Bridge of Sighs
This is one of the most popular tourist sights in Venice. The bridge connects the Palazzo Ducale, where prisoners were tried, to the prisons known as the Piombi. The bridge was built on the orders of the Doge Mario Grimani and was made in stone from
Palazzo Ducale
This exceptional building was the center of Venices political, social and economic life right from the beginning. Palazzo Ducale was the private residence of the Doge, but it was also the home of the Governments and the Courts main offices . There
Piazza San Marco
Piazza San Marco is the only Piazza in Venice, as all the other square are given the name Campo. From the very beginning, Piazza San Marco was designed and built as an extension of Palazzo Ducale and the San Marco Basilica, the true centers of po
Scala del Bovolo
Near Campo San Bortolo, hidden among a labyrinth of alleyways, there is one of Benices most unusual sites: Scala Contarini, known as del Bovolo, which was built around the 17th century. This strange name was given to it due to its strange spiral s