Neighborhood 48H guide
Giudecca: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
Palladio’s Redentore and views back to San Marco.
The long island across the Giudecca canal is residential and calm, with Palladio’s church of Il Redentore, the converted Molino Stucky flour mill, and views back to the Zattere and San Marco.
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Photo: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
A quiet base a short vaporetto ride from San Marco.
Who it's for: Those who want calm and views, close to the centre.
Pros
- Calm
- Views
- Spa hotels
Cons
- Need the vaporetto
- Few restaurants
- Quiet at night
48H in Giudecca
Palladio’s Redentore and views back to San Marco.
10:00 – Il Redentore
Palladio’s votive church.
18:00 – Giudecca waterfront
Sunset views across to Dorsoduro.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
See / do
See / do
Il Redentore
Fondamenta San Giacomo
Palladio’s 16th-century church; its garden opened for guided visits in 2026.
Photo: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →See / do
Molino Stucky
Giudecca 810
Neo-Gothic former flour mill on the western tip of the island, now a hotel with a rooftop bar.
Photo: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Where to stay
Specific named properties—not vague city-wide searches. Expedia stays use tracked Creator links; others open the hotel's official site.
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Hotel · Expedia
Bauer Palladio Hotel & Spa
Giudecca
Palladian former convent with a garden and spa.
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Vacation rentals
Prefer an apartment or whole home in this neighborhood? Browse Vrbo listings for Giudecca.
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Browse vacation rentals in Giudecca on Vrbo →Other ways to spend 48 hours in Venice
- San Marco — St Mark’s Basilica, the Doge’s Palace and La Fenice.
- Castello — The Arsenale, the Biennale and quieter lanes.
- Cannaregio — The Ghetto, the Ca’ d’Oro and canal-side bars.
- Dorsoduro — The Accademia, the Guggenheim and the Zattere.
- San Polo — The Rialto market and the Frari.
- Santa Croce — Ca’ Pesaro and the natural history museum near Piazzale Roma.
- Lido — Beaches across the lagoon.