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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
  • Museo Correr: why starting here helps you understand San Marco before the basilica

    8/24/2026
    Arte e cultura
    musei veneziani, Museo Correr, Piazza San Marco, San Marco, Serenissima, Venezia
    Museo Correr: why starting here helps you understand San Marco before the basilica
  • The Bocche di Leone: secret denunciations and administered fear in the Venice of the Serenissima

    8/23/2026
    Dettagli veneziani
    Bocche di Leone, dettagli veneziani, Palazzo Ducale, San Marco, Serenissima, storia veneziana
    The Bocche di Leone: secret denunciations and administered fear in the Venice of the Serenissima
  • The Piombi and Pozzi: the prisons of the Doge’s Palace beyond the legend of Casanova

    8/23/2026
    Arte e cultura
    Casanova, Palazzo Ducale, Piombi, Pozzi, San Marco, storia veneziana
    The Piombi and Pozzi: the prisons of the Doge’s Palace beyond the legend of Casanova
  • The Bridge of Sighs from the inside: what those passing toward the New Prisons really saw

    8/23/2026
    Arte e cultura
    dettagli veneziani, Palazzo Ducale, Ponte dei Sospiri, Prigioni Nuove, San Marco, Venezia
    The Bridge of Sighs from the inside: what those passing toward the New Prisons really saw
  • Tintoretto’s Paradise at the Doge’s Palace: the enormous painting that closes a history of government

    8/22/2026
    Arte e cultura
    arte veneziana, Palazzo Ducale, Sala del Maggior Consiglio, San Marco, Tintoretto, Venezia
  • The Hall of the Great Council: when Venice painted itself as an immense republic

    8/22/2026
    Arte e cultura
    arte veneziana, Palazzo Ducale, Repubblica di Venezia, San Marco, Tintoretto, Venezia
    The Hall of the Great Council: when Venice painted itself as an immense republic
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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.

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

CIN: IT027042C2HQZY5FM7

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