Tourist Guide Venice

San Giorgio Maggiore and San Giorgio Maggiore Campanile

Only 3-4 minutes boat ride from the pier at St Mark’s Square is the island - San Giorgio Maggiore with its ‘Campanile’ (bell tower) and church of the same name. The Campanile is a replica of St Mark’s Campanile and was built in 1791. A lift takes one up to an observation deck. From here you have a magnificent view of the Doge’s Palace, St. Mark’s Church and indeed over the entire old city and its surrounding islands such as the Giudecca Island. The view in itself is worth the journey and entry price of approximately 3 Euros.

The construction of the Church of San Maggiore began in 1566. Worth seeing are two pictures in the choir room by Jacopo Tintoretto. One is of the ‘Last Supper’ and the other on ‘manalese’

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