uproars and defined the 20th century at the
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
, then confront contemporary art pushing 21st-cen-
tury buttons inside
Punta della Dogana
. Duck into Baldassare Longhena's domed
Chiesa di Santa Maria della Salute
to witness its legendary curative powers and blushing
Titians. Outside, catch the
vaporetto
up the
Grand Canal
.
Lunch
Enjoy market-fresh feasts in miniature at All'Arco (
Click here
).
R
Experience climate change through masterpieces flanking Campo San Rocco:
I Frari
,
featuring Titian's sunny altarpiece, and
Scuola Grande di San Rocco
, lined with
stormy Tintorettos. Antique shops and artisan studios line your route to
Campo San Polo
and
Campo San Giacomo dell'Orio
, where the medieval church offers meditative calm -
as does the namesake beverage at
Al Prosecco
. Test your orienteering skills on the wind-
ing back lanes of the former red-light district, heading across
Ponte delle Tette
(Tits
Bridge) towards dinner.
Dinner
Fresh seafood and
gnocchi
at hidden Antiche Carampane (
Click here
).
N
Cross
Ponte di Rialto
to join overflow crowds grooving to DJ sets at
Osteria
All'Alba
, or discover your new favourite Veneto vintage at
I Rusteghi
.
