San Michele
San Michele is a cemetery in Venice, Metropolitan Venice, Veneto.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Isola di San Michele and Rialto Bridge.
Isola di San Michele
Islet
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The Island of San Michele is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, Veneto, northern Italy. The island contains San Michele in Isola, a Roman Catholic church, as well as the San Michele Cemetery, Venice’s principal cemetery.
Rialto Bridge
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The Rialto Bridge is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Connecting the sestieri of San Marco and San Polo, 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. Rialto Bridge is situated 1¼ km southwest of San Michele.
San Michele in Isola
Church
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San Michele in Isola is a Roman Catholic church, located on the Isola di San Michele, a small islet sited between Venice and Murano, which once sheltered a Camaldolese monastery, but now houses the main cemetery of the city. San Michele in Isola is situated 250 metres north of San Michele.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Murano and Castello.
Murano
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Murano is an island town, about 1.5 km north of Venice, in northern Italy and is considered part of Venice. It can be considered a slightly cheaper base from which to explore Venice.
Castello
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Castello is one of six sestieri that make up Venice.
Cannaregio
Cannaregio is one six sestieri that make up Venice. For many travellers, it's the first part of Venice they enter, since Venezia Santa Lucia railway station, the main railway station, is here.
San Michele
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Venice, Metropolitan Venice, Veneto, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.44685° or 45° 26′ 49″ northLongitude
12.34704° or 12° 20′ 49″ eastOpen location code
8FQJC8WW+PRGeoNames ID
8198708
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In Other Languages
“San Michele” goes by many names.
- German: “San Michele, die Nekropolis Venedigs.”
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