The building has an exquisite exterior with large, white marble columns on the facade. The building has two halls, one at ground floor level, the other at first floor level. The Sala Terra (lower) has a nave and two aisles, with the entrance from the campo outside. From this hall a stair (with a landing surmounted by a dome) leads to the upper storey. The Sala Superiore (“Upper Hall”) was used for meetings of the fellows and had a wooden altar. It provided access to the Sala dell’Albergo, which housed the Banca and the Zonta (the confraternity’s supervisory boards).

The interiors have been beautifully done by the famous artist Tintoretto, who spent over 23 years of his life decorating the school. There are more than 50 paintings by the master and the concentration of work is almost overwhelming. Hand mirrors are available to allow visitors to inspect the ceiling paintings more easily. There is also some interesting carved woodwork, which includes a false book collection.

Works in the sala terra are in homage to the Virgin Mary, and concentrate on episodes from her life. In the sala superiore, works on the ceiling are from the Old Testament, and on the walls from the New Testament. Together, they show the biblical story from Fall to Redemption. The main works in Sala Terrena include:

• Annunciation
• Adoration of the Magi
• The Flight into Egypt
• The Slaughter of the Innocents
• Presentation in the Temple
• The Assumption of Mary
• St Mary Magdalen
• St Mary of Egypt

The main works in the ceiling of Sala Superiore include:

• Adam and Eve
• Jacob’s Ladder
• God Appears to Moses
• The Passover
• The Pillar of Fire
• The Fall of Manna in the Desert
• Moses Strikes Water from the Rock
• Miracle of the Bronze Serpent
• Elijah is Fed by the Angels
• Elisha Distributes Bread
• The Vision of the Prophet Ezekiel

The main works on the walls of Sala Superiore include:

• The Adoration of the Shepherds
• The Baptism
• Christ Tempted by Satan
• Christ Heals the Paralytic
• Multiplication of Bread and Fishes
• The Resurrection of Lazarus
• The Last Supper
• The Agony in the Garden
• The Resurrection
• The Ascension

• Walking tours of the San Marco area, lasting approximately two hours – daily
• Afternoon walking tour ‘Magic and Enchantment of Venetian Life’, complete with gondola ride – April to October
• ‘Walks Inside Venice’, with several themed tours around the city for small groups
• ‘Private Guides’ in San Marco, with more than 100 knowledgeable English-speaking guides, tours last about two hours
• ‘Venicescapes’ offer several themed itineraries and groups are fairly small. Tours last from three to seven hours and reservations may be necessary
• Walking tour from the Zattere to Piazzale Roma which goes as Zattere · Gesuati · Santa Maria della Visitazione · Squero di San Trovaso · San Trovaso · Ognissanti · San Sebastiano · Angelo Raffaele · San Nicolò dei Mendicoli · Cotonificio Veneziano (former cotton mill) · Santa Teresa · Case Tron · Palazzo Zenobio · Carmini · Scuola Grande dei Carmini · Campo Santa Margherita · Scuola dei Varoteri · Santa Margherita · San Pantalon · 12C bas-relief Church and Scuoletta di San Rocco · Scuola Grande di San Rocco · Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari · Archivio di Stato (State Archives) · San Giovanni Evangelista · Former monastery of the Theatines · San Nicolò da Tolentino · Giardini di Papadopoli · Piazzale Roma
• Walking tour from the Fondamenta Nuove to the Biennale which goes as: Fondamenta Nuove · Palazzo Dona · San Canciano · Santa Maria dei Miracoli · Palazzo Soranzo · Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo · Scuola Grande di San Marco · Santi Giovanni e Paolo · Barbaria delle Tole · Palazzo Morosini · Palazzo Muazzo · Palazzo Gradenigo · Campo Santa Giustina · San Francesco della Vigna · Campo della Celestia · Salizzada and Campo delle Gatte · San Giorgio degli Schiavoni · San Giorgio dei Greci · San Giovanni in Bragora · Campo San Martino · Arsenal · Campo San Biagio · Museo Storico Navale · Via Garibaldi · Giardini Pubblici · Viale Garibaldi · Biennale

Many other tours of the city and surrounding regions are available, providing excellent and informative excursions to places such as Padua, Veneto, Vicenza and the Dolomite Mountains

Until 19th century, only Rialto Bridge crossed the canal but now, there are two more bridges, the Ponte degli Scalzi and the Ponte dell’Accademia. A popular mode of transport here is the ferry ride across the canal at several points by standing up on the deck of a simple gondola called traghetto. A tour on this canal with a gondola ride allows the tourists to get a glimpse of all the famous buildings which emerge from water without pavement.

