Venice is without a doubt one of the most amazing cities in the world, which is why Blogoitaliano will come back to it again and again. This time, preparing the next post exactly on the eve of the high tourist season, we decided to devote it to the sights of Venice where you can buy tickets online. After all, such a purchase can help greatly save your time, which, during a short vacation, is especially expensive.
More recently, Blogoitaliano wrote a post about the sights of Florence, which you can buy tickets on-line. The readers liked the note, and soon there were those who followed our advice.
At the peak of the high season, when crowds of people at the box office of the most interesting places in Italy remind you of the lines for food in the era of Perestroika, the opportunity to avoid wasting time seems very, very relevant. Add to this the Italian heat and Venetian humidity, and the desire to find workarounds will become even more acute. And the Internet offers such an option, allowing you to purchase tickets online. At least in those sights of Venice, which will be discussed below.
Ca 'Rezzonico
To visit Ca 'Rezzonico Palace on the Grand Canal - it means to plunge into the atmosphere of Venice of the XVII-XVIII centuries. This monumental Palace in the style of the Venetian Baroque was designed by the famous Italian architect Baldassare Longenoy in 1649 and is one of the most famous Venetian attractions.
The old building owes its external and internal splendor to the rich nobleman from Lombardy - Rezzonico, who bought it in the middle of the 18th century from an impoverished patrician in unfinished condition.
Completed the construction of another Italian architect - Massari, in the execution of which the Palace became the personification of the wealth and glory of its owners. The most famous artists of Venice took part in the decoration of Ca'Rezzonico: Giambattista Crozato, Giambattista Tiepolo, young Jacopo Guarana and Gaspare Dizani.
Today, Ca 'Rezzonico houses the 18th Century Venice Museum
In 1758, one of the family representatives was honored at the Palace - Carl Rezzonico, elected by the Pope of Rome and known by the name of Clement XIII.
By the beginning of the 19th century, the Ca'Rezzonico Palace changed hosts several times. The last of its owners was the Venetian Municipality, which acquired it in 1935.
From 1936 to the present day, the Museum of the 18th Century Venice is located in the building of the Ca'Rezzonico Palace.
Interior Ca'Rezzonico blinds with brilliant decoration and especially with magnificent ceiling paintings, works by artists Crozato and Tiepolo. In addition, the museum has a large collection of paintings by Guardi, Pietro Longa, Visconti, Tintoretto, as well as the Venetian landscapes of Canaletto and others.
In addition to artwork, the Ca'Rezzonico Museum has a lot of antique furniture, Venetian glass, and household items from the sunset era of the Republic of Venice.
Find out the current cost of tickets in Ca'Rezzonico and make an order here.
Ca 'd'Oro, Franchetti Gallery (Ca' d'Oro, Franchetti Gallery)
Among the hundreds of palaces framing the Grand Canal of Venice, stands out the pearl of Gothic palace architecture - Ca 'd'Oro (literally - the Golden House), which got its name because of the gold plates that originally covered its facade.
Despite the fact that the gilding worn out over time, Ca 'd'Oro, with its delicate arches and delicate lace of teeth on the pink-white facade, is today one of the most beautiful buildings in the city.
The Palazzo Ca 'd'Oro was designed by architects Giovanni and Bartolomeo Bona, the very ones who worked on the famous Doge's Palace. Palazzo is also calledGiorgio Franchetti Gallery (Galleria Giorgio Franchetti), named after the last owner - a wealthy collector who gave the city at the beginning of the 20th century this Palace and a personal collection of works of art.
Palazzo Ca 'd'Oro, Venice
Over the years, the collection has replenished with new exhibits, and today in the Franchetti Gallery you can see sculptures, Flemish tapestries of the 16th century, furniture, as well as bronze products of the 12th-16th centuries.
Here you can admire the famous painting “Saint Sebastian” by Andrea Mantegna, the sketch “Venus by the Mirror” by Titian, paintings by Tintoretto, Giorgione, Van Dyck, Carpaccio and other masterpieces of Venetian, Flemish and Tuscan masters.
Among the exhibits of the Franchetti Gallery, remarkable sculptures and small bronze figurines of the Renaissance deserve attention. And also a collection of Spanish-Moorish and Venetian ceramics.
From the palace loggia of the Palazzo there is a magnificent panorama of the Grand Venetian Canal.
Find out the current cost of tickets in Ca 'd'Oro (Franchetti Gallery), as well as make an order on this page.
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection
One of the unusual sights of Venice - Peggy Guggenheim Collection often called the islet of modernity in the ancient city.
The Palazzo dei Leoni Vernier building, which houses the famous Collection, is considered one of the best museums in the Old World dedicated to European and American art of the first half of the 20th century. The museum is a surprisingly harmonious combination of traditional and contemporary art.
Peggy Guggenheim Collection - "islet of modernity" in the ancient city
Among his exhibits: Permanent exhibition of Peggy Guggenheim, consisting of more than 300 works, the Nasher Sculpture Center, the collection of Gianni Mattioli, among which are "Flowers" by Giorgio Morandi and "Portrait of the Artist Frank Haviland" Amedeo Modigliani, as well as works belonging to the Solomon Foundation R. Guggenheim.
Most of the paintings in the Peggy Guggenheim Collection reflect various artistic trends, such as cubism, Italian futurism, expressionism, surrealism, American modernism and Russian avant-garde.
Collection exhibits are often sent to traveling exhibitions hosted by the Guggenheim Museum Empire. Among them are “Bird in Space” by Brynkushi, “The Abduction of the Bride” by Max Ernst, several canvases by de Chirico, as well as works by Kandinsky, Picasso, Salvador Dali, Magritte, Jackson Pollock, Chagall, Malevich, Marcel Duchamp and others.
On the terrace overlooking the Grand Canal, you can see the bronze ecstatic rider - "Citadel Angela" Marino Marini.
Find out the current cost of tickets for inspection Peggy Guggenheim CollectionsYou can also place an order on this page.
Museums of Venice (Venice Museums)
If you want to visit the most famous museums of Venice with a single entrance ticket, you should purchase - museum pass.
This is a kind of pass or voucher (pass), giving the right to entrance to the museums of Venice (during their opening hours) out of turn. It should be noted that according to the museum pass all the museums registered in it can be visited only once. Museums pass is valid for 6 months from the date of purchase.
Italians offer 2 pass options:
- San marco square pass: This is ideal for those whose stay in Venice is limited to one or two days. This includes visits to four museums located in Piazza San Marco: Doge's Palace, Correr Museum, Archaeological Museum and Marciana National Library.
Find out more details, current price 4-museum san marco pass and you can make an order on this page.
- Museums pass: This option is suitable for travelers who have plenty of time for sightseeing in Venice. It includes visits to four museums on St. Mark's Square, as well as visits to the Murano glass factory, the Venetian lace factory on the islands of Burano, Ca 'Rezzonico, the Palazzo Mocenigo, the houses of Carlo Goldoni, Ca' Pesaro and the Museum of Natural History - there are 11 large museums in total .
Find out more details and current price. 11-museum VenicePass possible on this page.
No columns support the huge ceiling of the Doge's Palace
It should be noted that a tour of the Secret Routes must be ordered separately, since it is not included in the ticket, which gives the right to visit the Doge's Palace.
Find out the details and the current cost of the tourSecret routes of the Doge's Palace, You can also order a ticket online on this page.
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