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No need to wait for San Marco sunsets to inspire a snog: this romantic Renais-
sance 15th-century palazzo with an external spiral bovolo (snail-shell) stairwell is
closed for restoration, but its shady courtyard offers stirring views and privacy.
(Calle Contarini del Bovolo 4299; entry to open courtyard free;
Sant'Angelo)
Local Life
Gallery Hop San Marco
San Marco is not just a museum piece; slip into its backstreets to discover contempor-
ary galleries.
Venice's most radical decor scheme is at Caterina Tognon Arte Contemporanea
OFFLINE MAP (C5;
041 520 78 59; www.caterinatognon.com ; Palazzo da Ponte, Calle delle Dose 2746;
admission free;
10am-1pm & 3-7.30pm Tue-Sat;
Santa Maria del Giglio) , regularly reinvented
by guest artists.
Quiet think pieces await discovery at Galerie van der Koelen OFFLINE MAP (D4;
041 520 74 15; www.galerie.vanderkoelen.de ; Ramo Primo dei Calegheri 2566; admission free;
10am-12.30pm & 3.30-6.30pm Mon-Sat;
Santa Maria del Giglio) .
Jarach Gallery OFFLINE MAP (E4;
041 522 19 38; www.jarachgallery.com ; Campo San Fantin
1997; admission free;
10am-1pm & 2.30-7.30pm Tue-Sat;
Santa Maria del Giglio) highlights con-
temporary photography and video art.
Galleria Traghetto OFFLINE MAP (D4;
041 522 11 88; www.galleriatraghetto.it ; Campo Santa
Maria del Giglio 2543; admission free;
3-7pm Mon-Sat;
Santa Maria del Giglio) shows gutsy
pieces by young Italian artists.
Eating
10 A Beccafico €€
ITALIAN
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