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Teatro La FenicevsBasilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo (San Zanipolo)
Both are highly recommended by travel writers. Overall, Teatro La Fenice scores significantly higher than Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo. Teatro La Fenice scores 89 with recommendations from 8 reviews such as Condé Nast Traveler, Time Out and Travel + Leisure.
Teatro La Fenice
Concierge
Travel + Leisure
Time Out
Michelin Guide
Condé Nast Traveler
Let's Go
Afar Magazine
U.S. News & World Report Travel + Leisure
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Campo San Fantin 1965, 30124 Venice
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Concierge "Still looking magnificent after its lengthy post-fire restoration, La Fenice opera house is a small gem of super-ornate gilt and curlicues."
Travel + Leisure "Book tickets for the recently restored 1836 opera house, where you can listen to Verdi and Puccini's masterpieces in their home country." Full review
Time Out "Hidden away from view behind the ornate gilding and faux-Baroque plush are state-of-the-art technological innovations. The tour with audio guide lasts roughly 45 minutes." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Superb concert hall with its green ceiling, stucco work and caryatids, as well as its foyers lit by Murano chandeliers and decorated with phoenix-themed tapestries." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Venice's grand opera house presents a year-round program of always-popular and top-quality operas, concerts, chamber music, ballets, and recitals." Full review
Let's Go "The opera is not most students’ idea of nightlife, but if you love shrilling arias, the tuxedo life, and €250 tickets, go right ahead." Full review
Afar Magazine "Aptly named after the phoenix, this opera house has risen from its own ashes three times, the last in the 1990s when it was burned in an act of arson." Full review
U.S. News & World Report4.0
"The Teatro La Feniceis one of Italy's most popular opera houses, and one that has almost faced its demise from not one, but three big fires since opening in 1792." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Most visitors tour Venice's famous opera house...but for a more intimate experience, book a ticket for a show to hear the legendary acoustics and see the gold-drizzled stucco up close"
Venice Travel Guide
July 6, 2021
Frommer's "One of Italy’s most famous opera houses...take in the opulent main theater, ornate side rooms, the gilded “royal box,” and a small exhibit dedicated to feted soprano Maria Callas." Full review
Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo (San Zanipolo)
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The Telegraph Frommer's
Castello 6363, Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice
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Fodor's "A venerated jewel, this gorgeous church looms over one of the most picturesque squares in Venice." Full review
Time Out "Santi Giovanni e Paolo was founded by the Dominican order in 1246 but not finished until 1430." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"The Gothic church dedicated to them." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Built by the Dominicans from 1240 to 1430, this is the largest Gothic church in Venice." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"In the Venetian dialect, Zanipòlo is a contraction of St John and St Paul. The austere Gothic basilica dedicated to them was the burial place for the doges and opens onto the square." Full review
The Telegraph "San Zanipolo, as the Venetians call it, is a vast, echoing barn of a church, built for the Dominicans starting in the mid 13th century, but not finished until 1430." Full review
Frommer's "This massive Gothic church was built by the Dominican order from the 13th to the 15th century." Full review
