Looking out to the water is the Basin of San Marco. From here you’ll see the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, with its beautiful Renaissance Church built by Palladio in the Renaissance. The island was once known as the Island of Cypress Trees before it became an important Benedectine monastery.
Instead of the many vaporetti and taxis, until the 18th century here you would have seen thousands of merchandise ships heading for the Customs point to either drop off or stock up on goods. From this point thousands of painters from all over the world have tried to capture the unique panoramic it offers.
