Must-see shopping in San Polo & Santa Croce

  • Process Collettivo, shop in Venice

    Process Collettivo

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    A nonprofit cooperative runs this little shop, selling goods made by inmates of Venice's prisons as part of a social reintegration program. The toiletries…

  • Oh My Blue is in the pretty Campo San Toma'

    Oh My Blue

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    In her white-on-white gallery, switched-on Elena Rizzi showcases edgy, show-stopping jewellery, accessories and decorative objects from both local and…

  • Alberto Sarria Masks

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Go Gaga or channel Casanova at this atelier, dedicated to the art of masquerade for over 30 years. Sarria's commedia dell'arte masks are worn by theatre…

  • Damocle Edizioni

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Pocket-sized Damocle is both a bookshop and publisher, translating literary greats such as Oscar Wilde and Luigi Pirandello, as well as showcasing…

  • Il Mercante di Sabbia

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Soft lighting from the handcrafted lamps on sale illuminates the shop window, making the alluring display of silver jewellery shimmer. Inside, you can…

  • Paperoowl

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Stefania Giannici’s nimble fingers have been practising origami since she was four years old. Now a master of her craft, she folds, prints, rolls and…

  • Artigianato d'Arte di Mauro Vianello

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    A coral reef's worth of painstakingly detailed glass Nemos, seahorses, starfish, jellyfish and seashells fills the window of this little glass studio…

  • Il Pavone di Paolo Pelosin

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Consider Paolo’s hand-bound marbled-paper journals and photo albums a challenge: now it’s up to you to create Venice memories worthy of such inspired…

  • Casa del Parmigiano

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Suitably set beside the appetite-piquing Rialto Market, cheery Casa del Parmigiano heaves with coveted cheeses, from potent parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan)…

  • La Bauta

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Whether it's a unicorn or a steampunk explorer mask you're after, this traditional workshop will see you right. Alternatively you can paint your own…

  • Atelier Marega

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    As well as selling a good range of traditional papier-mâché masks – from simple to over-the-top – this atelier sells and rents elaborate Carnevale…

  • La Bottega dei Mascareri

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Everything's handmade at this longstanding mask workshop specialising in mainly traditional designs: from commedia dell'arte (masked theatre) characters…

  • The shop boasts two large display windows, Sabbie e Nebbie.

    Sabbie e Nebbie

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    East–West trade-route trends begin here, with chic cast-iron teapots, Japanese-textile patchwork totes, and Orient-inspired ceramics by Rina Menardi…

  • The La Maison de La Sireneuse shop's side window is full of tantalising objects

    La Maison de La Sireneuse

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    This is an Aladdin's cave of trinkets and clothing. Much of the costume jewellery is made by hand in-store, with a lovely range of cameo bracelets and…

  • The Il Baule Blu shop lies on the edge of Campo San Toma'

    Il Baule Blu

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    'The Blue Trunk' is a curiosity cabinet of elusive treasures where you can expect to stumble across anything from 1970s bubble sunglasses and antique…

  • The inviting window display at Maison 203

    Maison 203

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    This interesting design company produces jewellery and accessories in-store (as well as sourcing from designers around Europe), using materials such as…

  • Designer wear adorns the Slash Venezia window

    Slash Venezia

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    This fashion store has clothing and accessories by international designers from Japan, Korea and the US, as well as home-grown talent.

  • Brightly coloured clothing hangs in the Bisnonni store

    Bisnonni

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    A vintage clothing store with a great range of designer clothes and shoes, jeans and accessories.

  • Declare

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Declare's sleek black fit-out provides a dramatic backdrop for boldly hued, contemporary leathergoods. Made by artisans using full-grain Tuscan leather,…

  • Bottega Orafa ABC

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Master of metals, Andrea d’Agostino takes his influence from the Japanese technique of mokume gane (meaning ‘metal with woodgrain’), masterful examples of…

  • Ottica Vascellari

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Second-generation opticians and first-class stylists, the Vascellari family discern eyewear needs with a glance at your prescription and a long look to…

  • Attombri

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    With a clientele ranging from Hollywood stars to New York socialites, Stefano and Daniele Attombri’s contemporary glass jewellery embraces art deco,…

  • Emilio Ceccato

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    If you’ve been eyeing up the natty striped T-shirts, devilishly soft winter wool hats and crepe pants sported by Venice’s gondoliers then make a beeline…

  • Veneziastampa

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Mornings are best to catch the 1930s Heidelberg machine in action, but whenever you arrive, you'll find mementos hot off the proverbial press…

  • Anatema

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Add a Venetian eye for colour to a Japanese flair for sculptural fashion, and here you have it: teal mohair tube scarves that float around the collarbone…

  • DoppioFondo

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Couple Tiziano and Vanessa use a variety of printmaking techniques including silk screen and xylograph to create handmade T-shirts and bags, some with…

  • Laberintho

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    The window display offers a tantalising hint at the custom jewellery this versatile goldsmiths’ atelier can create for you, with original designs that nod…

  • Gilberto Penzo

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Yes, you actually can take a gondola home in your pocket. Anyone fascinated by the models at the Museo Storico Navale will go wild here, amid handmade…

  • La Pedrera

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Made you look: these Murano glass jewels in bold colours and shapes have the attention-getting powers of traffic lights. Cascades of lilac beads cluster…

  • Drogheria Mascari

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Ziggurats of sun-dried tomatoes, leaning towers of star anise and chorus lines of olive oils draw awestruck foodies to Mascari’s windows. Indoors, chefs…

  • I Vetri a Lume di Amadi

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Glass menageries don’t get more fascinating than the one created before your eyes by Signor Amadi. Fierce little glass crabs approach pink-tipped coral,…

  • Farmacia Burati

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    When you start feeling the effects of all those spritz sessions, pick up some healing herbs at this vintage pharmacy. Adorned with 19th-century woodwork…

  • Mille e Una Nota

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    The same thought occurs to many people after hearing a concert in Venice: is it too late to take up an instrument? The easiest would be harmonica or…

  • Pied à Terre

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Pied à Terre’s colourful furlane (Venetian slippers) are handcrafted with recycled bicycle tyre treads, ideal for finding your footing on a gondola…

  • Libreria Mare di Carta

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Sailors, pirates and armchair seafarers should navigate to this canalside storefront, which stocks every maritime map and sailor's-knot manual needed for…

  • Gmeiner

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Gabriele Gmeiner honed her shoemaking craft at Hermès and John Lobb, and today jet-setters fly to Venice just for her ultra-sleek Oxfords with hidden …

  • Penny Lane Shop

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    A magnet for local students and tourists looking for something out of the ordinary, this delightful unisex clothing store stocks unusual labels, with a…

  • Lo Spazio 2091

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    This store sells women's clothing in luxury natural fabrics from Italian fashion labels you can't find elsewhere in the city. There's also a small range…

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