Palaces

The school was built near the Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari church to the wishes of the confraternity, who found that the little school (scoletta) built by Bartolomeo Bon in 1489 had become inadequate.

The Carmini School was established in 1594, precisely on 1 March.

Located along the Fondamenta de la Misericordia, in the Cannaregio district, it is connected to the ancient School and to the Church of Santa Maria Valverde or Santa Maria della Misericordia by the bridge of the same name.

The School owes its name to the Brotherhood of Mercy that settled in the area from 1308. The number of believers expanded to such an extent that, after only two years, they began to establish their own premises for the faithful.

In 1806, in the Napoleonic era, the Fontego lost its function as a building dedicated to commercial activities and the property was transferred to the state property.

The complete refurbishment of the building took place in 1341.

The first Fontego dei Tedeschi was probably built by the Republic between 1222 and 1225 in the area of ​​San Bartolomeo overlooking the Grand Canal.

The Council of Ten in February 1505 entrusted the task of reconstruction to Giorgio Spavento, proto of the Basilica of San Marco and to Francesco Garzoni, Provveditor al Sal, the specific administrative supervision of the works.

Palazzo Porto-Colleoni-Thiene, commonly known under the name of Castello di Thiene, was built in 1450 at the behest of Francesco Porto, a member of one of the wealthiest families in the Vicenza area, for the storage of agricultural products.

Located to the right of the St Mark’s Basilica and overlooking the lagoon, the Clock tower was once the entrance door to the Mercerie, an area for all types of trading that led up to Rialto, the banking center Serenissima.

Strange as it may seem, there is very little certain information about the villa: the date of construction is unknown, the architect is unknown, and the events are nebulous.

When it was built, in the second half of the eighteenth century, Villa Erizzo was located on the edge of the ancient village of Rosa, on a property that included the current via Cappuccina and via Piave, on the east and west sides, and extended so