Venice Chorus Pass

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If you are interested in church art and architecture, Venice Chorus Pass is for you. It costs 10 Euro, allows you to visit 16 churches within one year's time.   It costs 3 Euro to visit one church.  If you visit 4, you will fully cover the cost.  We visited 15 in four days!  A real achievement!   All participating churches are light up.  It enables visitors to admire the beauty of the paintings and interior.  Churches beyond the group often has no illumination.  Some may charge entrance fee and offer no light.  You have to pay additionally to light up the painting you wish to see.  The 10 Euro is worthwhile.   You also get a guide in your preferred language.  Er, perhaps no Chinese yet.  I asked for English all the way :)

It is a good will to contribute a little money to help restore churches full of history and masterpieces by famous artists like Giovanni Bellini, Jacopo Robusti (Tintoretto), Giambattista Tiepolo, Titian, Paolo Veronese, Vittore Carpaccio, Lorenzo Lotto, etc.
(photos from left to right: Church of the Madonna dell'Orto, Church of Santa Maria del Giglio, Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli & Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari)

Below is the list of the participating Churches:
1) Church of Santa Maria del Giglio
2) Church of Santo Stefano
3) Church of Santa Maria Formosa
4) Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli - the most exquisite church, simple and elegant
5) Church of San Giovanni Elemosinario
6) Church of San Polo
7) Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari
8) Church of San Giacomo dall'Orio
9) Church of San Stae
10) Church of Sant'Alvise
11) Church of the Madonna dell'Orto
12) Church of San Pietro di Castello
13) Church of the Santissimo Redentore
14) Church of Santa Maria del Rosario (Gesuati)
15) Church of San Sebastiano (under restoration but opened)
16) Church of San Giobbe

Here are a few paintings in my memory:
Tintoretto's The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple -  Madonna dell'Orto
Titian's Assumption of the Virgin and Bellini's Triptych with Virgin and Saints  - Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari
Giandomenico Tiepolo's Crucifixion (one of the fourteen scenes) - St Paolo
Bellini's Saints Christopher, Jerome and St Augustine - S. Giovanni Crisostomo (not a Chorus church)
Paolo Veronese's paintings - Church of San Sebastiano

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