Best places: Catholic churches in Venice, Italy

Iconic cathedral with a cavernous gilded interior, myriad mosaics & an on-site museum.

Imposing Gothic-style church completed in 1330s, housing 2 works by Titian along with his tomb.

Spectacular domed baroque church with unique octagonal design & sacristy housing 12 works by Titian.

Grand 18th-century church on the site where Vivaldi once worked, with frescoes & classical concerts.

Opulent 18th-century Catholic church with baroque architecture, frescoes & prominent works of art.

Vast, art-filled Gothic edifice, burial place of 25 doges, with a ceiling decorated by Veronese.

Built in 1681, this Roman Catholic church with a Baroque Venetian facade houses sacred paintings.

This long-standing Venetian-style church displays a barrel-vaulted ceiling & painted panels.

Catholic church from the 16th century, located in a small square with shops & cafes.

Unassuming 1600s church with a vast ceiling fresco by Gianantonio Fumiani & many other artworks.

Elegant, 1700s church & site of pilgrimage housing the body of St Lucy with Romanesque detailing.

👍👍 Tucked away in a distant and tranquil corner of Dorsoduro, well off the tourist trail, it is one of Venice’s most charming but least visited churches. And if you are a fan of Nicolas Roeg’s film, Don’t Look Now (1973), there is an extra incentive to pay the church a visit, as it played a prominent r...

Domed white marble church with elegant interior, built by Palladio to commemorate the Black Death.

👍👍 A must see and very historic place .although getting lost in normal in venice but still a place worth visit :)

Franciscan church featuring an array of religious artwork, several chapels & a large bell tower.

Vibrant floor-to-ceiling paintings by Veronese line this modest 1500s church, also housing his tomb.

Elegant 1400s church with a Gothic facade & cloisters, plus works by Tintoretto, who is buried here.

Catholic church founded in 1508, with a baroque, 18th-century facade & paintings by Tintoretto.

Titian's Transfiguration adorns the altar of this art-filled baroque church with 1500s interior.

Gothic church dating to circa 1071 CE, with a large, iconic 15th-century clock on its facade.