Madonna dell’Orto church is in the northern part of Venice and is built in the gothic style.The church is best known as the parish church of the famous Venetian painter Tintoretto. It contains many of his paintings and the artist is buried there in a fine tomb in the chapel to the right of the high alter. On either side of the high altar there are vast Tintoretto paintings of The Worship of the Golden Calf and The Last Judgment, each about fifty feet high. Also of note is a statue of a "Madonna of the Garden" (Madonno dell'Orto) in the chapel of San Mauro, which was discovered in a neighboring garden in the late 1300s and was said to possess miraculous powers.
Ca' Rezzonico
Ca’ Rezzonico, or the Venetian 18th Century museum, was a palace built by the Rezzonico in 1649 and designed by the Venetian architect Baldassarre Longhena. It was completed in 1750 by Giorgio Massari. Ca' Rezzonico contains many tapestries, lacquerwork and armchairs typical of the 18th century and many works by Canaletto, Rosalba Carriera, Giambattista Tiepolo and Francesco Guardi.
Galleira dell'Accademia
The Gallerie dell’Accademia is Venice’s most important and prestigious art gallery features an impressive collection of Venetian paintings and works by such artists as Giovanni Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, and Canaletto. The museum occupies the former monastery, church, and school of Santa Maria della Carità.
Venice’s Jewish Ghetto
Venice’s Jewish ghetto was one of the first of its type in Europe, designed to both isolate and protect from persecution Venice’s Jewish community. By the 17th Century, Venice’s Jews had become an important part of the city’s life, controlling the city’s foreign trade and providing numerous physicians, lawyers, and scholars. Napoleon ended the practice of isolating the city’s Jewish community, tearing down the gates of the ghetto. Some two hundred of Venice’s Jews were murdered during the Nazi holocaust.
Tours of the Ghetto are available year-round at the Museo Comunità Ebraica (Jewish Community Museum) in the Campo Ghetto Nuovo, which has a large collection of religious objects and silverware. The tour has several departures and lasts about 40 minutes. The price is a bit expensive, but the three synagogues included in the tour are worth visiting if you're even remotely interested in Venetian history or Jewish culture.