The back story
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Neighbourhood guide
San Polo & Santa Croce: the back story
The Rialto markets, the Frari, San Rocco and the Grand Canal palaces.
Neighbourhood guide · Venice
San Polo & Santa Croce: Our Favourites
The Rialto markets, the Frari, San Rocco, Aman and Glam on the Grand Canal.
What's onThis week in Venice
What to see and do
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The heart of the city
Rialto Bridge and the Grand Canal
The stone bridge at the centre of the Grand Canal, beside the Rialto markets.
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Tintoretto’s great cycle
Scuola Grande di San Rocco
The confraternity whose halls are painted by Tintoretto.
Campo San Rocco 3052, 30125 VeneziaExplore View on map
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Titian’s Assumption
Basilica dei Frari
The great Franciscan church of San Polo, with Titian’s Assumption over the high altar.
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Modern art on the Grand Canal
Ca’ Pesaro – International Gallery of Modern Art
The city’s gallery of modern art in a Baroque palace on the Grand Canal.
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Market to masterpiece
San Polo and the Rialto morning
The Rialto markets in the morning, then the lanes of San Polo to the Frari and San Rocco.
Where to eat
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Two MICHELIN Stars
Glam Enrico Bartolini
Enrico Bartolini’s Venetian restaurant in Palazzo Venart: Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 guide.
Calle Tron 1961, Santa Croce, 30135 VeneziaExplore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
Wistèria
A restaurant on a quiet fondamenta in San Polo: One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
Fondamenta del Forner, San Polo 2908, 30125 VeneziaExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
Osteria da Fiore
Venetian cooking, in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Italy selection.
Calle del Scaleter, San Polo 2202/a, 30125 VeneziaExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
Antiche Carampane
Venetian cooking, in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Italy selection.
Rio Terà delle Carampane, San Polo 1911, 30125 VeneziaExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
Arva
Italian contemporary, at Aman Venice, in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Italy selection.
Calle Tiepolo, San Polo 1364, 30125 VeneziaExplore View on map
Shopping
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The Erberia and the Pescaria
The Rialto markets
The fruit, vegetable and fish markets at the foot of the Rialto Bridge.
Where to stay
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Palazzo Papadopoli
Aman Venice
Aman’s Venice hotel in Palazzo Papadopoli on the Grand Canal, with private gardens and the restaurant Arva.
Calle Tiepolo 1364, San Polo, 30125 VeneziaExplore View on map
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Home of Glam
Palazzo Venart
A palace hotel on the Grand Canal in Santa Croce, home of Glam Enrico Bartolini (Two MICHELIN Stars).
Calle Tron 1961, Santa Croce, 30135 VeneziaExplore View on map
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