Scuola Grande di San Rocco

Church Venice, Veneto, Italy

What to expect

The Scuola Grande di San Rocco is a unique site in the heart of Venice where art, culture, and devotion meet. It is a lay confraternity founded in 1478 and is home to an extraordinary artistic patrimony, including over 60 paintings by Tintoretto, illustrating episodes from the New and Old Testaments. The building features two halls, one at ground floor level and the other at first floor level, with a stair leading to the upper storey. The Scuola Grande di San Rocco is still active today, carrying out its traditional charitable duties and looking after its artistic heritage. Visitors can explore the building and admire Tintoretto's renowned works, including his most celebrated pictorial cycle

Plan your family visit to the Scuola Grande di San Rocco with these blog insights 👇

...Venice!

This family's experience:

Activities: We visited Scuola San Rocco. The children enjoyed looking at the ceilings through the mirrors

Highlights: It is really impressive and our children enjoyed looking at the ceilings through the mirrors they were provided with. It became a game! ✨

VENICE with family, Venice with children

This family's experience:

Activities: We visited Scuola San Rocco, the church Santa Maria dei Frari, and San Marco Basilica. The children enjoyed looking at the ceilings with the mirrors at the Scuola Grande di San Rocco; it became a game!

Highlights: Scuola San Rocco was very impressive, and the children loved looking at the ceilings! Santa Maria dei Frari and San Marco Basilica were also beautiful ✨