Venice Sights

Chiesa di San Giorgio dei Greci

#141 of 517 things to do in Venice

#5765 of 49054 things to do in Europe

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  • Address
    • Campiello dei Greci 3412
  • Transport
    • San Zaccaria
  • Phone
    • 041 522 65 81
  • Hours
    • 9am-12.30pm & 2.30-4.30pm Wed-Sat & Mon, 9am-1pm Sun

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Lonely Planet review for Chiesa di San Giorgio dei Greci

Greek Orthodox refugees who fled to Venice from Turkey with the rise of the Ottoman Empire built a church here in 1536, with the aid of a special dispensation from Venice to collect taxes on incoming Greek ships. Nicknamed ‘St George of the Greeks’, the little church has an impressive iconostasis and a range of Byzantine icons and fine incense still in use at services. The separate, slender bell tower was completed in 1603 and began to lean right from the start; by now it seems poised to dive into the canal.

 

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