Queen bed of second bedroom in foreground, twin bed in corner of cozy sleeping gallery. Original ornately carved ceiling mouldings.

Dining room adjoins the living room and is under the sleeping gallery. The staircase on the left leads up the second bedroom.

Dine in an elegant setting with the tall living room Gothic windows letting in light and air.

The second sleeping area is a gallery above the dining room. It has a queen sized bed and a single bed as well as a sofa.

Full, functioning kitchen with everything you need to turn fresh food from the Rialto market into a delicious meal.

Original, arched trifora windows illuminate living room which was once family library. Two sofas for relaxing & discussing magical Venice.

The bathroom has a shower/tub as well as the washing machine.

Pretty master bedroom in robin's egg blue accented with cheery yellow touches. Two windows overlooking the calle, street below.

Master bedroom has an easy chair, shelves and a dressing table, A/C. Imagine when this entire apartment was a private library!

Palazzo of Contessa apartment is entered from this lush private courtyard, entered off a small street near Campo Santa Maria Formosa.

Under the graceful arches of the loggia is the entrance to apartment building. Structure in center was once the family's private well.

Enjoy your breakfast overlooking the palazzo across the way.

Less then a 10-minute walk takes you to the beautiful Venice Contessa apartment in the elegant Castello district of Venice.

The living room windows look out to another handsome building and the chaming Venetian street below.

This is a very livable apartment with a feeling of understated elegance and comfort.