Palazzo Cavalli

Palazzo Cavalli, also known as Palazzo Corner Martinengo, is a palace in Venice, located in the sestiere (district) of San Marco, overlooking the Grand Canal not far from the Rialto Bridge.

SHORT HISTORY OF PALAZZO CAVALLI

The palace was built in the 16th century, and underwent several renovations in the following centuries.

At the beginning of the 16th century, Bartolomeo d’Alviano lived there, great military leader of the Venetian Republic, who distinguished himself in the defence of the city against the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian.

In 1521, following the marriage of a daughter of Alvise Corner with Agostino Contarini, the palace passed to the Contarini family.

Around 1830, the palace was inherited by the Mocenigo family, who, in turn, sold the building in 1858 to Maria Dorotea Ulbricht. From her, Palazzo Cavalli passed to the Cavalieri family and later to the Ravenna family.

In the 19th century, it was the place where the American writer James Fenimore Cooper lived for a while.

Initially transformed into a hotel, the palace is now home to the Tide Forecast and Warning Center of the Municipality of Venice.

the facade on Grand Canal of Palazzo Cavalli

ARCHITECTURE OF PALAZZO CAVALLI

The facade of the palace, an example of Venetian Gothic style from the 16th century, is three stories high. The ground floor has two portals on a small foundation that overlooks the canal.

The two upper floors are embellished by two four-light windows with balustrades, flanked by three single lancet windows on each side.

A small attic with a terrace, dating back to a more recent era, is located on top of the building, in the central part, above the thin jagged cornice which runs across the entire length of the structure.

On the left side, the palace preserves an ancient wooden loggia, typical of the Venetian noble architecture, of which few examples survived.

TIP: To admire every palace, church and bridge built on the Grand Canal, the best option is to take the waterbus Line 1 from Piazzale Roma, which will get you in about 45 minutes to San Marco Vallaresso, located near Piazza San Marco and the eastern end of the canal.

And if you need more time to admire the scenery, take an enchanting gondola ride along Canal Grande.

HOW TO GET TO PALAZZO CAVALLI

Palazzo Cavalli is located about 2 kilometers on foot from the Venezia Santa Lucia railway station.

The closest vaporetto stop is Rialto, located about 150 meters away, on the waterbus Lines 1 and 2.