Tesoro

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  • Address
    Basilica di San Marco, Piazza San Marco
  • Transport
    ferry: Vallaresso/San Marco

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Lonely Planet review

The Tesoro, accessible from the right transept at the Basilica di San Marco, contains most of the booty from the 1204 raid on Constantinople, including a thorn said to be from the crown worn by Christ. Some extraordinary 10th- to 11th-century chalices, made of sardonyx, alabaster, glass and silver, figure among the most beautiful pieces, along with some stunning icons and a 14th-century reliquary box that belonged to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.