Church of San Giovanni e Paolo

Castello

Church of San Giovanni e Paolo
  • Location: Church of San Giovanni e Paolo
  • Address: Castello 6363
  • Phone#: 041 5235913
  • Opening: Working days 9am-6pm
    Sundays and holidays noon-6pm
    On Easter and Christmas Day the Basilica is closed from 12.30 to 4pm
  • Price: 2.50 €
    For further information on special offers, discounted admission and ticketing please visit the web site or contact the information office.
  • Transportation: Lines 21, 22, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, B (stop Ospedale)
  • Services:
The basilica, in Venetian San Zanipòlo, is, together with Frari, the most majestic Gothic church of the city. Started in 1246, it was only completed in the mid-XV century with its five amazing polygonal apses, a masterpiece of Venetian late-Gothic art. The facade, with the portal by Bartolomeo Bon (1459-61), leads into the over 100m long majestic interior, with three naves divided by huge cotto-tiled pillars in which masterpieces by the main Venetian artists are located.