Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo

Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo

Corte Contarini, 4304-4306. (Open Map)

Description

Overlooking Rio di San Luca, the palace owes its name to the spiral staircase (bovolo means snail shell) in the courtyard, a Lombardesque a late 15th century construction.
In the interior of the palace are important paintings, among them two works by S. Ricci.