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La Salute Church (Santa Maria della Salute)
This impressive church with a crown-shaped dome was built and dedicated to the Virgin
Mary by grateful survivors of the 1630 plague.
Cost and Hours: Free entry to church, €3 to enter the Sacristy; daily 9:00-12:00 &
15:00-17:30. It's a 10-minute walk from the Accademia Bridge; the Salute vaporetto stop is
at its doorstep, tel. 041-241-1018, www.seminariovenezia.it .
Ca' Rezzonico (Museum of 18th-Century Venice)
This grand Grand Canal palazzo offers the best look in town at the life of Venice's rich
and famous in the 1700s. Wander under ceilings by Tiepolo, among furnishings from that
most decadent century, enjoying views of the canal and paintings by Guardi, Canaletto, and
Longhi.
Cost and Hours: €8, audioguide-€4; April-Oct Wed-Mon 10:00-18:00, Nov-March
Wed-Mon 10:00-17:00, closed Tue year-round; ticket office closes one hour before museum
does, café, at Ca' Rezzonico vaporetto stop, tel. 041-241-0100, ht-
tp://carezzonico.visitmuve.it .
Punta della Dogana
Thismuseumofcontemporaryart,openedin2009,makestheDorsoduroamajordestination
forartlovers.HousedintheformerCustomsHouseattheendoftheGrandCanal,itfeatures
cutting-edge 21st-centuryartinspaciousrooms.Thisisn'tPicassoandMatisse,orevenPol-
lock and Warhol—those guys are ancient history. But if you're into the likes of Jeff Koons,
CyTwombly,Rachel Whiteread, andahostofnewerartists,themuseumisworld-class.The
displays change completely about every year, drawn from the museum's large collection. In
fact, the art spreads over two locations—the triangular Customs House and Palazzo Grassi.
Cost and Hours: €15 for one locale, €20 for both; Wed-Mon 10:00-19:00, closed Tue,
last entry one hour before closing; audioguide-€5 or €8 for both museums, small café, tel.
199-139-139, www.palazzograssi.it .
Getting There: Punta della Dogana is near La Salute Church (Dogana traghetto or va-
poretto:Salute).PalazzoGrassiisabitupstream,ontheeastsideoftheGrandCanal(vapor-
etto: San Samuele).
Santa Croce District
Ca' Pesaro International Gallery of Modern Art
This museum features 19th- and early 20th-century art in a 17th-century canalside palazzo.
The collection is strongest on Italian (especially Venetian) artists, but also presents a broad
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