The canal is famous for the historical Regatta, a competition between Venetian boats watched by thousands of people from the banks or from floating stands, which is held on the first Sunday of every September. On November 21, Venetians thank the Virgin Mary for saving from the plague epidemic in 1630-38 with a pilgrimage to Santa Maria della Salute. Pilgrims cross Grand Canal on a temporary pontoon bridge from Campo Santa Maria Zobenigo, and enjoy stalls and traditional dishes.

1. Le Chateau

La Chateau is located on a high hill rock overlooking the eastern part of the Old Town. It gives an amazing view of the entire place. It is well decorated with trees, grass plots and lawns. You may use an elevator or the staircase to reach here.

2. Cours Saleya Flower Market

Cours Saleya Flower Market is located between the Place Massena and the Old Town. It is a pedestrianised street where you will find varieties of flower, exotic vegetables and fresh fruits. It is considered to be one of the best tourist attractions of the city. You may even find small cafes and snack bars.

3. Nice Archaeology Museum and Roman Ruins

This Museum contains artifacts, coins, jewels and sculptures. You may even find ruins of Roman Baths. Basically this place has a lovely collection of roman ruins. Entry to this museum is free.

4. Matisse Museum

This Museum basically displays paintings made by the great artist Henri Matisse. There are around one hundred and sixty-five paintings made by him. This museum opened Matisse in the year 1952 and gives a general view of his entire career.

5. Rue de France Pedestrian Zone

This street is full of small shops. You’ll find clothes, books, magazines, eatables as well as lovely souvenirs. It’s a perfect place for the ones who love to street shop.

6. Promenade des Anglais

Promenade des Anglais is an extremely relaxing place situated on the shore of Mediterranean Sea. The environment is calm and people generally come here to stroll. There are blue chairs that are perfect to spend a lazy day. You may even find seaside snack bars.

Burano:
This is a small island ten kilometres from the city, famous for its artistic handmade lace. Flowers grow in window boxes and small boats dot the canals. You can visit the Lace Museum to find out more about the tradition of lace making. Burano even has a leaning tower on one of its churches. You can get here by Fondamenta Nove, take Vaporetto Line LN to Burano

Lido de Venezia:
This is an exclusive tourist and residential centre located on an island southeast of Venice, 12 minutes by waterbus from San Marco. This island has bathing establishments, the casino, and the cinema palace where the International Film Festival takes place each year.

Murano:
This group of five islands is famous for its glass industry. Here one can visit the Glassworks Museum and the Romanesque church of SS. Maria and Donato. Some glass factories allow visitors or tours and there are many shops selling glass creations and souvenirs. Murano also has canals, sidewalk cafes, and restaurants. You can get to the island by Fondamenta Nove, vaporetto Number 13, 41, 42, or LN to Murano.

San Giorgio Maggiore Island:
This island is beside the Giudecca, opposite the Schiavoni, and is the location of the S. Giorgio Church.

Torcello:
This quiet, little, green island has a seventh-century cathedral, the Romanesque church of S. Fosca. You can also climb the cathedral bell tower and there is a small archeological museum. You can get here by Fondamenta Nove, take Vaporetto Line LN to Burano and transfer to Line T.

•    Shopping in Venice: For shopping in Venice one can visit from the Piazza San Marco to the Rialto area, the Mercerie and the nearby Calle dei Fabbri that are the main shopping streets in Venice, through out the hundred of years and thus attracts a good number of shoppers.  The shops at the west of San Marco, from Frezzeria. Grander, there more up-market stores can be seen from the Piazza to the Accademia Bridge as they provide a wide-range of merchandise. For purchasing souvenirs and gifts, one of the best places in the city is situated at the north of Campo Santo Stefano, where gift shops are plentiful. For a cheaper shopping the shops are located around in area from Rialto to San Polo across the Grand Canal. These shops are filled of character and real bargain opportunities.

