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This is an entry ticket to Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo in Venice's San Marco district. Climb the 80 steps of the Scala Contarini del Bovolo, a spiral staircase built in 1499, to the Belvedere terrace at the top and look out over Venice. You can also visit two halls inside the palace. It is open daily from 10:00 to 17:30, and the last entry is 30 minutes before closing.

Explore the spiral staircase and palace
at Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo
Visit the late Gothic Palazzo Contarini di San Paterniàn, which dates back to the 1300s. It is known as a hidden gem off the usual tourist path in Venice.
Climb the 80 steps of the spiral staircase

The spiral staircase was commissioned in 1499 by Pietro Contarini to decorate the palace; in Venetian, such a staircase is called a "bovolo". Inside a 26-meter cylindrical tower of Istrian stone and exposed brick, you climb 80 single-stone steps that rise counterclockwise.
Look out over Venice from the Belvedere terrace

At the top of the staircase, the Belvedere terrace offers a panoramic view of the whole city on the lagoon.
Discover the palace's history and two halls

See the surviving fresco fragments and two halls inside the palace. You can also learn about its 19th-century use as lodging and its link to the German astronomer Ernst Wilhelm Tempel, who discovered Comet C/1859 and the Merope Nebula in the Pleiades while staying here.
※ After purchasing, you must exchange your ticket at the Scala Contarini del Bovolo ticket office.
※ Opening hours may change.
Scala Contarini del Bovolo entry ticket
Access to 2 halls inside Contarini Palace
Guided tour
Please check your mobile voucher by email or in the WAUG app.
Exchange your voucher for a ticket at the Scala Contarini del Bovolo ticket office, then enter.
Valid only on the date and time you selected.
Meeting point:
Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo
S. Marco, 4303, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy
Meeting point details:
Go directly to Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo. Follow the street signs to the entrance of the attraction.
Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo, S. Marco, 4303, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy