Palazzo Marcello

Palazzo Marcello is a palace in Venice, located in the Cannaregio district (sestiere), overlooking the Grand Canal between Ca’ Vendramin Calergi and Palazzo Molin Erizzo.

SHORT HISTORY OF PALAZZO MARCELLO

Around the middle of the 15th century, the palace belonged to the Molin della Maddalena family. At the time, the structure had only one noble floor, in addition to the mezzanine and the ground floor.

The palace passed to the Marcello family in 1517 due to the marriage between Marco Antonio Marcello and Caterina Molin di Nadalin.

Towards the end of the 17th century, Palazzo Marcello was rebuilt.

The captain Lorenzo Marcello was born in the palace in 1603, and the composer Benedetto Marcello in 1686.

In the palace, the English writer Frederick Rolfe died of a heart attack on October 25, 1913.

the facade of Palazzo Marcello

ARCHITECTURE OF PALAZZO MARCELLO

On the two noble floors, the palace has two large five-light windows decorated with round arches.

The five-light windows are flanked by pairs of sigle-light windows, also with rounded arches.

The presence of the two water portals suggests that the building was used by two families. In addition to the portals, the ground floor has five rectangular windows.

The mezzanine has seven rectangular windows.

TIP: To admire every palace, church and bridge built on the Grand Canal, take the waterbus Line 1 from Piazzale Roma, and after a 45 minutes trip you will reach San Marco Vallaresso 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 MARCELLO

Palazzo Marcello is located about 1 kilometer on foot from the Venezia Santa Lucia railway station.

The closest vaporetto stop is San Marcuola, located about 350 meters away, on the waterbus Lines 1 and 2.