Island of San Giorgio Maggiore
Island in front of San Marco: Palladian Church; international cultural center in the Monastery; Borges Labyrinth; Vatican chapels in the park; panoramic views from the Campanile.
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Giardini di Castello, the gardens in the east of Venice, with the Lido Island in the very background.
In the foreground, one of the two lighthouses designed by Guiseppe Mezzani in 1813 for Napoleon's construction of a free port on the island. The roof belongs to the Sale del Convitto, originally a customs storehouse, today a centre for temporary exhibitions of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini.
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
Island in front of San Marco: Palladian Church; international cultural center in the Monastery; Borges Labyrinth; Vatican chapels in the park; panoramic views from the Campanile.