Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, Venice

National GeographicOct 12

It's Festival Time in Venice—Here's What Locals Are Doing Right Now

La Serenissima is at its most atmospheric in November, when fog shrouds its canals. Join locals at monastical gardens, intimate concerts or wine bars in quiet backstreets.

home to an icon of the Black Madonna

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Basilica of Santa Maria AssuntaMuseumoldest church with Byzantine mosaics
Festa della Madonna della SaluteFestivalannual festival to Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute
Basilica di Santa Maria della SaluteSighthome to an icon of the Black Madonna
La BottigliaRestaurantwine bar spotlighting low-intervention natural labels
OzioCaféwine bar with outdoor tables on a piazza
Venice Galleries ViewPlacecircuit of 16 contemporary showrooms
Mare KarinaSightwhitewashed space showing experimental installations
Victoria MiroSightpresents exhibitions by big names
Laguna~BSightknown for hand-blown Murano glass tumblers
Do FaraiRestaurantrestaurant with Venetian ingredients
Osteria Giorgione da MasaRestaurantcicchetti fusing local seafood with Japanese techniques
Church of the Most Holy RedeemerSightreopened following botanical and architectural restoration
Venezia FCPlacelocal football club with fashionable jerseys
Stadio Pier Luigi PenzoSightsecond-oldest football stadium with lagoon views
Venezia FC storePlaceofficial store in Rialto
Casa Michelotto PastorSightcultural venue with modernist interiors

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Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute

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It's Festival Time in Venice—Here's What Locals Are Doing Right Now