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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 Golden Staircase of the Doge’s Palace: ascending toward power amid stucco and political control

    8/22/2026
    Arte e cultura
    Alessandro Vittoria, Jacopo Sansovino, Palazzo Ducale, San Marco, Scala d’Oro, Venezia rinascimentale
    The Golden Staircase of the Doge’s Palace: ascending toward power amid stucco and political control
  • The Giants’ Staircase: where the doge became doge before the city

    8/21/2026
    Arte e cultura
    Doge, Jacopo Sansovino, Palazzo Ducale, San Marco, Scala dei Giganti, Venezia
    The Giants’ Staircase: where the doge became doge before the city
  • The Porta della Carta: entering the Doge’s Palace by reading stone, power and propaganda

    8/21/2026
    Arte e cultura
    dettagli veneziani, Francesco Foscari, gotico veneziano, Palazzo Ducale, Porta della Carta, San Marco
    The Porta della Carta: entering the Doge’s Palace by reading stone, power and propaganda
  • The Tetrarchs of San Marco: four embraced figures and the missing fragment in Istanbul

    8/21/2026
    Arte e cultura
    arte tardoantica, Costantinopoli, porfido, San Marco, Tetrarchi, Venezia
    The Tetrarchs of San Marco: four embraced figures and the missing fragment in Istanbul
  • The Treasury of St. Mark’s: relics, spoils and precious objects that arrived from the East

    8/20/2026
    Arte e cultura
    arte bizantina, Quarta crociata, reliquie, San Marco, Tesoro di San Marco, Venezia medievale
    The Treasury of St. Mark’s: relics, spoils and precious objects that arrived from the East
  • The floor of St. Mark’s: marble waves, geometries and the feeling of walking on water

    8/20/2026
    Arte e cultura
    architettura, Basilica di San Marco, dettagli veneziani, mosaici, San Marco, Venezia
    The floor of St. Mark’s: marble waves, geometries and the feeling of walking on water
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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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