Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Eating
All'Arco ( Click here )
Antiche Carampane ( Click here )
Dai Zemei ( Click here )
Getting There
Vaporetto Most call at Piazzale Roma in Santa Croce. In San Polo, lines 1, 4 and
N stop at Rialto. Line 1 also stops at Rialto-Mercato (daytime), Riva de Biasio, San
Stae (line N too), San Silvestro and San Tomà (line N also).
The Sights in a Day
Start the morning among masterpieces at Scuola Grande di San
Rocco ( Click here ) , then bask in the glow of Titian's Assunta at I Frari
( Click here ). Browse backstreet artisans' boutiques to the Rialto Market ( Click
here ) , where glistening purple octopus and feathery red radicchio pose for culin-
ary photo-ops. Hungry yet? Stop at All'Arco ( Click here ) for Rialto-Mar-
ket-inspired cicheti (Venetian tapas).
Runway-stomp through four centuries of avant-garde fashion at
Fondazione Prada ( Click here ) and Palazzo Mocenigo ( Click here ) ,
then swing by Alaska ( Click here ) to celebrate freedom from corsetry with adven-
turous gelato. Make like Marco Polo and follow Venetian explorers' trails through
a world of natural wonders at the Museo di Storia Naturale ( Click here ) .
Toast the splendours of nature with all-natural wines at Al Prosecco
( Click here ) . Wander the maze of Venice's former red-light district to
Antiche Carampane ( Click here ) for dinner, or get romantic with concerts at the
frescoed pleasure palace of Palazetto Bru Zane ( Click here ) .
For a local's day in San Polo, Click here .
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