Venice - Santa Maria del Carmine / Santa Maria del Carmelo

(Local Name: Chiesa dei Carmini) The Gothic church with the tall 17th century Campanile dates from the 13th to the 14th century. Like the Scuola dei Carmini, it belonged to the Carmelites.

The interior has some very fine paintings, several in the nave showing scenes from the history of the Order. The "Adoration of the Shepherds" (early 16th century), one of Cima da Conegliano's most highly prized works, is at the second side-altar on the right, and Lorenzo Lotto's "St Nicholas and Saints" (early 16th century) is in the left-hand aisle.