CHURCH OF SAN STAE — Attraction in Venice

This Baroque church is dedicated to Eustace who according to legend lived in the 2nd century and refused to worship pagan gods. Convicted to be burnt alive inside a brazen bull (a torture device: a convict would be placed inside a metall bull held above a fire untill steamed to death). A rather bloody story, but very popular during the late Middle Ages when this 11th century church was founded.

The spectacular Baroque facade facing the Grand Canal dates from 1709. Not only the outside, but the interior as well is richly decorated with sculptures. The craftmanship with which they were made is outstanding. I found the painting work by leading artists from the early 1700s less appealing than the...

Situada al borde del Gran Canal, su magnífica fachada barroca, obra de 1709 de Domenico Rossi, se caracteriza por una profusa decoración a la que han contribuido varios escultores. Su interior, con una sola nave y tres capillas a cada lado, denota una clara reminiscencia palladiana; en el centro de la nave una gran lápida nos señala la sepultura de la familia Mocenigo. Aunque las capillas laterales exhiben grandes obras, las más importantes se encuentran en la sacristía y, sobre todo, en el presbiterio. En éste encontramos El Martirio de San Bartolomé, obra temprana de Tiepolo, así como otras obras de Piazzetta y Sebastiano Ricci. En la sacristía destacan obras de Pittoni y Litterini. No es una de las iglesias más conocidas de la ciudad, pero si disponemos de tiempo, merece la pena hacerle una visita. Horario de apertura: de lunes a sábado, de 10.00 a 17.00 horas. Cierra los domingos. El precio de entrada es 3 € adultos y 1,50 € billete reducido. Se puede acceder con el Chorus Pass, que por 12 € el billete completo, 8 € el billete reducido o 24 € el billete familiar, nos permite acceder a las 18 iglesias dependientes del...

Cool church. Didn't go inside because it was 12€. Most of the churches and basilicas charge for entry and we were doing a vacation on a budget, so we skipped going into a lot of the churches. So much beautiful things to see in Venice for no cost, there is no reason to spend money unless you have a lot of it or you have been to Venice...