Da Fiore

San Polo & Santa Croce


Dire Straits was on high rotation last time we visited this Michelin-starred restaurant, which somewhat distracted from the refined ambience created by the expensive Murano glasses and immaculate bowtie-wearing waiters. Regardless, the food is excellent – whether it be something as seemingly simple as a highly memorable caprese salad or one of its signature seafood concoctions.


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1. Ponte de le Tette

0.08 MILES

‘Tits Bridge’ got its name in the late 15th century, when neighbourhood prostitutes were encouraged to display their wares in windows instead of taking…

2. Chiesa di San Polo

0.11 MILES

Travellers pass modest St Paul's Church (founded in the 9th century) without guessing that major dramas unfold inside. Under the carena di nave (ship's…

3. Chiesa di San Giacomo dall’Orio

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Romanesque St James' Church was founded in the 9th century and completed in Latin-cross form in 1225, with chapels bubbling along the edges. Within the…

4. Palazzo Mocenigo

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Venice received a dazzling addition to its property portfolio in 1945 when Count Alvise Nicolò Mocenigo bequeathed his family's 17th-century palazzo to…

6. Casa di Carlo Goldoni

0.18 MILES

Venetian playwright Carlo Goldoni (1707–93) mastered second and third acts: he was a doctor’s apprentice before switching to law, which proved handy when…

7. Fondazione Prada

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This stately Grand Canal palace – designed by Domenico Rossi and completed in 1728 – has been commandeered by Fondazione Prada, which is renovating the…

8. Ca’ Pesaro

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The stately exterior of this Baldassare Longhena–designed 1710 palazzo hides two intriguing art museums that could hardly be more different: the Galleria…