Sant' Antonin

From San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, you can dip down Fondamenta dei Furlani to see the church of Sant’Antonin, which re-opened in 2010 after two decades of restoration.

Some 600 years ago you might have been molested by a pig; in honour of St Anthony Abbot, the monks used to keep a herd of free-ranging swine with bells around their necks who visually, orally and olfactorally made such a nuisance of themselves that the Senate ordered them to be penned up in 1409.

Founded by the Badoer family in the 7th century, the current church dates from 1680. Longhena may have had a hand in the plain facade, although it's hardly his style. The onion domed campanile dates from the 18th century; the original had been hit by lightning.

The Interior