A real filming location. After the chase Frank is taken to the police, and the outside of the police station is this Renaissance library on the Piazzetta, facing the Doge's Palace.
Where to stay nearby
Stay near this sceneHotels a 2-min walk awayMap with prices from several sites · minutes to the nearest hotel, per OpenStreetMap
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Hotel Danieli240 m away · 3 min on foot
Rialto Market (fish market)780 m away · 10 min on foot
Palazzo Pisani Moretta810 m away · 11 min on foot
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
La Fenice Opera House
410 m away · 5 min on footVenice's gilded opera house, rebuilt after the 1996 fire; visit by day or see a show.
Santa Maria della Salute
460 m away · 6 min on footA domed Baroque church at the mouth of the Grand Canal, free to enter.
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
680 m away · 9 min on footModern art by Picasso, Pollock and Magritte in a low palace with a garden on the Grand Canal.
Where to stand for the photo
From the middle of the Piazzetta, frame the long arcade of the library with the column of St Theodore at the end.
Getting there
- Address: Piazzetta San Marco 13/a, 30124 Venezia
- Transport
- Vaporetto to San Marco or San Zaccaria, a few minutes on foot.
- Access
- The outside, on the Piazzetta, is public and free. The historic rooms inside are visited with the St Mark's Square museums ticket, entering from the Museo Correr; check hours before you go.
Public sources (5)
- Filming locations of The Tourist on IMDb
- Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana on Wikipedia
- Official website
- wherefilmed.org
- hotels.com
Sources found on November 2, 2026.
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We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
From other stories, nearby
- Caffè FlorianThe Talented Mr. Ripley70 m away · 1 min on foot
- Piazza San MarcoEmily in Paris100 m away · 1 min on foot
- St Mark's SquareInferno100 m away · 1 min on foot
- St Mark's SquareRipley120 m away · 2 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
Caffè Florian
70 m away · 1 min on foothistoric caf退€Café open since 1720 on St Mark's Square, filmed in both The Talented Mr. Ripley and the Ripley series
Ristorante Quadri
130 m away · 2 min on footmodern European€€€€Michelin-starred Alajmo restaurant above Piazza San Marco, facing the Basilica seen in Inferno
Harry's Bar
180 m away · 2 min on footItalian€€€€Opened in 1931 by Giuseppe Cipriani and home of the Bellini, a few steps from the San Marco waterfront
Part of the trip
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story