Italy · 15th century
The Palazzi Barbaro—also known as Palazzo Barbaro, Ca' Barbaro, and Palazzo Barbaro-Curtis—are a pair of adjoining palaces, in the San Marco district of Venice, northern Italy. They were formerly one of the homes of the patrician Barbaro family. The Palazzi are located on the Grand Canal of Venice, next to the Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti and not far from the Ponte dell'Accademia. The buildings are also known as the Palazzo Barbaro-Curtis. It is one of the least altered of the Gothic palaces of Venice.
Text adapted from “Palazzi Barbaro, Venice” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palazzi Barbaro ranks #1,804 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #133 of the 560 mapped in Italy. Founded 1425, it is older than 49% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 554 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,859 times in the last 60 days, more than 67% of the atlas. 42 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Venice, 1 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
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