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Museo Storico Navale and the Arsenale
MUNAV
The Italian Navy’s naval history museum on the Riva San Biagio, with the Ships’ Pavilion inside the Arsenale.
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- The Arsenale
- Ships’ Pavilion
- Address
- Riva San Biagio, Castello 2148, 30122 Venezia
Castello, Venice - Nearest waterbus
- Arsenale
150 m · 2 min walk
More distances - Phone
- +39 041 575 4259
- Website
- munav.it
About Museo Storico Navale and the Arsenale
The Museo Storico Navale di Venezia (MUNAV) is at Riva San Biagio, Castello 2148, near the land gate of the Arsenale, the great shipyard of the Venetian Republic. Its Padiglione delle Navi, the Ships’ Pavilion, is on the Fondamenta dell’Arsenale, and the museum’s website explains visits, including the submarine Enrico Dandolo.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Museo Storico Navale and the Arsenale before you go.
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Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Museo Storico Navale and the Arsenale, as the crow flies.
- Hotel Metropole400 m5 min walk
- Londra Palace550 m7 min walk
- Danieli, Venezia, A Four Seasons Hotel650 m8 min walk
- Hotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel950 m12 min walk
- Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal1.0 km13 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Museo Storico Navale and the Arsenale are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Walking times assume about 80 metres a minute, so real routes take a little longer.
Nearest waterbus stops
- Arsenale1150 m2 min walk
- San Zaccaria (Pietà)1415400 m5 min walk
- Giardini1500 m6 min walk
Key sights
- The Doge’s Palace750 m10 min walk
- St Mark’s Basilica850 m10 min walk
- La Fenice1.3 km16 min walk
- The Rialto Bridge1.3 km16 min walk
- Peggy Guggenheim Collection1.5 km18 min walk
- The Accademia1.7 km22 min walk
- Marco Polo Airport7.9 km
Main railway stations
- Venezia Santa Lucia2.5 km31 min walk
Location
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