Artisti Artigiani del Chiostro
Giudecca, Lido & the Southern Islands
Dating from the 15th-century, the cloister of the former Convent of Sts Cosmas and Damian has been repurposed as a base for independent artisans to ply…
Must-see shopping in Giudecca, Lido & the Southern Islands
Giudecca, Lido & the Southern Islands
The Sacca Fisola weekly market is a no-frills affair, with stalls selling everything from socks to wonderful cheeses and cold cuts. This is a great place…
Giudecca, Lido & the Southern Islands
The first bookshop ever to open on Giudecca, Marco Polo has a range of new and used books in English, as well as a fine selection of children's books and…
Giudecca, Lido & the Southern Islands
The Lido’s open-air market offers a bit of everything during the Tuesday general market and speciality food products in the Friday Farmers' Markets.
Giudecca, Lido & the Southern Islands
Paper is anything but two-dimensional here: paper maestro Fernando di Masone embosses and sculpts handmade cotton paper into seamless raw-edged lampshades…
Giudecca, Lido & the Southern Islands
Marcel Proust waxed rhapsodic over Fortuny’s silken cottons printed with art nouveau patterns. At the showroom attached to his still-functioning factory,…
Mercato della Prigione Femminile
Giudecca, Lido & the Southern Islands
Giudecca locals head here early to stock up on organic vegetables grown in the 'Garden of Wonders' in the women's prison and sold on a stand out the front…
