Palaces

Castello Cini is a monumental complex in Monselice, built on the slopes of Colle della Rocca, comprising a series of architectures constructed between the 11th and 16th centuries.

Edited by John Ruskin, this palace is considered the most important structure located in the central part of the Grand Canal. Not only that, it is considered the prototype of Venetian civil buildings.

Typical Byzantine house-foundry with a portico on the ground floor whose tall, slender columns suggested the building's name. His façade can be seen from the Rialto fish market.

Also called the Dogana da Mar, Punta del Sale and, once, Punta della Trinità, it is the building in St. Mark's basin that acts as the initial watershed between the Giudecca Canal and the Grand Canal.

The School gathered those who worked the gold threads and thin sheets of the precious metal. The premises, now a multifunctional space, is adjacent to the church of San Stae.

Here people suffering from diseases incurable for the time, such as syphilis, were housed and cared for. It was also a place where women from various social classes could learn music and singing, creating choristers and instrumentalists known…

Luxurious residence belonging to the noble house of Foscarini, one of the richest patrician families in Venice. Today part of the palace houses the Belgian Consulate and some accommodation facilities.

The convent was important for its library, considered one of the most important of its time, with particularly valuable furniture supporting ancient manuscripts and a hand-decorated coffered ceiling. The entire complex managed to survive the…

Owned by one of the greatest Venetian painters of the 16th century, Jacopo Robusti known as Tintoretto, whose name derives from his father's activity as a dyer. Palazzo of unusual size and shape, being rather narrow and high. The presence of four…

Nobody would imagine finding a hospital inside such a well-kept and architecturally refined palace. And yet, in Venice, even health institutions are housed in buildings of historical and artistic value. Take a close look at the building's façade and…

Just by reading the name, the role this building played in the past is evident: to store grain. What is curious is that it contained this ancient grain not for the people but to make biscuit: a special type of bread that, thanks to its special…

Don't be impressed by the sheer size of this palace, which disrupts and fills the grandiose Campo San Geremia. Splendour and luxury are certainly two good adjectives to describe it. Close your eyes and try dreaming of a fantastic dancing party in…