Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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.
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)
.
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.
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