•    Venice Fashion Shops and Accessories: In Venice at San Marco area there are located top fashion designer outlets in abundance having showrooms of popular brands like Armani, Laura Biagiotti, Gucci, Krizia, MaxMara, Missoni, Prada, Trussardi, Valentino and Versace, to name but a few, all situated close to the Piazza. For more trendy and latest fashion designs one should always visit Fiorella in Campo Santo Stefano, where a latest outfits can be found out. In the shops around the Mercerie, one can have an excellent selection of leather goods that involves shoes bags, wallets and other accessories items.

•    Glassware Items in Venice: The island of Murano is the suited place as to go for Venetian glassware as it is used to be constructed more over for 700 years of Venetian glassware. In Venice Murano factories have larger showrooms as to show case some attractive pieces for sale in the city centre and around shops in the San Marco region where are sold out original as well as reproduction antique glasswares.

•    Venice Masks: Apart from other things, the modern celebration of masks has developed into the formation of art and craft as to create Venetian masks. Generally masks are made up of papier-mâché which is a sticky paste made up of strips and glue. This plaster material therefore is layered on the base that is dried and therefore is gets removed to create out the basic mask. However, this beauty of the masks, therefore remains in the fact as craftsperson there paints designs in gold, silver, royal purple, sunny yellow, and other different bright colors. Other decorations for the masks include the sequins, silk ribbons, exotic ird feathers, faux fur, rhinestones, leather, gold charms, glitter, and any other outlandish trinkets. The Carnival Masks, there created over the basis of designs and pattern thus be found out in three different categories and pattern. Bauta is the first form of mask that remains covered with a stuff chin line, no mouth, and lots of gilding. This is a primary type of mask that is worn at and during Carnival.  It is also used as on other occasions as a device for hiding a wearer’s identity and social status.     Moretta is another oval shaped mask that is made up of black velvet that normally worn by women visiting around convents.   Volto or Larva was remained a very common mask as being used in Venice through ages. The Laboratorio Artigiano Maschere in Castello are popular mask making has truly some splendid and eye-catching designs. You can also have a good selection of masks and some rather stunning costumes some places away from Campo Santa Margherita in Mondonovo, and at Tragicomica near Campo San Polo in and around the main carnival time.

•    Jewellery Shops in Venice: The shops at  the Piazza San Marco are some of the top Venice’s best jewellery shops primarily named Missiaglia and Nardi, that has an enormous range of jewellery to best suited to tastes and most of the budgets. Close to Rial to Bridge are located jewelers shops that sales out cheaper designs that includes beautiful quality bracelets, chain, earrings, necklaces and glass beads as being known to be as perle veneziane.

•    Department Stores: As far as department stores are concerned they present in a good number in and around Venice as in form of small individual shops. The primary individual shop that is a bit large in size and business wise is Coin, which is a bigger chain store that sells out everything that a person always requires and needs way. There are too many smaller cheaper stores in town in the Veneto areas which are somewhere are like of supermarket style.

•    Venice Books and Gifts Shops: In Venice for procuring out souvenir item and goods there  exists many art and craft shops in the San Barnaba are in the city as it sales out traditional and unusual souvenir gifts and items. Which include carved, wooden ornaments, toys, and tapestries, paper objects, Venice masks and Gondolas.  Moreover, there are many book shops in the city that sales out second hand titles too.  One of the best shops in the area is Goldoni in Calle dei Fabbri that keep collection of maps as well as wide range of books. Postcards are the items for sale and usual view of the city, churches and many other outstanding buildings in and around city.

•    Antiques Shops in Venice: There exist a good number of antique shops in and around San Maurizio and Santa Maria Zobenigo area in Venice. Though these areas are bit expensive yet as for antique collector’s peace of mind, there antique fairs keep happening around through out the year.

•    Basilica San Marco: Spread around in area of about over two square kilometres of beautiful mosaics, the Basilica of San Marco is one of the most elegant sights related to Venice. St. Mark’s church is home to a good number of treasures like   the ‘Pala d’Oro’, a masterpiece in gold, many precious glasses, amphoras, cups, carvings and statues. This huge church is constructed over on a Greek cross plan is crowned with five huge domes. Developed as a shrine to St. Mark in the 9th century, this church was devastated in a strong fire. The entire building was demolished in the 11th century to make a path for a more radical and impressive building and thus this way become the Cathedral of Venice, where a number of state ceremonies and programs take place. In the basilica, there is existed a lift that helps to have a panoramic view of the rooftops and lagoon to visitors at the church.

