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Scuola Grande dei Carmini

Scuola·Dorsoduro

Tiepolo’s ceiling

The Carmelite confraternity’s scuola on Campo Santa Margherita, with Giambattista Tiepolo’s ceiling in the upper hall.

Our take

  • Tiepolo
  • Campo Santa Margherita
Address
Dorsoduro 2616–2617, 30123 Venezia
Dorsoduro, Venice
Nearest waterbus
San Basilio
350 m · 5 min walk
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About Scuola Grande dei Carmini

The Scuola Grande dei Carmini is at Dorsoduro 2616–2617, at the corner of Campo Santa Margherita and the Carmini church. Its upper hall is famous for Tiepolo’s ceiling paintings; visits and evening events are on its website.

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Scuola Grande dei Carmini before you go.

Hotels nearby

The closest hotels in our guide to Scuola Grande dei Carmini, as the crow flies.

  1. Il Palazzo ExperimentalDorsoduro350 m5 min walk
  2. Palazzina GrassiSan Marco450 m5 min walk
  3. Palazzo BarbarigoSan Polo600 m8 min walk
  4. Hilton Molino Stucky VeniceGiudecca650 m8 min walk
  5. Aman VeniceSan Polo850 m10 min walk

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What’s nearby

Distances from Scuola Grande dei Carmini 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

  1. San Basilio2350 m5 min walk
  2. Ca' Rezzonico1400 m5 min walk
  3. San Samuele2400 m5 min walk

Key sights

  1. The Accademia500 m6 min walk
  2. Peggy Guggenheim Collection800 m10 min walk
  3. La Fenice900 m11 min walk
  4. The Rialto Bridge1.1 km14 min walk
  5. St Mark’s Basilica1.4 km17 min walk
  6. The Doge’s Palace1.4 km18 min walk
  7. Marco Polo Airport7.9 km

Main railway stations

  1. Venezia Santa Lucia850 m10 min walk

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