The church of San Biagio stands in the Castello district, located directly beside the Museo Storico Navale. Its facade is marked by a relief of Saint Blaise in his bishop’s vestments, a detail that identifies this site as the historic…
Venice Arsenale Walking Tour
This walk guides you around the perimeter of Venice's legendary state shipyard and naval monuments. You will see the historic gates, maritime museums, and workshops that once built the great fleets of the Venetian Republic.
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1. Chiesa di San Biagio Vescovo
2. Museo Storico Navale di Venezia
The Museo Storico Navale di Venezia is an ochre-colored, five-story building located on Riva San Biagio. It occupies a structure dating to the fifteenth century that once served as a granary for the Serenissima Republic, storing the grain…
3. Padiglione delle Navi
The Padiglione delle Navi is a vast warehouse on the Rio dell'Arsenale characterized by a series of four interconnected wings that once functioned as the oar workshops for the Venetian Republic. Constructed in the mid-sixteenth century,…
4. Campo de la Tana
Campo de la Tana marks the site of the former hemp emporium that supplied the massive rope requirements for the ships of the Venetian Arsenal. A building in the square, dating to fifteen eighty-nine, bears the coat of arms of the Doge…
5. Arsenale di Venezia
The Arsenale di Venezia is defined by a massive, fortified wall that once kept the greatest industrial secret of the medieval world shielded from prying eyes. Spanning roughly sixty acres, this complex served as the naval engine of the…
6. Ponte dell'Arsenale
The Ponte dell'Arsenale is a wooden bridge with a steep, pointed arch that spans the Rio dell'Arsenale. It stands directly before the Porta Magna, the massive Renaissance gateway to the historic Venetian shipyard. While its appearance…
7. Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Martino di Castello
The Chiesa di San Martino stands in the Castello district, near the Arsenale, identifiable by its plain brick exterior and the Renaissance influence of architect Jacopo Sansovino. While the present structure was rebuilt between fifteen…