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Historic villa / palace
Palazzo Soranzo Cappello
Building in Venice, Italy
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Venice and its Lagoon”
At a glance
- Coordinates
- 45°26′24″ N, 12°19′28″ E
History and description
Palazzo Soranzo Cappello is a palace in Venice, Italy located in the Santa Croce district, near Palazzo Gradenigo. The palace is currently occupied by the Superintendence of Archaeology, the Fine Arts and Landscape for the metropolitan area of Venice and the provinces of Belluno, Padua and Treviso.
History
The palace was built in the late 16th century by the powerful Soranzo family. The style is similar to that of Michele Sanmicheli. Subsequently, the palazzo passed through numerous families. For some time it was used as a barracks. After a few decades of neglect in the 20th century, the building has been restored.
Architecture
The facade, facing the Rio Marin, is of four levels with a mezzanine and two noble floors. The first noble floor is decorated with an elegant serliana with white-stone inserts and a balustrade. Both noble floors are underlined by stringcourse cornices, standing out of the pink plaster wall. There is a gable in the central part of the top floor, terminating with a tympanum. Two small chimneys replace those that originally were two high pinnacles. The interior has valuable paintings and decorative works. The palazzo has a garden, which was mentioned in the works of poet Gabriele D'Annunzio and writer Henry James—the palazzo, in fact, seems to be the one in which the stories of Il fuoco (1900) and The Aspern Papers (1888) are respectively set.
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Getting there
Venezia Santa LuciaTrain, nearest
300 m as the crow flies
Palazzo Soranzo Cappello
Ferrovia Bar Roma200 m
Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia7.4 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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- Free 1st Sunday
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- Free 1st Sunday
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo Soranzo Cappello?
Palazzo Soranzo Cappello is in Venice, in the province of Venezia (Veneto), Italy. GPS coordinates: 45.43998, 12.32444.
What else is there to see near Palazzo Soranzo Cappello?
Nearby you’ll find: Palazzo Gradenigo (100 m away), Palazzo Foscari Contarini (200 m away), Palazzo Adoldo (200 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 4 photos
- Pal soranzo cappello rio marin — Abxbay, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palazzo Soranzo Capello (Venedig) — Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0
- De Palazzo Mocenigo a Iglesia de los Scalzi 15 — Álvaro de la Paz Franco, CC0
- Rio Marin Venezia — This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. This image is not in the public domain. Please respect the copyright…, CC BY-SA 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences