Isola di San Michele

The Island of San Michele is an island in the , , northern . The island contains , a Catholic church, as well as the San Michele Cemetery, ’s principal cemetery.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy
  • Also known as: “San Michele”

Places of Interest

Highlights include San Michele in Isola and Rialto Bridge.

Church
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is a Catholic church, located on the Isola di San Michele, a small islet sited between and , which once sheltered a Camaldolese monastery, but now houses the main cemetery of the city.

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The is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the in , Italy. Connecting the sestieri of and , it has been rebuilt several times since its first construction as a pontoon bridge in 1173, and is now a significant tourist attraction in the city.

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The Doge's Palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of in northern Italy. The palace included government offices, a jail, and the residence of the Doge of Venice, the elected authority of the former Republic of Venice.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Murano and Castello.

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is an island town, about 1.5 km north of , in northern and is considered part of Venice. It can be considered a slightly cheaper base from which to explore Venice.

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is one of six sestieri that make up .

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is one six sestieri that make up . For many travellers, it's the first part of Venice they enter, since Venezia Santa Lucia railway station, the main railway station, is here.

Isola di San Michele

Latitude
45.44694° or 45° 26′ 49″ north
Longitude
12.34716° or 12° 20′ 50″ east
Population
11
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
8FQJC8WW+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 157811874
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
3167976
Wiki­data ID
Q844263
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Venetian—“Isola di San Michele” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “San Michele (eiland)”
  • Afrikaans: “San Michele”
  • Armenian: “Սան Միկելե կղզի”
  • Armenian: “Սան Միկելե”
  • Azerbaijani: “San-Mikele”
  • Basque: “San Michele uhartea”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Сан-Мікеле”
  • Belarusian: “Сан Мікеле”
  • Belarusian: “Сан-Мікеле”
  • Bulgarian: “Сан Микеле”
  • Catalan: “Isola di San Michele”
  • Cebuano: “San Michele”
  • Chinese: “圣米凯莱岛”
  • Chinese: “聖米凱萊島”
  • Chinese: “聖米歇爾島”
  • Croatian: “Isola Di San Michele”
  • Czech: “Cimitero di San Michele”
  • Czech: “Isola di San Michele”
  • Czech: “San Michele”
  • Danish: “San Michele”
  • Dutch: “Isola di San Michele”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سان ميتشيل”
  • Esperanto: “San Michele”
  • Estonian: “Isola di San Michele”
  • French: “Île de San Michele”
  • French: “San Michele”
  • German: “Isola di San Michele”
  • German: “San Michele”
  • Hebrew: “סן מיקלה”
  • Hungarian: “San Michele-sziget”
  • Indonesian: “Isola di San Michele”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau San Michele”
  • Italian: “Cimitero di San Michele”
  • Italian: “Isola di San Michele”
  • Italian: “San Michele”
  • Japanese: “サン・ミケーレ島”
  • Latin: “Insula sancti Michaeli archangeli”
  • Macedonian: “Остров Сан Микеле”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Isola di San Michele”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Isola di San Michele”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “San Michele”
  • Norwegian: “Isola di San Michele”
  • Portuguese: “São Miguel”
  • Russian: “Сан-Микеле”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Isola di San Michele”
  • Slovak: “San Michele”
  • Slovenian: “Isola di San Michele”
  • Slovenian: “San Michele”
  • Spanish: “Isla de San Michele”
  • Swedish: “San Michele”
  • Turkish: “San Michele”
  • Ukrainian: “Сан-Мікеле ін Ізола”
  • Ukrainian: “Сан-Мікеле”
  • Venetian: “Ìxoła de San Michièl”
  • Venetian: “Ìzoła de San Michièl”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cemetery of San Giorgio dei Greci and Cimitero.

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