Italy - Venice - The Palazzo Contarini del Bovol aka Secret Staircase

The Palazzo Contarini del Bovol aka 'the secret staircase', a small palace in Venice, Italy, best known for the external spiral staircase, with a plethora of arches, known as the Scala Contarini del Bovolo (of the snail). The palace is located in a less-traveled side-street near the Campo Manin, near the Rialto. Palazzo del Bovolo was chosen by Orson Welles as one of the main filming locations (Brabantio's house) for his 1952 screen adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello

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The Palazzo Contarini del Bovol aka 'the secret staircase', a small palace in Venice, Italy, best known for the external spiral staircase, with a plethora of arches, known as the Scala Contarini del Bovolo (of the snail). The palace is located in a less-traveled side-street near the Campo Manin, near the Rialto. Palazzo del Bovolo was chosen by Orson Welles as one of the main filming locations (Brabantio's house) for his 1952 screen adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello