San Giorgio Maggiore, Island and Italian heritage site in Venice, Italy.
San Giorgio Maggiore is an island and heritage site in Venice, featuring a 16th-century church with a 75-meter (246 feet) bell tower. The monastery buildings surround a cloister, and the whole complex sits across the water from Saint Mark's Square.
In 982, Doge Tribuno Memmo gave the island to a Benedictine monk who founded a monastery. This monastery grew into a major center of learning and art for the region.
The church holds two major paintings by Tintoretto: The Last Supper and The Gathering of Manna, displayed where the artist originally placed them. These works show how the place has long served as a space for important art.
The island is reached by water, and climbing the bell tower offers views but requires some physical effort. Plan your visit around the posted opening hours, which vary by season and day.
The island has a garden maze known as the Borges Labyrinth, visible from both ground level and the bell tower. The design connects literature with spatial experience in an uncommon way.
Location: Venice
Elevation above the sea: 1 m
GPS coordinates: 45.42775,12.34417
Latest update: December 20, 2025 01:02
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St Mark's Campanile
806 m
Last Supper
170 m
San Giorgio Monastery
143 m
The Jews in the Desert
170 m
St. Mark the Evangelist
170 m
St John the Evangelist
170 m
Institute for the History of the Venetian State and Society
143 m
Saint Augustine
170 m
Thomas the Apostle
170 m
St Luke the Evangelist
170 m
Teatro Verde
92 m
Portrait of Pius VII
170 m
Saint Peter
170 m
The Risen Christ with Saint Andrew and donors
170 m
Abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore
170 m
Crowned Madonna between Benedictine Saints
170 m
Madonna with Baby and saints
170 m
The Adoration of the Shepherds
170 m
Entombment
170 m
Palladian cloister
143 m
Saint George and the dragon
170 m
Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
170 m
Library of Longhena
143 m
Saint Paul
170 m
Longhena staircase
143 m
Cypress Cloister
143 m
Saint Andrew
170 m
Funeral monument of the doge Sebastiano Ziani
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