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Historic villa / palace
Palazzo Bellavite
Building in Venice, Italy
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Venice and its Lagoon”
At a glance
- Coordinates
- 45°25′59″ N, 12°19′53″ E
History and description
Palazzo Bellavite is a 16th-century Venetian palace, located in Campo San Maurizio, in the San Marco district. It is also known as Palazzo Bellavite Baffo, because the last member of the Baffo family lived there.
History
Tha palace was commissioned by Dionisio Bellavite, a wealthy flour and oil merchant, in the early 16th century in place of the old bell tower of the church of San Maurizio. The façade was originally painted by Paolo Veronese with no traces remaining today. Poet Giorgio Baffo lived in the palace until his death in 1768; therefore, the structure is also known as Casa Baffo. Italian poet and novelist Alessandro Manzoni lived in the palazzo in 1803–1804. There are two stone plaques commemorating both poets on the palazzo façade.
Architecture
The building has four levels with two in the middle designed as noble floors. The latter ones are decorated by serlianas flanked by pairs of single-light windows. The interiors are of 18th century with frescoes attributed to Pietro Antonio Novelli. Once a prestigious residential palazzo, the building is nowadays home to a study center and offices.
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Getting there
Venezia Santa LuciaTrain, nearest
1.2 km as the crow flies
Palazzo Bellavite
Giglio200 m
Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia8.0 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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- Free 1st Sunday
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo Bellavite?
Palazzo Bellavite is in Venice, in the province of Venezia (Veneto), Italy. GPS coordinates: 45.43297, 12.33132.
What else is there to see near Palazzo Bellavite?
Nearby you’ll find: Palazzo Zaguri (100 m away), Palazzo Pisani a San Stefano (100 m away), Palazzo Barbaro a Santo Stefano (100 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Palazzo Bellavite (Venice) — Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8004 - Venezia - Palazzo Bellavite (sec. XVI) - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 12-Aug-2007 — G.dallorto, CC BY-SA 2.5 it
- 8005 - Venezia - Palazzo Bellavite (sec. XVI) - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 12-Aug-2007 — G.dallorto, CC BY-SA 2.5 it
- 8006 - Venezia - Palazzo Bellavite e San Maurizio - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 12-Aug-2007 — G.dallorto, CC BY-SA 2.5 it
- 8007 - Venezia - Palazzo Bellavite e San Maurizio - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 12-Aug-2007 — G.dallorto, CC BY-SA 2.5 it
- 8009 - Venezia - Palazzo Bellavite - Lapide x il Manzoni - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 12-Aug-2007 — Foto di Giovanni Dall'Orto, CC BY-SA 2.5 it
- 8010 - Venezia - Palazzo Bellavite - Cartiglio - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 12-Aug-2007 — G.dallorto, CC BY-SA 2.5 it
- Facciata di Palazzo Bellavite — André Corboz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Venice, Italy (2025) - 130 — Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences