Ca' d'Oro (Galleria Franchetti)
The most ornate Gothic Grand Canal palazzo, now an art gallery.
The call
Worth it if you are watching the budget and you only have one day.
Why
- 01
The 'House of Gold' is the most exuberant Venetian Gothic facade on the Grand Canal; inside, the Galleria Franchetti shows Mantegna's 'St Sebastian', sculpture and a beautiful mosaic-floored portego open to the water.
Our read - 02
The catch: the collection is modest in size for the ticket, much of the original gilding is long gone, and the best view of the famous facade is actually from the opposite bank or a vaporetto.
Our read
Is it a fit?
Go if
You are watching the budget
On a budget, Ca' d'Oro (Galleria Franchetti) still earns its price.
You only have one day
Even on a tight schedule, Ca' d'Oro (Galleria Franchetti) earns the hours.
You are traveling as a couple
As a couple, Ca' d'Oro (Galleria Franchetti) works.
You are traveling solo
Solo, Ca' d'Oro (Galleria Franchetti) works.
Plan it well
- Cost
- ~€9
- Timing
- Any weekday; view the gilded facade from the Pescaria side or a vaporetto.
- Allow
- 45–60 min
- Accessibility
- Partial lift access; the historic palazzo has some level changes.
- Getting there
- Vaporetto line 1 to the Ca' d'Oro stop.
Consider instead
Sources and method (2)
- Built c.1422–1440 as the finest example of Venetian Gothic domestic architecture; now the Galleria Giorgio Franchetti holding Mantegna's 'St Sebastian'. en.wikipedia.org ↗
- The collection was donated to the Italian state by Baron Giorgio Franchetti. cadoro.org ↗