Ca' Rezzonico

Tickets are available both on site and online. While advance booking isn't a must here, online tickets let you skip the ticket queue and head straight inside.

Alternatively, you can enter the museum with the MUVE Museum Pass which gives access to all the city's civic museums, including the Doge's Palace.

The pass is valid for six months from purchase, and you can visit at any time with no advance reservation required.

Baldassare Longhena also designed Santa Maria della Salute and another palace, now a museum too: Ca' Pesaro.

His eclectic Rococo style brought him many commissions and you will encounter his luminous frescoes adorning the ceilings of many historical buildings of the city.

Explore the museum's collections on Google Arts & Culture, from the comfort of your current location.

Behind the palace lies a small green garden, ideal for relaxing in the shade and taking a break while planning your next move.

It has a water fountain for refilling bottles and a tiny playground for children.

Ca' Rezzonico is one of the finest examples of Venetian Baroque architecture on the Grand Canal, with an ornate facade reflecting the wealth and ambition of the Republic's final centuries.

Across the water, Palazzo Grassi presents a very different vision of grandeur through its sober classical design.

The best way to appreciate both styles is from the water, where the contrasting facades reveal their details as you glide between them by boat or vaporetto.