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…
Must-see shopping in San Polo & Santa Croce
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
San Polo & Santa Croce
Everything's handmade at this longstanding mask workshop specialising in mainly traditional designs: from commedia dell'arte (masked theatre) characters…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
San Polo & Santa Croce
A vintage clothing store with a great range of designer clothes and shoes, jeans and accessories.
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,…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
