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Unlock Venice

    • About Unlock Venice
    • Frequently asked questions about Mestre, Venice and your stay
    • How to get from Mestre to Venice: transport, travel times and parking
    • Staying in Mestre to visit Venice
    • Venice in 3 Days from Mestre: A Slower Itinerary from a Central Base
  • The Scala Contarini del Bovolo: why a spiral staircase became one of Venice’s strangest details

    6/27/2026
    Dettagli veneziani
    altane, architettura veneziana, dettagli veneziani, San Marco, Scala Contarini del Bovolo, Venezia
    The Scala Contarini del Bovolo: why a spiral staircase became one of Venice’s strangest details
  • Santa Maria dei Miracoli: the marble church that looks like a reliquary in the heart of Cannaregio

    6/26/2026
    Arte e cultura
    Cannaregio, chiese di Venezia, marmi veneziani, Pietro Lombardo, Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venezia rinascimentale
    Santa Maria dei Miracoli: the marble church that looks like a reliquary in the heart of Cannaregio
  • The Church of San Sebastiano: Veronese’s pictorial refuge hidden in Dorsoduro

    6/26/2026
    Arte e cultura
    arte veneziana, chiese veneziane, Dorsoduro, San Sebastiano, Venezia, Veronese
    The Church of San Sebastiano: Veronese’s pictorial refuge hidden in Dorsoduro
  • Carpaccio in Venice: where to look for the city’s painted stories among saints, animals and everyday details

    6/26/2026
    Arte e cultura
    arte veneziana, Carpaccio, Castello, dettagli veneziani, San Marco, Venezia
    Carpaccio in Venice: where to look for the city’s painted stories among saints, animals and everyday details
  • The Scuola Grande di San Rocco: Tintoretto and the pictorial cycle that transforms a confraternity into sacred theater

    6/25/2026
    Senza categoria
    Venezia
    The Scuola Grande di San Rocco: Tintoretto and the pictorial cycle that transforms a confraternity into sacred theater
  • Campo Santa Margherita: how to read a Venetian square that is still a space of daily life

    6/25/2026
    Senza categoria
    Campo Santa Margherita: how to read a Venetian square that is still a space of daily life
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Unlock Venice

Unlock Venice is a slow guide to Venice: practical itineraries, local stories, art, food and lesser-known places to explore without rushing. We are also preparing an apartment in Mestre city centre for short stays and holiday rentals, designed as a practical base for visiting Venice.

Contacts

Apartment Address:
Viale Garibaldi 52/C,
30173 Mestre (Venezia), Italy

CIN: IT027042C2HQZY5FM7

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