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Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo

The Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo is a small palazzo in , , best known for its external multi-arch spiral staircase known as the Scala Contarini del Bovolo.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—1:30 PM and 2:00 PM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: small palazzo in Venice, Italy

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include La Fenice and Piazza San Marco.

Theater building
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Teatro is a historic opera house in , Italy. It is one of "the most famous and renowned landmarks in the history of Italian theatre" and in the history of opera as a whole. is situated 130 metres southwest of Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo.

Square
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, often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of , Italy, where it is generally known just as la Piazza. is situated 320 metres east of Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo.

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The is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the in , Italy. Connecting the sestieri of and , it has been rebuilt several times since its first construction as a pontoon bridge in 1173, and is now a significant tourist attraction in the city. is situated 370 metres north of Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Marco and San Polo.

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is the central district of . 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.

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

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is one of the six sestieri of , in northern Italy. includes the highest land areas of the city and also island and Isola Sacca Fisola.

Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo

Latitude
45.43481° or 45° 26′ 5″ north
Longitude
12.33455° or 12° 20′ 4″ east
Open location code
8FQJC8MM+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3358742729
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1585745
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Venetian—“Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Պալացցո Կոնտարի դել Բովոլո”
  • Armenian: “Պալացցո Կոնտարինի դել Բովոլո”
  • Belarusian: “Палацца Кантарыні дэль Бавола”
  • Catalan: “Palau Contarini del Bovolo”
  • Chinese: “蝸牛府”
  • Dutch: “Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo”
  • Finnish: “Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo”
  • Finnish: “Scala Contarini del Bovolo”
  • French: “palais Contarini del Bovolo”
  • French: “Palais Contarini del Bovolo”
  • French: “palais Contarini Minelli del Bovolo”
  • German: “Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo”
  • German: “Scala del Bovolo”
  • Greek: “Παλάτσο Κονταρίνι ντελ Μπόβολο”
  • Italian: “Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio Contarini del Bovolo”
  • Portuguese: “Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo”
  • Russian: “Палаццо Контарини-дель-Боволо”
  • Spanish: “Palacio Contarini del Bovolo”
  • Turkish: “Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo”
  • Ukrainian: “Палаццо Контаріні-дель-Боволо”
  • Venetian: “Pałaso Contarini del Bòvoło”

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