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San Lazzaro degli Armeni

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This is the Armenian island in the Lagoon. From Wikipedia: "A leper colony during the Middle Ages, since 1717[5] the island has been home to the Armenian Catholic Monastery of San Lazzaro.[b] It is the headquarters of the Mechitarist Order and, as such, one of the world's prominent centers of Armenian culture[7] and Armenian studies.[8] From 1789 until the early 20th century it was a major center of Armenian printing. The island is one of the best known historic sites of the Armenian diaspora.[9] The monastery has a large collection of books, journals, artifacts and the third largest collection of Armenian manuscripts."

To visit the island you can take the vaporetto number 20 from San Zaccaria near Saint Mark's Square. It is open between 3pm and 5pm every day but you will need to pay to go on the guided tour. There are tours in English.

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Tip by Pat Schabus on Saturday the 14 of June, 2014 at 3:00 pm
This is a great place to calm down and get away from the crowd. The italian tour is good.

Tip by Buford Douglas on Wednesday the 20 of March, 2019 at 4:01 pm
Makes small batches of rose petal jam, Vartanush, annually and sells some of it.

Tip by Levent Ahmet on Wednesday the 4 of March, 2015 at 1:28 am
Cultural trip of the island but not good for us!

Tip by Alexjo de Zanini-Roncaglia on Monday the 20 of October, 2014 at 2:04 pm
Stupenda !!!

Tip by Yervand Aghababyan on Monday the 8 of July, 2013 at 3:26 pm
Great church/museum

Tip by U. A. on Wednesday the 25 of February, 2015 at 5:15 pm
Maybe good for cultural trips but was boring for me

Tip by Jo Luchty on Friday the 26 of April, 2019 at 6:49 pm
Ein sch�nes Armenisches Kloster, mit F�hrung ein unbedingtes Muss. Translate

Tip by www.travelitalia.com on Tuesday the 6 of April, 2010 at 5:38 pm
George Byron, il poeta inglese che fece di Venezia la sua patria ideale, soggiorn� spesso a S. Lazzaro, tanto che i Padri Armeni conservano ancora gelosamente alcuni suoi ricordi. Translate

Tip by Simone Modena on Saturday the 21 of May, 2022 at 1:52 pm
Una bellissima isoletta con il monastero melchiterista Translate

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