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Historic villa / palace
Palazzo Molina
Palace in Venice
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Venice and its Lagoon”
At a glance
- Coordinates
- 45°26′02″ N, 12°20′44″ E
- Address
- Riva degli Schiavoni, 4145, Castello
History and description
Palazzo Mangiapane or Palace of Two Towers (Palazzo de Due Torri) or Palazzo Navager is a Gothic style palace located on the Riva degli Schiavoni #4145 in the sestiere of Castello, Venice, adjacent to the Ponte del Sepolcro, previously called the Bridge of Ca'Navager. It is best known for being the home, for about five years, of the poet Petrarch.
History
The palace originally belonged to the Navager or Navagero family; their heraldic shield is sculpted on the well in the interior courtyard. In some land and houses bought in 1483 from monks from San Michele in Isola and Sant'Andrea d'Ammiana. This palace was the home of the historian Andrea Navagero, and a grandson also named Andrea (1483–1529), statesman, poet, historian and botanist of Venice, who died in Bles, while ambassador to France. It still owned by Pietro Navagero, who died in 1743, the last male of the Navagero name. The area once had a monastery of the Sepulchre, a building with two towers.
House of Petrarch
The palace is also known as the local Casa de Petrarca. It is where Petrarch's daughter Francesca and her husband Francescuolo da Brossano lived with their family along with the famous poet 1362–1367.
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Getting there
Venezia Santa LuciaTrain, nearest
2.1 km as the crow flies
Palazzo MolinaRiva degli Schiavoni, 4145, Castello
San Zaccaria (Pietà) "A"100 m
Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia7.8 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo Molina?
Palazzo Molina is in Venice, in the province of Venezia (Veneto), Italy. Address: Riva degli Schiavoni, 4145, Castello. GPS coordinates: 45.43402, 12.34561.
What else is there to see near Palazzo Molina?
Nearby you’ll find: Ospedale della Pietà (100 m away), Palazzo Bollani a San Antonin (100 m away), Palazzo Gritti Morosini Badoer (100 m away).
Sources and licences
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Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 3 photos
- Palazzo molina riva schiavoni — Abxbay, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pal molina o navagero — Abxbay, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8112 - Venezia - Lapide per Petrarca - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto 8-Aug-2007 — No machine-readable author provided. G.dallorto assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 2.5 it
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences