Palazzo Giustinian Persico

Palazzo Giustinian Persico is a palace in Venice, located in the San Polo district (sestiere), overlooking the Grand Canal between Rio di San Tomà and Palazzo Tiepolo Passi.

SHORT HISTORY OF PALAZZO GIUSTINIAN PERSICO

Palazzo Giustinian Persico was built in the first decades of the 16th century for the noble Giustinian family, one of the most important and ancient Venetian families.

The Persico family, originally from Bergamo, joined the Venetian patriciate on March 18, 1685, after the usual payment of 100,000 ducats to the Serenissima.

Not long after its construction, the palace passed to the Persico family.

ARCHITECTURE OF PALAZZO GIUSTINIAN PERSICO

The palace is one of the first Venetian structures built in Renaissance style.

The facade of the palace, inspired by the work of Mauro Codussi, dates back to the 16th century.

The facade is characterized by a lively red plaster on which two superimposed central four-light windows stand out, flanked by pairs of single-lancet windows.

The frames of the windows are very valuable and most of them have a balcony.

The rear facade of the building, architecturally not very interesting, overlooks a large garden.

HOW TO GET TO PALAZZO GIUSTINIAN PERSICO

The palace is located about 1.1 kilometers on foot from the Santa Lucia railway station. The closest vaporetto stop is San Toma, about 180 meters away, on the waterbus Lines 1 and 2.