Palazzo Contarini-Corfu

Palazzo Contarini-Corfu is a historical site in Venice, Metropolitan Venice, Veneto. Palazzo Contarini-Corfu is situated nearby to the museum Gallerie dell’Accademia, as well as near the bridge Ponte dell’Accademia.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gallerie dell’Accademia and Ponte dell’Accademia.

Gallerie dell’Accademia

Museum

Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Gallerie dell'Accademia is a museum gallery of pre-19th-century art in Venice, northern Italy. A few weeks every six years, it houses the Leonardo da Vinci drawing The Vitruvian Man.

The Ponte dell'Accademia is one of only four bridges to span the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. It crosses near the southern end of the canal, and is named for the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, which from 1807 to 2004 was housed in the Scuola della Carità together with the Gallerie dell'Accademia, which is still there. Ponte dell’Accademia is situated 130 metres east of Palazzo Contarini-Corfu.

Palazzo Grassi

Museum

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Palazzo Grassi is a building in the Venetian Classical style located on the Grand Canal of Venice, between the Palazzo Moro Lin and the campo San Samuele. Palazzo Grassi is situated 200 metres north of Palazzo Contarini-Corfu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dorsoduro and San Marco.

Dorsoduro

Photo: Janericloebe, Public domain.

Dorsoduro is one of the six historic sestieri of Venice, Italy, located in the southern part of the city and known for its relatively firm terrain that earned it the name meaning "hard back" or "hard ridge" in Italian, distinguishing it from the more marshy areas of the lagoon.

San Marco

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San Marco is the central district of Venice. It is home to many of Venice's major points of interest, and consequently can be extremely crowded with tourists, especially during the day when cruise ships unload their passengers.

San Polo

Photo: MJJR, CC BY 3.0.

San Polo is one of six sestieri that make up Venice. Covering 86 acres along the Grand Canal, it is one of the oldest parts of the city, having been settled before the 9th century.

Palazzo Contarini-Corfu

Type: Historical site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Venice, Metropolitan Venice, Veneto, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

45.43204° or 45° 25′ 55″ north

Longitude

12.32727° or 12° 19′ 38″ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

8FQJC8JG+RW

GeoNames ID

12689540

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