Isola di San Michele
Island in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Island of San Michele (Italian: isola di San Michele, [ˈiːzola di sam miˈkɛːle]; Venetian: ìxoła de San Michièl) is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, Veneto, northern Italy. It is associated with the sestiere of Cannaregio, from which it lies a short distance northeast.
 Aerial view of Isola di San Michele | |
  Isola di San Michele | |
| Geography | |
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| Coordinates | 45.447°N 12.347°E |
| Adjacent to | Venetian Lagoon |
| Administration | |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Province of Venice |
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Along with neighbouring San Cristoforo della Pace, the island was a popular place for local travellers and fishermen to land. Mauro Codussi's Chiesa di San Michele in Isola of 1469, the first Renaissance church in Venice, and a monastery lie on the island, which also served for a time as a prison.
The island has served as the principal cemetery of Venice since 1807.
Church S.Michele in Isola
Walls of San Michele
Chapel of San Rocco
San Cristoforo
Graves
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