Which one to choose in Venice
Two churches in Venice. Frari Basilica has 1 ticket or tour to book; San Francesco del Deserto has 1 ticket or tour to book. The table and the two notes below put them side by side; the full pages have what to see, the ticket and the timing for each.
Venice, Italy
A modest ticket is bought at the door or online, and the Chorus Pass, which covers about fifteen Venetian churches including this one, costs roughly the price of three separate entries and is the sensible buy for anyone staying more than a day. Audio guides are rented inside. Guided tours of San Polo include the Frari and cost several times the ticket; they earn it here, because the church is a museum of Venetian sculpture and painting with almost no labels.
Venice, Italy
San Francesco del Deserto is a small island in the northern Venetian lagoon, a few minutes by boat beyond Burano, and it has no regular public water bus. That is the whole planning problem. Visitors either hire a water taxi or one of the small boats waiting at the Burano landing, agreeing the return time before setting off, or join one of the few lagoon tours that include the island. The friars still live here, and visits are guided by one of them at set times in the morning and afternoon;
| Frari Basilica | San Francesco del Deserto | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Basilica | Monastery & Abbey |
| Opened | 1250 | — |
| Tickets and tours on GetYourGuide | 1 | 1 |
| Official website | yes | — |