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Everyone knows Venice, but probably don’t know about the most authentic and quite areas as the one where Palazzina is settled. San Samuele is the area around Campo Santo Stefano, Accademia Bridge, and Palazzo Grassi, one of the most important temporary exhibition centres around that, now owned by French collector François Pinault, maintains a vocation for contemporary art. San Samuele in Venice could be compared to the district of the artists in Montmartre, Paris – due to its high concentration of artists, galleries and craft shops. 

When walking around the area you’ll find it hard not to stop and admire craft shop window displays, watch the experts at work, lose yourself in the many and varied art galleries, or step into shops selling precious, original, handmade items. 

Venice is not only a paradise for art and culture aficionados, it’s also a hotspot for exclusive and refined shopping – we’ve come up with a list of a few ‘gems’ in the area that we wouldn’t want you to miss..