Neighborhood 48H guide
San Polo: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
The Rialto market and the Frari.
West of the Rialto Bridge, San Polo is Venice’s market quarter, with the Rialto fish and produce market, bacari under the arcades, and the Frari church holding Titian’s Assumption.
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Photo: kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
Central, near the Rialto and its vaporetto stop.
Who it's for: Food lovers and those who want to be central.
Pros
- Central
- Markets
- Bacari
Cons
- Crowded at the Rialto
- Small rooms
- Noisy mornings
48H in San Polo
The Rialto market and the Frari.
08:00 – Rialto Market
Fish and produce, Tuesday to Saturday.
11:00 – Frari
Titian’s Assumption.
18:00 – Rialto bacari
Cicchetti under the arcades.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
Shop
Shop
Rialto Market
Campo della Pescaria
Fish market Tuesday to Saturday mornings, produce most days.
Photo: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
See / do
See / do
Basilica dei Frari
Campo dei Frari
Gothic church with Titian’s Assumption and Canova’s tomb.
Official site / map →
Where to stay
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Vacation rentals
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- 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.
- Santa Croce — Ca’ Pesaro and the natural history museum near Piazzale Roma.
- Giudecca — Palladio’s Redentore and views back to San Marco.
- Lido — Beaches across the lagoon.