Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights
1
Museo Correr
MUSEUM
Napoleon lost his royal apartments over Piazza San Marco to Austrian emperor
Franz Josef not long after building them, but its crowning glory remains: Jacopo
Sansovino's 16th- century
Libreria Nazionale Marciana
, graced with philo-
sophers by Veronese, Titian and Tintoretto. If you wonder how empresses sleep
nights, find out in Empress' Sissi's restored, brocade-swagged suite. Afterwards,
enjoy imperial views and
prosecco
(Venetian sparkling wine) in grotesque-fres-
coed Caffè dell'Art. (
041 4273 0892;
http://correr.visitmuve.it
;
Piazza San Marco 52; adult/re-
duced incl Palazzo Ducale €16/8 or with Museum Pass;
10am-7pm Apr-Oct, to 5pm Nov-Mar;
San Marco)
2
Palazzo Grassi
MUSEUM
Grand Canal gondola riders gasp at first glimpse of massive sculptures by contem-
porary artists like Thomas Houseago docked in front of Giorgio Masari's 1749 neo-
classical palace. French billionaire François Pinault's provocative art collection
overflows Palazzo Grassi, supplying Venice with sensation and scandal aplenty
between Biennales - but Tadao Ando's creatively repurposed interior architecture
steals the show. (
box office 199 13 91 39, 041 523 16 80;
www.palazzograssi.it
;
Campo San
Samuele 3231; adult/reduced €15/10, 72hr ticket incl Punta della Dogana €20/15;
10am-7pm Wed-
Mon;
San Samuele)
3
Museo Fortuny
MUSEUM
Find design inspiration at the palatial home-studio of Art Nouveau designer Mari-
ano Fortuny y Madrazo, whose shockingly uncorseted Delphi-goddess frocks set
