San Servolo

San Servolo is an Italian island in the , to the southeast of . Earlier housing a monastery of Benedictine monks, later an asylum for the insane, the island is now home to a museum and Venice International University.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in the Venetian Lagoon
  • Also known as: “Isola San Servolo”

Places of Interest

Highlights include San Lazzaro degli Armeni and Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo.

Islet
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is a small island in the which has been home to the monastery of the Mekhitarists, an Armenian Catholic congregation, since 1717.

Stadium
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is a multi-use in , . It is the largest sports facility in Venice and the home ground of Venezia F.C. The stadium was first opened in 1913 and takes its name from World War I pilot Pier Luigi Penzo.

Church
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San Giorgio Maggiore is a 16th-century Benedictine church on the in , northern , designed by Andrea Palladio, and built between 1566 and 1610.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castello and San Marco.

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is one of six sestieri that make up .

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is the central district of . It is home to many of Venice's major points of interest, and consequently can be extremely crowded with tourists, especially during the day when cruise ships unload their passengers.

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is one of six sestieri that make up . Covering 86 acres along the Grand Canal, it is one of the oldest parts of the city, having been settled before the 9th century.

San Servolo

Latitude
45.41861° or 45° 25′ 7″ north
Longitude
12.35736° or 12° 21′ 27″ east
Open location code
8FQJC994+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 172262441
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
3167735
Wiki­data ID
Q618075
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“San Servolo” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Isola di San Servolo”
  • Czech: “San Servolo”
  • Dutch: “San Servolo”
  • Esperanto: “San Servolo”
  • French: “San Servolo”
  • German: “San Servolo”
  • Hungarian: “San Servolo-sziget”
  • Indonesian: “San Servolo”
  • Italian: “San Servolo”
  • Japanese: “サン・セルヴォーロ島”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “San Servolo”
  • Polish: “San Servolo”
  • Romanian: “San Servolo”
  • Russian: “Сан-Серволо”
  • Spanish: “San Servolo”
  • Turkish: “San Servolo”
  • Venetian: “San Sèrvoło”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Archivio storico Ospedali psichiatrici veneziani and Museo del Manicomio.

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