Spiral Staicase Palazzo Contorini Del Bovolo

Contarini del Bovolo Staircase

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Small palace with external spiral staircase and panoramic city views

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Nov 24, 2024
Appreciated that our tickets were honored two days after original booking. It was POURING when we arrived in Venice and by the time we got checked into the hotel and to the Scala, they were closing.…Full review by lanie101
Nov 24, 2024
Tower construction was always restricted to church and state buildings to prevent potential military use. However, around 1400, the Contarini family, eager to display their wealth and power, boldly e…Full review by cityscrolls
Oct 29, 2024
Though not on everyone's TO SEE LIST, the Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo should be. Tucked away not far from La Fenice Opera House, the Palazzo is mostly known for its amazing spiral staircase which li…Full review by MayLehmannNYC
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One of the most interesting pieces of construction this side of Italy, the Scala Contarini dal Bovolo was created in true Vene…
cityseeker.com
The Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo is a small palazzo in Venice, Italy, best known for its external multi-arch spiral staircase known as t…
sygic.com
Overlooking Rio di San Luca, the palace owes its name to the spiral staircase (bovolo means snail shell) in the courtyard, a Lombardesque …
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Hello All so it appears that the staircase is now open? I have a trip planned in mid May. Can you go without a tour and …
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Hello All so it appears that the staircase is now open? I have a trip planned in mid May. Can you go without a tour and just pay the entrance fee (any idea of what that is?) upon arrival (after hunting for it of course - from what i read it is not that easy to find :) but then all of Venice from what I have read will be a treasure hunt for me). Thanks all for your replies!
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Yes you can visit independently, entry fee of about 3 or 4 euro from memory can be paid upon entry
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Is the Scala Contarini del Bovolo open for visitors?
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Thanks for all the information. Geraldine, do you know how I can book a visit? Is it online?
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HI, is the Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo under renovation? any idea when it will be open to public again?
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I visited in October 2014 - at that time, it had a palisade fence around it, so you could not go inside, but the entire front fascade was visible. The building is in a narrow alleyway so even …
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I visited in October 2014 - at that time, it had a palisade fence around it, so you could not go inside, but the entire front fascade was visible. The building is in a narrow alleyway so even though there is a fence it does not restrict your view of the the architecture, since you are really quite close to the building. In front of the building, within the 'garden' if you could call it that, were various other artefacts of carved marble that were there for safe-keeping. I found it worth the visit!
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