The Dominican church of San Domenico stands on its own small island at the eastern edge of the old town, connected by a short bridge from the main quayside. The current building is 18th century, but the bell tower is older — built in the 14th century when the first Dominican community settled here.
Inside, the high altar holds a Crucifixion attributed to Vittore Carpaccio, painted in 1520. The church also holds a striking 14th-century carved wooden Christ, blackened by centuries of candle smoke and reckoned by some locals to be miraculous. Quiet and usually almost empty — a good antidote to the bustle of the corso.