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Photo spot · San Luca · Venice
Scala Contarini del Bovolo
Stacked white arches, a quiet courtyard, domes over the roofs
When it fits
Best in the afternoon · about 40 min
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Where it is
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Straight-line distances: Teatro La Fenice 134 m · Campanile di San Marco 361 m · Ponte di Rialto 375 m. Not travel times.
Why Aura
A late-Gothic spiral staircase of white arches wound around a tower in a hidden courtyard, a few lanes from Campo Manin. Climb to the top loggia for a rooftop view towards San Marco.
Local gemViewQuiet
TodayHours expired: re-checkTwo sources disagree
All hours
Mo-Su 10:00-18:00; Oct 10 10:00-16:00; Oct 11 10:00-16:00 · valid 2026-02-23 → 2026-10-25 only (summer timetable; the 2026–27 winter timetable is not published yet. Closed 25–26 Dec; 24 and 31 Dec close 16:00; 1 Jan 14:00–18:00; extraordinary early closings also on 26 Oct (17:00) and 30 Oct (16:00)) · OpenStreetMap says “Tu-Su 10:00-13:30, 14:00-18:00”Price range€9 per ticket
Visit lengthAbout 40 min
WeatherOutdoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortSome slopes or steps
Sources and dates (6)
- When it fits: Aura editorial estimate.
- Today: per gioiellinascostidivenezia.it, read 6 Oct 2026
- Price range: per gioiellinascostidivenezia.it, read 6 Oct 2026
- Visit length: Aura estimate
- Effort: Aura estimate
- Tags are Aura editorial judgement.
Why, feel, tags and tips are Aura editorial. Hours and positions come from OpenStreetMap; prices only when read from a named source on a date. Ratings and reviews are not shown: no provider is connected in this build, and under EEA terms Google ratings may appear only inside Google’s own place card.
- gioiellinascostidivenezia.it — Scala Contarini del Bovolo (summer 10–18 until 25 Oct 2026; €9) · official · read 6 Oct 2026
- OSM node/3358742729 · osm · read 6 Oct 2026
Also in this area
Basilica di San MarcoPiazza San Marco · The Doges' church, its domes and vaults covered in gold-ground mosaics, St Mark's body under the high altar and the Pala d'Oro behind it. Book a timed slot, come in the morning before the square fills, and cover shoulders and knees.Palazzo Ducale (Doge's Palace)Piazzetta San Marco · The seat of the Venetian Republic: gilded council halls with Tintoretto and Veronese ceilings, the armoury, and the Bridge of Sighs across to the prisons. One ticket also covers the Correr museum on the other side of the square.Campanile di San MarcoPiazza San Marco · The square's bell tower, rebuilt after it collapsed in 1902; from the belfry you see the whole city, the lagoon and on clear days the Alps. Go late in the day when the light turns gold.