•    Accademia: It is a museum gallery showcasing the pre-19th century art in Venice. It is situated on the south bank of the Grand Canal. The name Accademia is also been provided to the three bridges across the canal, the Ponte dell. The academia initially was started as an art school.

•    Piazza San Marco: Apt to the remarks of Napoleon, the St. Mark’s Square is a finest drawing room in Europe. This square had been quite a popular tourist attraction for centuries and you even can see a number of pigeons there residing at the square. One can have a better idea of Venetian life there as square as there at the square one can forget oneself in an exciting atmosphere.  There are many cafes in the s square showing up a live music. No doubt it is one of the best pizzas in the world.  St. Mark’s Square is surrounded on three sides by the arcades of public buildings, the Procuratie Nuove (south), the Procuratie Vecchie (north) and the Ala Napoleonica (west). The beauty of the square is get added to its pleasure with domes of extraordinary Basilica San Marco adding to the overall character of the place.  The 15th-century Torre dell’Orologio clock tower rises high above the entrance to the Mercerie and the bell is struck every hour. St. Mark’s Square can be understood as the one of the lowest areas in the city and get covered with water in high tide.

•    Canal Grande: The Grand Canal is a lifeline of Venice. It works as a major water traffic corridor in the city. The public transport at Grand Canal is provided via water buses and private water taxis. For a luxurious travel of the city many travel loves sailing across it in gondola. The one end of the canal goes into lagoon near Santa Lucia railway station and the other one connect it to Saint Mark Basin. It is around 3,800 m long, 30-90 m wide canal with an average depth of five meters (16.5ft).

•    Doge’s Palace: This gothic style palace in Venice is residence of the Doge of Venice. Its two fronts appear and see towards Venetian Lagoon and St Mark’s square or better known the Piazzetta. Its present palace was made about the period from 1309 to 1324 and was designed by Filippo Calenadario.  Now the building acts as a museum with paintings from Tintoretto and Paolo Veronese that showcases the grandeur of Tintoretto and Paolo Veronese and others.

•    Arsenal: The Venetian Arsenal, the place employed as a purpose of shipyard for many state owned shipyards and armories and a naval depot for munitions and storage facilities as they were joined together in Venice. It had reputation of being the largest industrial complex in Europe before the Industrial Revolution and it was expanded around in 45 ha or fifteen percent of Venice. Under its ship producing activities the Arsenal is being understood as generator of excessive wealth to the city that exited till the fall of Napoleon in 1797.

• Bridge of Sighs: This enclosed bridge made of white limestone has widows with stone bars. It passes over the Rio di Palazzo and was used for carrying prisoners to the interrogation rooms in the Doge’s Palace. The bridge was designed by Antoni Contino and was constructed in 1602.
•   Ca’ Pesaro: It is a baroque marble palace facing Grand Canal of Venice. The palace was designed by Baldassarre Longhena in mid-17th century and it was completed by Gian Antonio Gaspari in 1710. The use of heavy columns is ensued   in construction of the palace. Presently it is named as Venice museum of Modern Art and it contains paintings and works by Klimt, Bonnard, Chagall, Kandinsky, Klee, Rouault, Matisse, Moore, Morandi, De Chirico, Boccioni and others. Though its upper floor is devoted to Museo d’ Arte Orientale and have about 30,000 artifacts from Japan, Indonesia and Japan.

•   Ca’ Vendramin Calergi: It is a square situated at the Grand Canal in Venice and is associated with the artists like Palazzo Vendramin Calergi, Palazzodf Loredan Vendramin Calergi, and Palazzo Loredan Griman Calergi Vendramin. In the past many celebrities used to live here in the past. Now it is residence to Venice Casino (Casinò di Venezia) and the Wagner Museum (Museo Wagner).

Some other important and landmarks of value in Venice are San Giorgio Maggiore, St. Mark, Santa Maria della Salute, Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Santi Giovanni e Paolo and others.