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Venetian Gothic Palaces

Venetian Gothic Palaces

Venice · Italy

6 stops
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  • 4 languages
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Follow a sequence of Venetian Gothic palaces and architectural landmarks, from the grand Doge's Palace to smaller and more intimate residences. You will see monumental entrances, richly detailed façades, distinctive palace forms, and the unusual spiral staircase of Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo. Museums and historic buildings along the route reveal how Gothic design appears in both public and private settings. Compare the monumental scale and ceremonial presence of the Doge's Palace with the more intimate character of the palaces that follow.

The walk

  1. Doge's Palace

    Doge's Palace

    A Gothic seat of power reshaped by fire, rebellion, republics, and restoration.

  2. Porta della Carta

    Porta della Carta

    Carta Gate is an attraction in Venice, Italy.

  3. Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo

    Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo

    A Contarini palace transformed by Venice’s famously oversized spiral staircase.

  4. Fortuny Museum

    Fortuny Museum

    Museo Fortuny is a museum in Venice, Italy.

  5. Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti

    Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti

    A Grand Canal palace repeatedly remade by dynasties, Habsburg ambition, and nineteenth-century taste.

  6. Ariani Cicogna Palace

    Ariani Cicogna Palace

    Ariani Cicogna Palace, an attraction in Venice, Italy

Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places

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